I'm a new bearded dragon owner and am a bit loss on our feeding plan.
My beardie is 9 months now and he stops eating his greens daily for around 2 months now.
He never really eats his salad much when he's younger but I did try to offer him greens since he's a baby. He did eat every now and then, and when he's turning 6 months his appetite has gradually slowed down. He ate only around 1 or 2 small pieces of leafy green every day and I tricked him to eat by letting him chase it around. Then around 8 months he stopped getting interest in greens, no matter how many varieties I offered. He won't even touch any bell pepper, squash (he used to love it ), and fruits, which he used to like them as well. Is this change of appetite normal as they become juveniles?
I also offer him gut-loaded crickets besides greens. A month ago he can eat over 50 crickets a day and now his appetite has dropped to around 10-30 crickets a day. I still offer greens to him every morning and leave it in there till noon. Occasionally he'll grab a piece but that's it. His husbandry and condition is all good.
I don't know what to do to get him eat more greens. Should I stop feeding him bugs at all until he starts eating greens?
For a beardie this age, I wonder how many bugs you guys offer per day and any advices can be helpful!
His size also concerns me a bit. He's only 1.3 feet at this age, which I guess it's a bit small as dragons tend to grow around 2 feet(?). I wonder if he's gonna grow anymore later and I do hope he will. If someone can share your bearded dragon's growth rate, I'd highly appreciated!
My beardie is 9 months now and he stops eating his greens daily for around 2 months now.
He never really eats his salad much when he's younger but I did try to offer him greens since he's a baby. He did eat every now and then, and when he's turning 6 months his appetite has gradually slowed down. He ate only around 1 or 2 small pieces of leafy green every day and I tricked him to eat by letting him chase it around. Then around 8 months he stopped getting interest in greens, no matter how many varieties I offered. He won't even touch any bell pepper, squash (he used to love it ), and fruits, which he used to like them as well. Is this change of appetite normal as they become juveniles?
I also offer him gut-loaded crickets besides greens. A month ago he can eat over 50 crickets a day and now his appetite has dropped to around 10-30 crickets a day. I still offer greens to him every morning and leave it in there till noon. Occasionally he'll grab a piece but that's it. His husbandry and condition is all good.
I don't know what to do to get him eat more greens. Should I stop feeding him bugs at all until he starts eating greens?
For a beardie this age, I wonder how many bugs you guys offer per day and any advices can be helpful!
His size also concerns me a bit. He's only 1.3 feet at this age, which I guess it's a bit small as dragons tend to grow around 2 feet(?). I wonder if he's gonna grow anymore later and I do hope he will. If someone can share your bearded dragon's growth rate, I'd highly appreciated!