I give him a salad to eat and he just won't accept it I've tried hand feeding him and moving his food around and it still doesn't work. He is 18 inches and 1 year and 7 months old. I just got him 3 days ago from a previous owner maybe he isn't eating them because he still hasn't adapted. Although, he still eats crickets just fine.
Won't eat his salad!!!
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You've only had him in your care for a few days, he is going to be upset and stressed by all the changes and being sold (abandoned by his original keeper from his frame of reference, they do become very attached and strongly bonded to their carers).
You could try dropping some worms into his greens as a kind of wriggly crouton , that might tweek his interest. Keep offering the green stuff. Be thankful he's not on hunger strike and refusing all food.
He's is still in growth mode so needs a feed of live insects each day , essentially still a juvenile , and his growth wont taper off for another 6 months of so .
He's similar age to my Peppa and Toothless, I give them 2 large or 4 medium silkworms + 8 to 10 x 2/3 sized crickets each per day + greens.
You could try dropping some worms into his greens as a kind of wriggly crouton , that might tweek his interest. Keep offering the green stuff. Be thankful he's not on hunger strike and refusing all food.
He's is still in growth mode so needs a feed of live insects each day , essentially still a juvenile , and his growth wont taper off for another 6 months of so .
He's similar age to my Peppa and Toothless, I give them 2 large or 4 medium silkworms + 8 to 10 x 2/3 sized crickets each per day + greens.
He may grow ever so slightly more, but he doesn't need live food every day. Some dragons are full sized at his age, even before. Many dragons prefer bugs over salads + their owners give up on offering salad. Once he's settled in for a couple of weeks, cut out the bugs for 3-4 days at a time and offer only salad. He should get hungry enough [ he won't starve ] to accept the greens [ use greens like turnip, mustard, collard, dandelion, kale and some squash, green beans + peppers.
You can also try dropping some greens right on the paper towel when he's expecting his bugs and this may entice him by the movement as they are dropped as well as making the greens stand out against the white.
You can also try dropping some greens right on the paper towel when he's expecting his bugs and this may entice him by the movement as they are dropped as well as making the greens stand out against the white.
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Yes, he's still got some growing to do.
Puff and Rex didn't have their growth rates didn't plateau til they were over 2 years old.
My young ones Peppa and Toothless are similar age to your's and showing no sign of their growth plateauing yet. see viewtopic.php?f=6&t=221328
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