Baby beardie won’t eat anything but wax worms

[TequilaRose]

I recently bought my first bearded dragon about two weeks ago now, he won’t eat greens, meal worms, or crickets. I’ve tried feeding him baby crickets, he just stands there and watches them. They will literally crawl onto him and he won’t do anything. Only thing I can get him to eat are wax worms. He’s around 3-5 months old and won’t eat unless hand fed.

 

[destiny1998]

Hi. Quit feeding was worms. Those are very fatty. I'd replace them with Phoenix worms. No meal worms either. As for salads most babies won't eat. Just keep giving him salad everyday and eventually he'll start eating salad.

 

[TequilaRose]

Hi. Quit feeding was worms. Those are very fatty. I'd replace them with Phoenix worms. No meal worms either. As for salads most babies won't eat. Just keep giving him salad everyday and eventually he'll start eating salad.

I know wax worms are very high in fat and no local pet store in town sells Phoenix worms. But the main issue is, he’s not eating unless I actually put the worm in his mouth. And when I tried crickets, he’d watch them, then close his eyes. And that would be the end of that.

 

[kingofnobbys]

You will need to handfeed it if it's unwilling to catch the live insects or eat , see this for how - viewtopic.php?f=18&t=235583

3 meals of live insects per day for a young hatchling , let it eat it's fill - don't restrict it's insect intake.
Feeders suitable for a very young hatchling are
>> BSF lavae and flies
>> blowfly gents and flies
>> small silkworms
>> crickets (gutloaded and dusted with calcium powder) no longer than the space between it's eyes, and only give 2 or 3 at a time - so the little hatchling can keep track of them and isn't overwhelmed -- common mistake is to dump lots of fast moving insect into the tank , which hop and scurry in all directions and try to hide. When these have been caught and eaten, repeat, and only stop once it loose interest.
>> roaches - ditto
>> locusts - ditto

Set the wax worms aside as starters and treats.... they are like crack to a lizard. They are better than nothing. See this for nutritional content of insects : viewtopic.php?f=76&t=234999&p=1807834#p1807834

>> Repashi GrubPie can be given as a paste by hand or as a slurry by syringe if it refuses to take food when assist and forced feeding fails ..

You need to check the lighting and temperatures , this will help work out what is behind this lack of apetite : viewtopic.php?f=6&t=236150&p=1815390#p1815390

Very important the UV (both and UVA and UVB are high enough) and the temperatures are correct.
Please review your setup and show us what you have in the tank (lights, substrate, general setup).

How much does the little dragon weigh ?

 

[destiny1998]

Most of the time it let stores have Phoenix worms they call them calcium flies. I order mine online.