My 6 month old beardie is barely eating. He is alert and poops once a day but lately (the past 2-3 days) I have noticed he is not eating much. Every morning I offer him super worms (I know they supposedly cause impaction but has never had an issue with that). Then when I come home from class I feed him crickets and throughout the day he always has veggies in his terrarium. The past few days when I offer him crickets or super worms he is completely uninterested. He just doesn’t want to eat them. The only time I can get him to eat is late at night when he hasn’t eaten anything all day. I don’t know what to do.
My 6 month old beardie is barely eating. He is alert and poops once a day but lately (the past 2-3 days) I have noticed he is not eating much. Every morning I offer him super worms (I know they supposedly cause impaction but has never had an issue with that).
I'm not a Expert but my beardie has been on super worms since April this year and has not become impacted and I know the local petshop recommends super worms to meal worms so I don't know where you are getting your info but I believe your source is false
I actually got that information from this website. People on this website have told me many times not to feed my beardie meal worms or super worms because they cause impaction. However, impaction is not what I am concerned about. I am just concerned that he is not eating.
If it has only been a few days I wouldn't worry too much. Their appetites do fluctuate. Is he active and alert? If he's active and his weight is stable then he is likely just not as hungry at the moment which is OK. This happens sometimes due to shed, sometimes due to being in between growth spurts, and sometimes just because of their mood. Keep offering food at the regular schedule and monitor his weight and look for signs of lethargic behavior.