Beardie won't eat greens or crickets

[magpieandstuff]

I recently got a new bearded dragon from a friend that didn't want him anymore. He is almost three years old and looks fairly healthy. He is also very active. The only problem is that he is a picky eater.

My friend told me that he was eating crickets as a baby but because it was such a hassle to keep crickets he switched to only giving him mealworms. He also could not get the beardie to eat greens so he would force feed them to him. :shock:

Reptar and Mushu, my other bearded dragons, have always had a great appetites. They will eat pretty much anything I offer them. Because if this I have never had to deal with a beardie that only likes one thing.

I very much want to get my new beardie on to a healthier diet than what he is used to. Are there any tricks I can use to get my new guy to eat crickets and greens?

(Also I know that crickets are not the best feeder insect. I normally feed dubia roaches, but I went on a trip and while I was away my friend managed to kill my whole colony. :? Where I live has unfortunately become to cold already to have new roaches shipped to me. By the looks of it my reptiles will have to deal with crickets this winter.)

-Maggie

 

[ValeskaRose]

The best trick that I have for greens is to scatter leaves around Zoi's favorite hang out locations. It's not a guarantee that she'll eat them, but sometimes she gets a wild hair (scale?) and will munch. I've also found that she will only really eat mustard greens.

I know it's not ideal, but she loves the Flukers dragon pellets, so they may work for you too. I give her 6 to 8 pellets and a big salad (that rarely gets eaten) everyday.

 

[magpieandstuff]

Okay, I will give it a try. Thanks!