Hi everyone!
I’m a nervous new beardie mom and really need some advice and/or reassurance.
We bought a baby beardie on Friday last week at Petco. At the time of purchase, I was told that this baby would eat between 10-15 crickets 2-3 times a day.
Since bringing Franklin (that’s his name) home, I’ve had some questions and concerns about his feeding that I no longer feel the employees at Petco are able to expertly answer.
My first concern is that Franklin doesn’t seem to be eating enough.
I want to point out that he does appear to have a large area on his hind claw that is shedding. Not sure if that makes a difference...
We brought him home on Friday, and Saturday morning I watched him chow down on 10-12 crickets. I didn’t see him Eat any additional crickets although some were left in the tank. I offered more at night and he was uninterested.
On Sunday morning, I put the crickets in a Tupperware container in his enclosure and I watched as he ate 8-10. I used the Tupperware to better remove the uneaten crickets and to better understand how much he’s eating. He was uninterested in additional crickets offered in the afternoon and evening.
This morning, I again put the crickets in his enclosure, but he was not interested.
He is also not eating any greens or fruit.
But he’s pooping 1-2 times a day! So....that’s good?
At this point, I feel like 8-12 crickets per day is simply my enough. Is he just adjusting to his new environment? Is it the shedding? He seems a little jumpier yesterday and today.
Any advice or reassurance would be very much appreciated. I really want to do right by this little guy.
I’m a nervous new beardie mom and really need some advice and/or reassurance.
We bought a baby beardie on Friday last week at Petco. At the time of purchase, I was told that this baby would eat between 10-15 crickets 2-3 times a day.
Since bringing Franklin (that’s his name) home, I’ve had some questions and concerns about his feeding that I no longer feel the employees at Petco are able to expertly answer.
My first concern is that Franklin doesn’t seem to be eating enough.
I want to point out that he does appear to have a large area on his hind claw that is shedding. Not sure if that makes a difference...
We brought him home on Friday, and Saturday morning I watched him chow down on 10-12 crickets. I didn’t see him Eat any additional crickets although some were left in the tank. I offered more at night and he was uninterested.
On Sunday morning, I put the crickets in a Tupperware container in his enclosure and I watched as he ate 8-10. I used the Tupperware to better remove the uneaten crickets and to better understand how much he’s eating. He was uninterested in additional crickets offered in the afternoon and evening.
This morning, I again put the crickets in his enclosure, but he was not interested.
He is also not eating any greens or fruit.
But he’s pooping 1-2 times a day! So....that’s good?
At this point, I feel like 8-12 crickets per day is simply my enough. Is he just adjusting to his new environment? Is it the shedding? He seems a little jumpier yesterday and today.
Any advice or reassurance would be very much appreciated. I really want to do right by this little guy.