Protesting Beardie?

[Joe7x]

So dante has been doing great he's big, he loves baths, normally loves being held and just eats anything i give him (veggy wise) well, money got tight for me, where crickets every day wasn't possible so i started using beardie bites. For the first 3 weeks or so he just destroyed them, as soon as the bowl hit the tank he was eating them. Well now he won't eat anything but crickets. Tried superworms,all veggies i had, grapes, and nothings appealing to him. I can't afford crickets every day 3 times a day for him cuz the cheapest i can get them around me is 10cents a cricket.

is this normal for them to protest food? Any cheap feeders that i can try? *dubias are out of the question, I'd love them but the wife is a no go with roaches no matter how many times i try to show her*

http://www.petco.com/product/111816/Nature-Zone-Bearded-Dragon-Bites-Reptile-Food.aspx?CoreCat=BeardedDragonHPFood

 

[vampy]

It's pretty normal for them to go through phases with what is their favourite food, most people give in to them and let them have whatever it is they want, but if he's an adult, it's fine to only offer him what YOU want him to eat, and if he doesn't eat for a couple of days it's no big deal, he'll hopefully eat what you have available if he's hungry enough.

Oh, I just read that you're feeding him 3 times a day, in which case I assume he's still very young....but you're offering supers, so he can't be THAT small...I'm confused!

Either way, have you thought about ordering crickets online? They are way way cheaper that way, and you just need a plastic tub with some egg crates in to keep them in, and some gutload/cereal/veggies to feed them. I'm in the UK, so prices might vary a bit compared to over there, but I pay about 1p per cricket, including postage.

If you're really stapped for cash, you could breed your own crickets. They are annoying and stinky and I don't want to ever have to do it, but it's cheaper and less stressful than not being able to afford to feed your little guy.

 

[Cnochur]

Switch to dubias- they're healthier AND cheaper.

 

[FuzzyNavel]

Ordering bulk crickets online is far cheaper than buying from local pet stores as well. You could try that and hope he switches back to eating veggies and bites in the future.