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My 2-3 months old beardie (8 inches) suddenly stopped eating crickets!
I've had Popcorn for almost 2 weeks, so I don't know him very well yet, however, when I first got him he ate crickets like a champ for the first 2 days, stopped for another 2 days (due to relocation stress) than ate crickets up until Friday. What was different on Friday? I tried feeding him calci-worms.
And he LOVES them.
He has absolutely no problem downing a bunch of calci-worms, but now when I put a dish on crickets in his tank, he's uninterested. He barely even looks at them.
I've read that calci-worms aren't a valid staple, as they don't contain enough nutrients and you can't gut-load them.
So, how can I get him back interested in crickets?
Thanks!
Also, unrelated but I gave him his first bath a day ago, he was so happy! He's currently shedding for what seems like the fiftieth time, and he thoroughly enjoyed being able to loosen some skin.
He would roll around in the water, and scratch himself like a dog, before jumping out and rubbing himself about the fake grass to get the skin off. I'll give him another bath tonight, seeing as how much he loved it!
My 2-3 months old beardie (8 inches) suddenly stopped eating crickets!
I've had Popcorn for almost 2 weeks, so I don't know him very well yet, however, when I first got him he ate crickets like a champ for the first 2 days, stopped for another 2 days (due to relocation stress) than ate crickets up until Friday. What was different on Friday? I tried feeding him calci-worms.
And he LOVES them.
He has absolutely no problem downing a bunch of calci-worms, but now when I put a dish on crickets in his tank, he's uninterested. He barely even looks at them.
I've read that calci-worms aren't a valid staple, as they don't contain enough nutrients and you can't gut-load them.
So, how can I get him back interested in crickets?
Thanks!
Also, unrelated but I gave him his first bath a day ago, he was so happy! He's currently shedding for what seems like the fiftieth time, and he thoroughly enjoyed being able to loosen some skin.
He would roll around in the water, and scratch himself like a dog, before jumping out and rubbing himself about the fake grass to get the skin off. I'll give him another bath tonight, seeing as how much he loved it!