Chipinators
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Hello everyone, I've posted on the reddit but nobody knew what was wrong so it was recommended to post over here as well.
First some background: My baby bearded dragon Ryuu has not eaten live food or veggies in probably a month and a half to two months now. I got him on December 31st and when I brought him home he ate perfectly fine. I then moved to school and he was still eating fine for a few weeks but then I noticed he started missing crickets and eventually gave up eating all together. At this point he also started losing a lot of his energy. I started feeding him baby food with calcium through a syringe so he would at least get some food in him. I brought him to the vet and they de-wormed him and put him on medication for 21 days but it didnt seem to do much. Towards the end of the 21 days he started getting a little more energy but still wasn't eating. I called the vet and they told me to bring him back in so I did and they ended up de-worming him and saying that there's wasn't anything really wrong with him and just to keep an eye on him (what a waste of $63 am I right?).
Since then I've upgraded his tank to a 20L and bought him a new UVB because people said that the one I had wasn't the best for him. Since the new tank upgrade a week ago he has definitely become more active and back to his old self but the problem still remains; he will not eat live food or anything that he has to chew. I first noticed this chewing thing when I got wax worms to see if he'd like those: he didn't. As a last resort I squished one in a syringe and tried feeding it to him that way and he would lick up the juices but whenever a solid piece touched the tip of his mouth he would pull his head back and stick his nose down into my hand and shake his head as if saying "no". I figured that he realized it was something that was alive and wasn't having it but then shortly after I tried more baby food and when a more solid piece of it came through the syringe he did the exact same thing.
A few days ago I also got some Nature Zone Baby Bearded Dragon Soft Moist Food so see if maybe he'd eat something that wasn't alive but he didn't like that either. He loves the baby food and will always lap that up without a fuss but I really want him back on a normal diet.
Is he just become lazy and expect to be fed that way or is something wrong with his mouth that makes him not want to chew?
Thanks for any help you guys can give!
First some background: My baby bearded dragon Ryuu has not eaten live food or veggies in probably a month and a half to two months now. I got him on December 31st and when I brought him home he ate perfectly fine. I then moved to school and he was still eating fine for a few weeks but then I noticed he started missing crickets and eventually gave up eating all together. At this point he also started losing a lot of his energy. I started feeding him baby food with calcium through a syringe so he would at least get some food in him. I brought him to the vet and they de-wormed him and put him on medication for 21 days but it didnt seem to do much. Towards the end of the 21 days he started getting a little more energy but still wasn't eating. I called the vet and they told me to bring him back in so I did and they ended up de-worming him and saying that there's wasn't anything really wrong with him and just to keep an eye on him (what a waste of $63 am I right?).
Since then I've upgraded his tank to a 20L and bought him a new UVB because people said that the one I had wasn't the best for him. Since the new tank upgrade a week ago he has definitely become more active and back to his old self but the problem still remains; he will not eat live food or anything that he has to chew. I first noticed this chewing thing when I got wax worms to see if he'd like those: he didn't. As a last resort I squished one in a syringe and tried feeding it to him that way and he would lick up the juices but whenever a solid piece touched the tip of his mouth he would pull his head back and stick his nose down into my hand and shake his head as if saying "no". I figured that he realized it was something that was alive and wasn't having it but then shortly after I tried more baby food and when a more solid piece of it came through the syringe he did the exact same thing.
A few days ago I also got some Nature Zone Baby Bearded Dragon Soft Moist Food so see if maybe he'd eat something that wasn't alive but he didn't like that either. He loves the baby food and will always lap that up without a fuss but I really want him back on a normal diet.
Is he just become lazy and expect to be fed that way or is something wrong with his mouth that makes him not want to chew?
Thanks for any help you guys can give!