8 week old beardie eating issues

[texasphil]

Not sure what to do. I can't feed Gibby in her viv due to the crickets being able to hid too well so I take her/him out to feed. Sometimes she won't eat at all or will eat 3 to 8 crickets in about 5 minutes and then just sit there totally ignoring them or letting them crawl all over her or doing everything she can can to get out of the feeding container. I will keep her in there for abot 15 minutes and once she ate 1 more cricket. I can take her out and then hand feed her and she will eat 8 to 12 depending on how many she ate before. I really don't want to hand feed her but worry she won't get enough. I've tried a couple of different feeding containers. She does eat greens pretty well and poops at least once a day. Daily baths or misting. Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

[nursejones813]

You could try taking the "furniture " out of her regular tank. That way the crickets have nowhere to hide. (They're sneaky!) Maybe she will be more relaxed. Or, if you're not totally committed to crickets you could try calci worms or small Dubia roaches. Just an idea.