Hey there everyone! My name's Drake and I'm new here and to owning a Beardie.
So I am currently having a concern; Lotan is eating his Dubias, Crickets, Juvenile Buffet Blend, Squash, and Blueberries with no difficulty. However, in the last week I have been having trouble getting him to eat greens of any kind; Mustard, Collard, and Turnip are what I have available to me where I live. I was wondering if this is too much of a concern, as he is only 5 months old (15 inches already though!). I know that at the younger age their diet should be primarily insects and little vegetables, but I used to get him to eat several pieces of greens each day before giving him his 12-15 insects and handful of pellets/calcium gut-loaded crickets that he eats on throughout the day.
His stool is normal and he is going the same amount as he has been, with his enclosure being a 36x18x18 habitat, with the cool side of his enclosure maintaining 75-80°F and the hot side being 90-100°F. His substrate is sand, which he was moved to 2 weeks ago, but since he is not impacted, I figured this is not a concern; he is careful not to eat sand going for his live feeders since he doesn't charge full-throttle.
Please let me know if there's any advice to the feeding issue, or if I am just over-worrying! :lol:
So I am currently having a concern; Lotan is eating his Dubias, Crickets, Juvenile Buffet Blend, Squash, and Blueberries with no difficulty. However, in the last week I have been having trouble getting him to eat greens of any kind; Mustard, Collard, and Turnip are what I have available to me where I live. I was wondering if this is too much of a concern, as he is only 5 months old (15 inches already though!). I know that at the younger age their diet should be primarily insects and little vegetables, but I used to get him to eat several pieces of greens each day before giving him his 12-15 insects and handful of pellets/calcium gut-loaded crickets that he eats on throughout the day.
His stool is normal and he is going the same amount as he has been, with his enclosure being a 36x18x18 habitat, with the cool side of his enclosure maintaining 75-80°F and the hot side being 90-100°F. His substrate is sand, which he was moved to 2 weeks ago, but since he is not impacted, I figured this is not a concern; he is careful not to eat sand going for his live feeders since he doesn't charge full-throttle.
Please let me know if there's any advice to the feeding issue, or if I am just over-worrying! :lol: