{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_nutrition_bearded-dragon_safe_greens","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_nutrition_bearded-dragon_safe_greens\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Bearded dragon safe greens & vegetables — omnivore; safe leafy greens, wild plants, foods to limit\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/other/beardeddragon) + VCA Animal Hospitals (vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/bearded-dragons-feeding)\"\nsource_file: [\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/bearded_dragon_rspca.txt\", \"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/bearded_dragon_vca.txt\"]\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-05\ntokens_estimated: 200\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 4\n  passed: 4\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-pet-nutrition/exotic_pet_nutrition_bearded-dragon_safe_greens/01_exotic_pet_nutrition_bearded-dragon_safe_greens.md\nsource_document: \"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/other/beardeddragon) + VCA Animal Hospitals (vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/bearded-dragons-feeding)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA/VCA\"\n  title: \"Bearded dragon safe greens & vegetables — omnivore; safe leafy greens, wild plants, foods to limit\"\nurl: \"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/other/beardeddragon\"\nretrieved: \"2026-08-05\"\nref: \"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/other/beardeddragon) + VCA Animal Hospitals (vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/bearded-dragons-feeding)\"\ndoc_type: \"animal-welfare-org / veterinary consumer version\"\nneeds_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (RSPCA rspca.org.uk / VCA vcahospitals.com) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T4\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T4:welfare-org / professional-reference\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Bearded dragon safe greens & vegetables — omnivore; safe leafy greens, wild plants, foods to limit\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Bearded dragons are omnivorous, eating live invertebrates ('livefood') and plant matter ('greens'); juveniles need about 65% livefood and 35% greens, while adults over 30 cm need about 40% livefood and 60% greens.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Safe greens include watercress, rocket, chicory, cress and grated butternut squash, plus wild plants such as dandelion, clover and plantain leaves; provide as much variety as possible.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Avoid spinach (it prevents calcium absorption) and limit cabbage or kale (these can affect hormone production); Swiss chard, spinach and beet greens should also be fed sparingly because their oxalates bind calcium and other trace minerals.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Most plant material (80-90%) should be leafy green vegetables and flowers, with only 10-20% fruit; avoid fibre-rich, nutrient-poor light greens such as celery and iceberg or head lettuce.\n","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Bearded dragon safe greens & vegetables — omnivore; safe leafy greens, wild plants, foods to limit (retrieved 2026-08-05)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Bearded dragon safe greens & vegetables — omnivore; safe leafy greens, wild plants, foods to limit","url":"","retrieved":"2026-08-05","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/other/beardeddragon) + VCA Animal Hospitals (vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/bearded-dragons-feeding)","verification_file":"[\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/bearded_dragon_rspca.txt\", \"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/bearded_dragon_vca.txt\"]"},"source_document":"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/other/beardeddragon) + VCA Animal Hospitals (vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/bearded-dragons-feeding)","source_file":"[\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/bearded_dragon_rspca.txt\", \"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/bearded_dragon_vca.txt\"]","trust":{"authority_tier":"T4","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":200,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}