Baby Eating LOTS of Greens?

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so, my dragon Sully is juuust about 9 inches now (I got him at 6 or so inches so it's pretty cool to see him grow!) but the weird thing is about him is that he doesn't really eat like a baby dragon like I've been told he should? like, babies eat a lot of crickets, and when he was littler (and was eating crickets instead of Reptiworms, which are now his new favorite) he ate probably 50ish crickets a day, sometimes more and sometimes less, you know.

but as of the last month or so, he's been eating a TON of greens? not that he doesn't eat his worms, but he eats only like 35 or so a day maybe, again, sometimes more or less. but he can mow throw probably 3 or 4 leaves of mustard greens a day. (and those are pretty big leaves!)

is this weird for a baby (I guess he's still a baby)? I know I should be mega happy he loves greens like he does but I've only heard about people having difficulty with feeding greens to their dragons, and I don't have to do anything to get Sully to dive into his.

also, he hates fruit, so at least he's a baby in that aspect. :lol: he won't eat blueberries or strawberries or grapes, not even raspberries, which most people tell me dragons looove.

I don't know if this is a big deal or anything, I just end up worrying about him a lot because he's my first pet that I've actually gotten to take care of and play with and stuff; I only had fish and frogs as a kid so having a beardie the past months has been really fun!
 

Soulwind

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It's a little unusual, but it's certainly not a bad thing.

Just feel lucky that you've got a little one who likes his salads :mrgreen:
 
This is normal.

Babys eat 80% insects 20% greens

Adults are reversed.

At 9 months the beardie is probably at a 50-50 ratio now.

Congrats on having no trouble with your beardie eating greens like a champion!
 

JayNormus

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my Squirt is almost exactly the same, used to tear into crix then he fell in love with repti/phoenix worms, now eats 25-35 worms and LOVES his Collards and escarole. 4 sheds since i got him 2 months ago so something is right!
 
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