got this horrible junk for my juvi beardie but he wouldnt even go near it. it smells bad and whatever i tried he wouldnt eat it. i hid mealworms in it. nope! i mixed it with veggies. nope! do not buy for any beardie if you love him!

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Review 2 for Rep-Cal Bearded Dragon Food

Overall rating

1 / 5 11 reviews

I Tried, But Wasted My Money

January 8, 2013

by traceyellen99

fromMadison, WI

What is your gender?F

How many pets do you have?2

How often do you shop at PetSmart?Monthly

At the recommendation of the staff, I bought this for my new Beardie. I should have suspected it would be a waste. I did the same thing with my Gecko (taking the recommendation to buy a jar of "special" food) but they just don't eat it. I followed the instructions, but he doesn't even go near it. I will keep trying on occasion, but I truly think you have a small chance of your Beardie actually eating it regularly. Too bad they don't have samples so you can see if your pet likes it before you buy the HUGE jar!! Was a waste for me.

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Review 3 for Rep-Cal Bearded Dragon Food

Overall rating

5 / 5 11 reviews

My dragon loves these

October 16, 2012

by summerspark

fromFL

What is your gender?F

How many pets do you have?5 or more

How often do you shop at PetSmart?A few times a year

My dragon loves these. I just soak them in water until they puff up. It might be a matter of the dragon's preference as to whether they like it or not, but mine was raised on this food by the people I got her from. The pellets smell like fruit when they're fresh. If you have a problem with the smell, they do tend to stink if you don't remove and throw away any left-overs after a day.

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Review 4 for Rep-Cal Bearded Dragon Food

Overall rating

5 / 5 11 reviews

This is the only food he will eat!

September 30, 2012

by BeardieBuddy

fromRichardson, TX

What is your gender?M

How many pets do you have?4

How often do you shop at PetSmart?Monthly

This is the only factory food my bearded dragon will eat. He eats crickets and mealworms, of course, but he won't touch any other pellets. When you moisten it with water (this is a must!) you and he will smell a fruit-juice scent and he comes running. Over this past year, sometimes he will pick out the red first, and sometimes green, but he will eat almost all of it every day. This is his primary food source and I supplement crickets and dried mealworms for treats. He is very healthy and happy.

+1point

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Review 5 for Rep-Cal Bearded Dragon Food

Overall rating

1 / 5 11 reviews

Nutritional, but unappealing

June 28, 2012

by SocksE

fromSan Diego, CA

What is your gender?F

How many pets do you have?5 or more

How often do you shop at PetSmart?Monthly

This may be the most nutritional beardie food out there, but my beardie won't touch the stuff. I've tried soaking it in water, soaking it in fruit juice, hiding it in with his salad... not one bite. It has a pleasant fruity scent and a good combination of protien, fat, and vitamins, but what's the point if he won't eat it? I give my beardie crickets and chopped up greens and veggies instead.

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Review 6 for Rep-Cal Bearded Dragon Food

Overall rating

4 / 5 11 reviews

September 27, 2011

by InertiaRadioFM

fromTX

What is your gender?F

How many pets do you have?4

How often do you shop at PetSmart?Monthly

Pet Satisfaction

4 / 5 11 reviews

Smell: If you buy them in a big bag, which I haven't been able to but got a whiff of them from the breeder, they smell like fruit loops but if you buy them in the containers PetSmart stocks, it's more like... dog food? It's not horrible, but I wouldn't recommend using this as perfume.

As for whether or not the pet eats them...
I have three bearded dragons, two babies and one juveniles. Normally, I mix the pellets with salad, calcium, herptivite, and spray them with water, but other times I only put in the pellets with a little bit of water. Both times, I have witnessed the dragons walk up to food bowl and eat the pellets one by one. Sometimes they have trouble getting to eat and after that, sometimes they walk away. The juvenile dragon makes a complete mess of his cage with the salad, but he runs through and sleeps in his food bowl... -_- but I've noticed that he eats whatever is left in the bowl.

As for the crickets eating this more than the dragons, I threw some in with Fluker's orange cube and they were dragging the pellets around nibbling around like their own personal buffet...

Bottom line is, bearded dragons may or may not eat it, but mine do, but crickets seem to favor this a lot more.

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Review 7 for Rep-Cal Bearded Dragon Food

Overall rating

2 / 5 11 reviews

He smelt it?

April 1, 2011

by EquineEnchanted

fromCanada

What is your gender?F

How many pets do you have?2

How often do you shop at PetSmart?Weekly

Pet Satisfaction

1 / 5 11 reviews

He investigated it, as he does maybe once a week, but otherwise, it's ignored. I offered this to provide some other minerals and vitamins that just crickets can't provide since he isn't accustomed to actual veggies and fruits yet, but sadly, this brand is definatley a waste of money.
I sprayed it with water so maybe he would get a whiff of it, and come scampering over to eat, that didn't work. Tried dusting it with a bit of calcium, which usually really excites him, it did nothing. I tried leaving it plain, and only the crickets would touch it.
I live in Canada, so the price is higher, and it does not perform. He doesn't touch it, it smells horrible, it's a pain in the butt to fish the crickets out of it because they are more interested in it then him, and he doesn't like going in the dish because of the food.
His WATER gets more attention than this stuff.
I would NOT recommend this to any beardie owner, unless you like wasting money, than go for it!

Cons: smell, price, Taste

+1point

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Review 8 for Rep-Cal Bearded Dragon Food

Overall rating

4 / 5 11 reviews

its pretty good

July 23, 2010

by Brett1413

fromApple Valley, CA

What is your gender?M

How many pets do you have?3

How often do you shop at PetSmart?Monthly

Pet Satisfaction

2 / 5 11 reviews

this is a pretty good product, the smell is NOT bad, it is very easy to clean up but unforuntly my lil beardie wont eat it. he has tried and it seemed to hard for him to eat, so i mosited it more but now he wont touch it. i love it but i just doesnt work for my beardie

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Review 9 for Rep-Cal Bearded Dragon Food

Overall rating

5 / 5 11 reviews

Excellent Food

October 7, 2007

by Katibug

fromOH

What is your gender?F

How many pets do you have?5 or more

How often do you shop at PetSmart?Weekly

Pet Satisfaction

5 / 5 11 reviews

This is the most nutritious Bearded Dragon food on the market. The breeders and vets i have talked to agree, this stuff is as good as it gets.

+1point

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Review 10 for Rep-Cal Bearded Dragon Food

Overall rating

5 / 5 11 reviews

Favorite Thing

August 15, 2007

by DeniseQ

fromJersey

What is your gender?F

How many pets do you have?5 or more

Pet Satisfaction

5 / 5 11 reviews

My blue tongue skink won't eat anything else. For a treat, I moisten with mango nectar instead of water.
The food doesn't smell bad and is easy to clean up.

+1point

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Review 11 for Rep-Cal Bearded Dragon Food

Overall rating

1 / 5 11 reviews

he hated it

June 6, 2007

by sparklle09

fromhouston, tx

Pet Satisfaction

1 / 5 11 reviews

My poor baby didn't approve of this one bit. I even tried moistening them and mixing as directed, but still wouldn't even glance.

+2points

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