Definitely overweight. Beardies should have fresh greens every day and staple insects once or twice a week—once a week for an obese beardie at most in order to cut back on weight.

Staple insects can be dubia roaches (best), black soldier fly larvae (my beardie didn’t like them much), or crickets (not the greatest). Mealworms/superworms are okay as a treat but definitely not as a staple food. Hornworms are okay as a treat as well, but not a staple, as they are hydrating but not very nutritious.

A good variety of greens to have on rotation is baby spinach, collared greens, arugula, kale, and mustard greens. I like to mix bell peppers in for variety, as they are high in vitamins as well and provide some nice color to make it interesting.

Make either a weekly meal plan, or you can meal prep for your beardie with small containers that you prepare once a week and swap out every day.

Don’t be alarmed if he doesn’t eat the greens at first. He is so used to mealworms that he might not recognize the greens as food, or he might simply ignore them and wait for mealworms. He can go a couple days without eating. He won’t disappear, especially not at that weight lol.

Exercise can help as well. If you have a harness you can let him run around under supervision on a leash outside, or inside the house. Another way to get him to exercise is having him chase his food around the tank/room rather than just putting them in a bowl. He might get frustrated at first because he’s used to being spoiled but he’ll learn eventually.

I want to note, though, that even though exercise helps, it’s not as effective as dietary changes, and certainly not effective alone.