Baby beardie refuses to eat? Worried!!!

[hazzaram]

I picked up my baby beardie on Wednesday night and since I've had her, she has mostly refused to eat. Since Wednesday she's had 5 crickets, max, and has only eaten a few bites of greens.

Is this just because she's still settling in? I don't want her to get sick and die on me from not eating... How long can she go eating only 1 or 2 crickets at a time?

Otherwise, she's really healthy. Her colour is gorgeous, she's active and she has pooped a couple of times for me. I gave her a really short bath today to keep her hydrated and she took a few licks at the water.

I just don't know how to get her to eat! I've got an order in for some smaller crickets and reptiworms but they won't be here until Wednesday.

 

[destiny1998]

Hi. She probably has relocation stress. That can last a week or 2. If she's a baby just offer her veggies every day. Babies don't eat much salad.

 

[hazzaram]

Hi. She probably has relocation stress. That can last a week or 2. If she's a baby just offer her veggies every day. Babies don't eat much salad.

So even if she only eats one or two crickets a day for up to two weeks she'll be okay?

 

[destiny1998]

Yep. Beardies bodies are made to go a few days without food. In the wild they sometimes go a few days without eating as food is sometimes hard to come by.