I've been having a lot of trouble getting my baby beardie to eat. I've had her a month now and I've had nothing but problems. It's like she doesn't want to eat and it's driving me crazy. I am so frustrated with this whole situation. Don't get me wrong, I love Momo to death but I wish she would eat for me!
The breeder said she was eating like crazy for him but I've yet to experience it. He was feeding her 3/8 size crickets so that's what I got her, but she won't eat more than 6-8 per day, and only once a day because that's how the breeder fed her. For the life of me, I can't get her to eat more than once per day.
I went back to the breeder and he suggested getting her mealworms since he fed those to her, too. So I did, even though I know they're not the best for her. I just wanted her to eat. The first time I tried feeding them to her, she went crazy. I was so excited to see her eating that I accidentally gave her too many and she ended up getting sick. The next day she wouldn't eat anything. The next day I only gave her 6 small worms and she didn't get sick. She gobbled them up happily. Today she refused to eat again. Crickets and worms.
Salad is no better. She won't touch it. I did get her to eat a few small pieces of fresh plum yesterday and that's the first time she's ever eaten something from a salad. I've tried all the daily greens from the beautiful dragon site and she won't eat any of it. I know babies are bad at eating salad but I still offer it every day.
She also won't drink. I give her a bath every day and let her soak for 10 minutes but she never drinks in there or from her bowl.
As far as specs, because people are going to ask: She's in a 20 gallon tank with a 150w heat bulb that I keep on a dimmer. Her basking temp is 104-105. She also has a reptisun 10.0 ho uvb bulb that I keep over her basking spot, with nothing blocking it. She has lots of wood climbs and a hammock that she loves.
She seems pretty normal except for her eating habits. I just don't know what to do
The breeder said she was eating like crazy for him but I've yet to experience it. He was feeding her 3/8 size crickets so that's what I got her, but she won't eat more than 6-8 per day, and only once a day because that's how the breeder fed her. For the life of me, I can't get her to eat more than once per day.
I went back to the breeder and he suggested getting her mealworms since he fed those to her, too. So I did, even though I know they're not the best for her. I just wanted her to eat. The first time I tried feeding them to her, she went crazy. I was so excited to see her eating that I accidentally gave her too many and she ended up getting sick. The next day she wouldn't eat anything. The next day I only gave her 6 small worms and she didn't get sick. She gobbled them up happily. Today she refused to eat again. Crickets and worms.
Salad is no better. She won't touch it. I did get her to eat a few small pieces of fresh plum yesterday and that's the first time she's ever eaten something from a salad. I've tried all the daily greens from the beautiful dragon site and she won't eat any of it. I know babies are bad at eating salad but I still offer it every day.
She also won't drink. I give her a bath every day and let her soak for 10 minutes but she never drinks in there or from her bowl.
As far as specs, because people are going to ask: She's in a 20 gallon tank with a 150w heat bulb that I keep on a dimmer. Her basking temp is 104-105. She also has a reptisun 10.0 ho uvb bulb that I keep over her basking spot, with nothing blocking it. She has lots of wood climbs and a hammock that she loves.
She seems pretty normal except for her eating habits. I just don't know what to do