Akg12saurus
Member
- Beardie name(s)
- Gosha
Hey y’all,
Warning a bit of a long winded post here.
My beardie Gosha is going to turn 1 here in about 2 weeks. We had a treatment for parasites that was successful when he was about 8-9 months, and I’d say a week or two before that he lost interest in his greens and dubias. He only tried to eat them when we were outside in the warmer months to help him poop and similarly in his enclosure now (since it’s colder and we don’t go outside).
So…he is still totally uninterested in his salad and I’ve tried a variety of greens, different cuts of greens, fruits, dried flowers, bee pollen, mixing in bugs, etc…he is not having it. Recently started to add slurries once or twice a week, which he will mostly lick off his nose. He likes supers and crickets and loves mealworms and I’ve been slyly mixing BSFL in mealies for variety. He gets offered waxworms and hornworms occasionally as well, which he usually eats. I’ve tried some beardie buffet as a meal but he’s not into it, so instead it’s part of the slurry mix usually.
He is in good body condition and active when he is out of the enclosure, depending on when I let him out. I’d say poops 1 every 2 weeks (but I’ve started tracking his poop for real this week). Recently I’ve seen more of a black beard but I have a feeling it has to do with annoyance of not getting to go outside (but only stare out the window) and growth/hormones.
Sooo…this finally brings me to the advice part - I’d like to continue mixing things up for him in an attempt to restart with greens.
1. What are your liquid calcium and multivitamin recommendations?
2. What are your fave baby food you use with your picky beardies?
3. Any particular bee pollen brands you’ve had success with?
4. Any other
anyone has?
As for background info -
His lighting and temps are steady - Acadia T5 36” for UVB and 2 heating bulbs in basking in 95-103 range and the other in the 85+ range with varying temps and UVB in his enclosure. He also gets out to roam the room and chill by the window and has a 100 MVB there.
Phew…if you’ve made it this far, congratulations and thank you
Window set up in picks…enclosure hasn’t changed from previous pics.
Warning a bit of a long winded post here.
My beardie Gosha is going to turn 1 here in about 2 weeks. We had a treatment for parasites that was successful when he was about 8-9 months, and I’d say a week or two before that he lost interest in his greens and dubias. He only tried to eat them when we were outside in the warmer months to help him poop and similarly in his enclosure now (since it’s colder and we don’t go outside).
So…he is still totally uninterested in his salad and I’ve tried a variety of greens, different cuts of greens, fruits, dried flowers, bee pollen, mixing in bugs, etc…he is not having it. Recently started to add slurries once or twice a week, which he will mostly lick off his nose. He likes supers and crickets and loves mealworms and I’ve been slyly mixing BSFL in mealies for variety. He gets offered waxworms and hornworms occasionally as well, which he usually eats. I’ve tried some beardie buffet as a meal but he’s not into it, so instead it’s part of the slurry mix usually.
He is in good body condition and active when he is out of the enclosure, depending on when I let him out. I’d say poops 1 every 2 weeks (but I’ve started tracking his poop for real this week). Recently I’ve seen more of a black beard but I have a feeling it has to do with annoyance of not getting to go outside (but only stare out the window) and growth/hormones.
Sooo…this finally brings me to the advice part - I’d like to continue mixing things up for him in an attempt to restart with greens.
1. What are your liquid calcium and multivitamin recommendations?
2. What are your fave baby food you use with your picky beardies?
3. Any particular bee pollen brands you’ve had success with?
4. Any other
anyone has?As for background info -
His lighting and temps are steady - Acadia T5 36” for UVB and 2 heating bulbs in basking in 95-103 range and the other in the 85+ range with varying temps and UVB in his enclosure. He also gets out to roam the room and chill by the window and has a 100 MVB there.
Phew…if you’ve made it this far, congratulations and thank you
Window set up in picks…enclosure hasn’t changed from previous pics.
when mine refused greens I just hold off feeding him until I have to (a couple hours before lights go out). Since mine is still a juvenile I don’t really wanna cut off food for more than a day. But for mature beardies I think you can try that. Only present him greens for a couple of days, see what happens.
however another beardie I know LOVES that mix and licks it off a spoon enthusiastically. Mine tolerates the pumpkin and carrot mix though.
