3y/o beardie won't eat greens

[broadjay]

My 3 year old male bearded dragon stopped eating his greens a little over a month ago, even when i tried to cut crickets and worms out of his diet to try and "force" him to eat his greens. I've also tried to hand-feed him his veggies rather than leaving it in the bowl for him to eat (and i leave his bowl in there until the next day when i change out the food, only to find it totally untouched), and he still won't take it. He doesn't seem to be showing any signs of brumation and if i were to offer him a superworm or cricket i highly suspect he would still eat it. His "basking" side of his enclosure is usually around 95F and the cool side around 80F. I don't know what to do to get him to eat, i know veggies are an important/primary part of an adult bearded dragon's diet so i'm fairly concerned. We've already tried to take him to a vet (he's probably due for a routine checkup anyways), but no vet within reasonable distance will see reptiles for non-emergencies on the weekends (our only available time)

 

[ruben0311]

most important thing to keep an eye on is activity level and mass. make sure you are taking readings to see if he is losing any mass, if there is any significant loss then that is where the concern will come from. Beardies will go on food strikes occasionally however as long as activity and body mass remain the same you shouldnt worry too much about it. if the issue is nutrients you can just gut load with veggies... it wont hurt him to feed insects for a while, just keep offering greens everyday

 

[Rankins]

Bump up your basking temps to 105°F-110°F.
Dragons can get stubborn about their diet. Reduce your daily amount of crickets, keep offering greens. Keep an eye out for any signs of weight loss. If that happens keep us posted and we can see what we can do about it.