Friday, November 20, 2009

Baby bearded dragon not eating?

So I just got a baby Eastern Bearded Dragon yesterday... thing is I found it. (Yes... I found it... but that's not the point, I simply want it to be healthy and eat.) We took him to the petstore and the worker who owns one got us all set up and such and got him some food. But that was last night, and he hasn't eaten one thing.


He does however like to sit in his water dish and the crickets will just run past him. There's a cut up grape (de-skinned), I think about 4 crickets, and a meal worm (I was just offering to him to see if he'll eat SOMETHING...)


Last night I put a grape in there and he started to lick the juice off my finger...


Could it also be the temperature?:


Hydrometer: 45


Thermometer: 65 degrees f.

Baby bearded dragon not eating?
Ok it needs to be a lot warmer. His habitat should be at about 80 degrees f at the average and that will perk him up. Don't feed him grapes they don't eat fruit. Lettuce, carrots and squash will be the best for him. They don't drink water you need to mist them two times a day and the veg's will provide the majority of the water his body needs. He is also still to young to be eating meal worms stick with baby crickets. And he will eat.





YES the crickets have to be the baby crickets and they are very small. The others are too big for him to eat. The pet store should had known this and since they gave you the wrong stuff find another one to shop at for now on.
Reply:You should feed him crickets, veggies or greens 2-3 times a day.


Make sure the food is half the size of the distance between his eyes.


You should really take it to a vet to be checked out if it doesn't start eating.

petunia

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