beardie disliking/not eating greens

charizard

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my 3-4 month old (25cm) is healthy in general with weight and size (if not a little small) and is eating his live food just fine, but recently he's not been eating his greens.

it's been most noticeable since we switched him over from lettuce - I've had him about a week where I fed him lettuce for green intake (even though he didn't eat much of it at all) but since hearing it lacks nutritional value I've tried switching him to broccoli (unsteamed and then steamed when I figured maybe he's not eating it because it's too hard) which he wouldn't touch, green beans steamed and unsteamed, and even a bit of parsley, none of which he will touch. he occasionally has a bite of red bell pepper, but only when I hand-feed it to him with tweezers.

is there a reason for this or do I just have a picky lizard?? his bulb setup and temperatures are normal, but he's just not eating them and I'm worried it's affecting his shed. am I better off trying more veggies or is consistency the better option here?
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 5
my 3-4 month old (25cm) is healthy in general with weight and size (if not a little small) and is eating his live food just fine, but recently he's not been eating his greens.

it's been most noticeable since we switched him over from lettuce - I've had him about a week where I fed him lettuce for green intake (even though he didn't eat much of it at all) but since hearing it lacks nutritional value I've tried switching him to broccoli (unsteamed and then steamed when I figured maybe he's not eating it because it's too hard) which he wouldn't touch, green beans steamed and unsteamed, and even a bit of parsley, none of which he will touch. he occasionally has a bite of red bell pepper, but only when I hand-feed it to him with tweezers.

is there a reason for this or do I just have a picky lizard?? his bulb setup and temperatures are normal, but he's just not eating them and I'm worried it's affecting his shed. am I better off trying more veggies or is consistency the better option here?
Please NO lettuce or broccoli---- here is website for nutrition ignore the kale info its outdated and a good staple feeder -- Nutrition Content please get some BSFL www.symtonbsf.com and put on top of his salads first thing in the morning- use them as lures 20-25 -- drop them in front of him so it gets his attention - they are another good staple insect -- your gonna need a bowl similar to this to keep the BSFL in Amazon.com
 

charizard

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Please NO lettuce or broccoli---- here is website for nutrition ignore the kale info its outdated and a good staple feeder -- Nutrition Content please get some BSFL www.symtonbsf.com and put on top of his salads first thing in the morning- use them as lures 20-25 -- drop them in front of him so it gets his attention - they are another good staple insect -- your gonna need a bowl similar to this to keep the BSFL in Amazon.com
my vet advised that he shouldn't eat any worms as he's too young to digest them. I don't feed him lettuce and I stopped broccoli after he didn't eat it DW.
I picked parsley and bell pepper from the list you sent me, should I keep giving him those or should I try giving him others for variation, or will lots of new choices stress him out?
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 5
my vet advised that he shouldn't eat any worms as he's too young to digest them. I don't feed him lettuce and I stopped broccoli after he didn't eat it DW.
I picked parsley and bell pepper from the list you sent me, should I keep giving him those or should I try giving him others for variation, or will lots of new choices stress him out?
Collards turnip greens mustard and kale are good staples - parsley not so much - prickly pear is good - meal worms are too harsh on babies stomachs- super worms are good every other day 1-3 on top of salads horn worms are good as well a good hydrator- silk worms are a good staple insect - I fed blaze all those when he was 3 months old - variety is key
 

charizard

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Collards turnip greens mustard and kale are good staples - parsley not so much - prickly pear is good - meal worms are too harsh on babies stomachs- super worms are good every other day 1-3 on top of salads horn worms are good as well a good hydrator- silk worms are a good staple insect - I fed blaze all those when he was 3 months old - variety is key
ohhh thank you so much. sounds perfect 👍 I'll look into those worm species as toppers!
 

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