New Beardie owner

rmclendon1 · Nov 12, 2018

I just bought a beardie yesterday from petsmart for my daughter's birthday. I'm concerned b/c he isn't eating the crickets I bought him. I put them in a tote and put him in there and he just wants to go for his reflection. Any help would be appreciated

BeerdedBiped · Nov 12, 2018

Relocation stresses lizards out. Sometimes they need to acclimate to their new home before they feel confident enough to eat. Can take just a few hours and sometimes even a couple days. I had to tweezer feed my little guy one at a time. Putting him into a tote with bugs just seemed to overwhelm him.

Aaradimian · Nov 12, 2018

Hi,
You can reduce reflection stress by putting up black paper around the lower portion of the container and provide something like a shoebox with a cut out in it as a 'hide', which will give your beardie a place to go where it will feel safe as he/she acclimates.

rmclendon1 · Nov 12, 2018

Thank you for the info. I am just really worried about him.

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