bearded dragon

[geckofreak]

my 5 week old bearded dragon doesn't seem to have as big of an appatite as my other one did, but he was older when i bought him, he eats only around three crickets a day, and i little bit of veggies, although i would not call him skinny, he is definently not fat unlike my other was. he runs all around when i try to pick him up, but he is pretty lazy during the day, is the normal?

 

[zack]

well as long as he is eating and pooping i would say he is ok

 

[Remy]

Im sure he's fine. from what I've noticed with some young beardies is that they dont all eat a lot. Like Zack said, as long as he's active, pooping and eating some he'll be fine. it might be a good idea to dust the crickets with a vitamin/calcium dust and try some different types of veggies. Also put some worms under the veggies so they move, sometimes it sparks a greater interest in the veggie platter if its moving around some.

 

[geckofreak]

i think he has gotten sicker, there are little spots of runny poop on the paper towel, each with a dead cricket in the center, and he just lays down with his eyes closed all the time. i was reading, and read that the light may be to bright, and sure enough i checked on it, and realized it was a hundred watte clear bulb :O. so i did as they said, cut the lights for a while, and replaced the light bulb, but he has not gotten better yet, i guess i will have to give him time to recover, but i have been feeding him emergency reptile food through a syringe.

 

[geckofreak]

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