Bearded dragon not eating any veggies.

[periko5150]

"spike" is my beardy.He is roughly about 10 months and is about 15 inches long.He is kept in a glass terrarium 70x14x24 with two lights at each end.temperatures are 80 in the cool side,and 114 at his basking spot.substrate is childrens play sand,which i heard was ok,and has rocks,trees vine all the good stuff.
Recently he does not want to eat anything.Veggies are left there and have to be thrown away.
He has never ate any veggies since I got him.Is this normal??and lately He does not want to eat superworms.the only thing he would eat.When i first got him he ate crickets,worms,roaches.and pinkies,now he would not touch anything but superworms.I know he needs his veggies for vitamins,and water,but he just would not eat them.Is this something to be concerned about ??He is misted about every other day,and sometimes I mist the plants around them and he goes and licks the water off.Bathe him about once a week.Also any idea how i can get him to eat his veggies.

 

[sunkist]

have you tried phoenix worms? I put them on the veggies sometimes so that he gets some veggies in him. Also I cook my squash just a bit I think it helps the aroma come out.

 

[periko5150]

I have tried and he just eats around the worms.Any reason why he wont eat the other insects anymore??
How can i replicate the vitamins he would receive from veggies. ??

 

[nevethirielgl]

I'm having the same problem. I've always had issues with my BD eating veggies but now she won't touch them. She also has stopped eating her crickets. I can get her to eat super worms from time to time but I have to sit and work with her by twirling them in front of her to get her attention. Is there anyway to duplicate the vitamins they need from veggies?

 

[sunkist]

Try Cilantro. I've been having issues lately too. I actually got my guy to eat cilantro from my hand. He had never eaten from me in the past and eats very little veggies.

 

[periko5150]

Thanks.I will try and post my results.