Baby Bearded Dragon not eating (newbie)

[wbrown1994]

About a week ago, my husband and I got a Beardie from a local petshop (not the best place, but I cant order online either due to living in an apartment and not allowed to recieve packages.) The kid at the pet store believed he was around 6 months, but aparently didnt know much since he is only 6 inches or so. Which I think puts him at 2-3 months.

Anyways he was eating small amounts this last week. Only like 15 crickets a day and about 6 or 7 small pieces of kale. He has been pooping regularly and seems to have gotten a little longer since we got him. Today I I turned on his lights (150w heating bulb and 10.0 uvb and 40 gallon breeder) and kept them on for about an hour and a half. I gave him 9 crickets, and let him do his thing in his feeding tank. Came back and he had eaten no crickets. I tried kale and he wouldnt touch it. I would try to buy some wax worms but there are no sellers in my area. He seems to not be lethargic or anything. Basking for about 5 or 6 hours. He almost never goes into his cool spot (if that matters at all)

Basically is this normal? I am gonna try again in about 3 or 4 hours when I go on break for work.

 

[AHBD]

Hi there....it sounds like he is doing reasonably well, it may just be relocation stress since everything is still new to him. Are the crickets the small ones ? Be sure that they are no longer than the space between his eyes, check on that for starters. You'll want to be sure he's hydrated as well, do so by offering water on his snout with an eyedropper, syringe or a gentle stream from a spray bottle . You spray or drip for a few seconds, then wait , then repeat. Dehydration can sometimes cause a lack of appetite. Kale is O.K. as part of a varied diet, but there are better greens to offer....turnip, mustard, collard, dandelion. I know most of those are sold in large bunches but you can always pull just a bit from the large bunch and have that bagged up at the grocery store.