Tips on getting my spoiled baby to eat his greens

Atticus used to be good about eating his salad but in the last week or two he isn’t interested at all. I need to balance him out. Any tips?

how old is he?

caitlinramlogan":3tc5eqzs said:

how old is he?

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4/5 months. 10” long

At that age I wouldn't worry about it too much. Keep the salad available and let him dig in if he wants. It's not a big deal if he prefers bugs at that age though.

Try a reptile salad dressing. They make salad dressing for bearded dragons that will increase salad appitite (strawberry)

At his age the priority is keeping up the supply of high quality live insects & dietary calcium. His diet should be = insects , as many as he wants twice per day , greens and veg daily if he nibbles on them - some will nibble on the sly as they are shy of being people watching them eat.

I found it was helpful to weigh the greens & grated veg before the hatchling / juvenile gets it, and again after the dragon has gone to sleep , the difference is a combination of drying & and what's been nibbled.
The loss in weight by drying is easy assessed by doing a simple experiment of leaving some out for the day and weighing it before and after.

Offer him greens and grated / finely diced veg daily but if he shows no interest in them don't obsess over it .
Simply give the uneaten veg and greens to the crickets / locusts / roaches as their gutload/food and source of hydration. He'll get them in disguise that way and will get the benefits he would have otherwise received anyway.