Purchased a bearded dragon about 3 weeks ago and have not been able to get him to eat. Housing= 40 gallon tank but have a divider in tank to make it about 25-30 gallons after seeing that can help with stress for little guys. Basking spot 105-112. Warm side 90s. Cool side 85. Reptisun 10.0 uvb. Lights from about 8:30am-9:45pm (ceramic heater at night gets to about 70-73 ambient air temp)
Feeding= food offered 2-3 times a day greens offered in morning live feed at 3-4 then live feed around 7-7:30. offer crickets and used to offer mealworms. Was the only thing I had luck with when trying to make him eat but knew they could impact him and after seeing he threw up some of the shells of the mealworms I will not be feeding those. Now only eats between 5-10 crickets a day between the 2-3 feedings. Spends most his day in basking area does not seem to move besides to sleep. Drip water on nose every other day for water since he won’t eat greens or go to a water dish. Have kept handling to minimum besides getting out to clean tank and once to soak in warm bath. What should I do?
Feeding= food offered 2-3 times a day greens offered in morning live feed at 3-4 then live feed around 7-7:30. offer crickets and used to offer mealworms. Was the only thing I had luck with when trying to make him eat but knew they could impact him and after seeing he threw up some of the shells of the mealworms I will not be feeding those. Now only eats between 5-10 crickets a day between the 2-3 feedings. Spends most his day in basking area does not seem to move besides to sleep. Drip water on nose every other day for water since he won’t eat greens or go to a water dish. Have kept handling to minimum besides getting out to clean tank and once to soak in warm bath. What should I do?