Kurohoshimaru
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Hi,
I have a bearded dragon, she's about 6 months old, I had her since she was 2 months old.
One day, she suddenly stopped eating completely. She went from about 4-5 worms 2x per day to about 1 worm every other day or so. This happened overnight with absolutely no change in the setting, schedule or anything else.
After trying a couple of things, I found a new way to get her to eat. She is not only picky about the type of food she eats but also the very specific insect she eats.
She has been like this since I had her. Usually she refuses the worm that is the closest to her. She usually picks the one that is as far and behind her. Actually I should say instead that she picks the one that is behind her and far away because it seems like picking a worm that is behind her comes before picking one that is far away.
My guess is that she doesn't want to eat to close to me but at the same time I don't see any change in her eating habits depending on if I am present or not (by keeping track of the food in the tank).
She also tends to eat when someone suddenly walks into the room as if she suddenly got afraid that someone would steal her superworms.
Finally, the most important thing is that there are enough superworms for her. She's mindful about her manners and worries that eating all the worms in the tank will give her a bad image. she will never eat all the superworms. even if there is food in the tank, I need to add a few other ones and then she will eat until there are only few left. she won't touch them until I add other ones.
Anyone dealing with very picky dragons like that?
Thanks!
I have a bearded dragon, she's about 6 months old, I had her since she was 2 months old.
One day, she suddenly stopped eating completely. She went from about 4-5 worms 2x per day to about 1 worm every other day or so. This happened overnight with absolutely no change in the setting, schedule or anything else.
After trying a couple of things, I found a new way to get her to eat. She is not only picky about the type of food she eats but also the very specific insect she eats.
She has been like this since I had her. Usually she refuses the worm that is the closest to her. She usually picks the one that is as far and behind her. Actually I should say instead that she picks the one that is behind her and far away because it seems like picking a worm that is behind her comes before picking one that is far away.
My guess is that she doesn't want to eat to close to me but at the same time I don't see any change in her eating habits depending on if I am present or not (by keeping track of the food in the tank).
She also tends to eat when someone suddenly walks into the room as if she suddenly got afraid that someone would steal her superworms.
Finally, the most important thing is that there are enough superworms for her. She's mindful about her manners and worries that eating all the worms in the tank will give her a bad image. she will never eat all the superworms. even if there is food in the tank, I need to add a few other ones and then she will eat until there are only few left. she won't touch them until I add other ones.
Anyone dealing with very picky dragons like that?
Thanks!
