My baby bearded dragon is 1 week old but he won't eat... Why is that? He moves around a lot but will run away from crickets... They are baby crickets very small. Idk what to do is he ok? Got him yesterday. Aslo he loves sitting in my hand I'll post his head then rub his chin he will sit there happily... I put him in cage he basks on top of log, and is quite responsive, he will jump up if he here's a noise so that's good, means he is aware of the sounds around him. His eyes are open, and his head is propped up so he has the strength which is good. His basking area is around 90 to 95° I'm sure that's ok. And he has a paper towel substrate. Had a nice climbing branch. What could be his reason to not eat?
1 week old beardie won't eat
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Hi. How are you taking the temps? Is that the temp on the basking surface? Babies need it to be 105 to 110. 95 is ok for an adult.
Yes I have been checking temps.. His team is between 100 to 110 but sometimes I knock it down to 95 so he can hang around basking area when he plays around....destiny1998":13x7v1l0 said:
My friend gave him one of those worms not the meal ones a squishy green one that he gives to his beardie and he ate it I suppose he is scared of crickets and prefers the worms?
I agree with bumping the basking area a bit to get it over 100 and then provide a gradient across the rest of the tank down to about 75-85 or so during the day. What kind of light are you using for UVB?
The green worm is likely a hornworm. They are a good source of hydration but not a great staple feeder. You may want to pick up an order of Phoenix Worms and give those a try as they are pretty well balanced. If you live in an area that allows it, you may want to pick up some small dubia roaches and see if he'll go after those as well. Provide a nice variety and see what he starts taking to.
The green worm is likely a hornworm. They are a good source of hydration but not a great staple feeder. You may want to pick up an order of Phoenix Worms and give those a try as they are pretty well balanced. If you live in an area that allows it, you may want to pick up some small dubia roaches and see if he'll go after those as well. Provide a nice variety and see what he starts taking to.
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