Geckohunter1
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Hi, I've had a leo for about a year and I just got a bearded dragon about a week ago and it won't eat any veggies and I've offered them to him alot. What should I do.
My bearded dragon
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Is it an adult or a juvenile? The juveniles tend to eat more live feeders. One thing you could try is to get some super worms and put them in with the salad to see if it will eat the salad with the worms. Otherwise, keep offering and don't worry. My 2 adult beardies sometimes go quite awhile without eating much salad.
Aliza
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Geckohunter1
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He is about 4 months old and I will definitely try that with the super worms thanksm
TheresaB.C
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Our beardie dose the same thing. Probably a picky eater or just not in the mood to eat. Try feeding at various times of the day with different veggies. Whats the last thing he ate? could be a blockage in the system, they usauly pass. Ours got one heck of a blockage from mealworm shells.
Zux
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You can try to offer the greens / veg early in the day and hold the live prey until later, some will begin to eat once they get a little more hungry but will resist if they already had or expect to have live prey very soon.
You can also try to offer a variety of different things, Butternut Squash seems to be a favorite among beardies, once they begin eating one or two types of veg / greens they are often more inclined to branch out.
Good Luck.
You can also try to offer a variety of different things, Butternut Squash seems to be a favorite among beardies, once they begin eating one or two types of veg / greens they are often more inclined to branch out.
Good Luck.
TheresaB.C
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I found without beardie, he is a very picky eater. Try a whole bunch of different foods. PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH SUPERWORMS. They have a difficult time digesting their shells.
warhawk
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At 4 months he should be eating mostly worms, crickets, or other feeders about 80% of his diet and veggies about 20%. At about 18 months that will swing to veggies 80% and feeders 20% but most people don't do that and keep feeding feeders.
Not all dragons like to switch ours eats very little greens. We offer veggies 2 or 3 times a week but most of those get thrown out or eaten by the super worms.
Not all dragons like to switch ours eats very little greens. We offer veggies 2 or 3 times a week but most of those get thrown out or eaten by the super worms.