favorite veggie?

[danny662boy]

ok my guy is a little over a year old.. and seems to be a pretty shady eater (if you walk by the tank and hes about to eat he doesnt) but anyway, i have been giving him kale or collard greens, depending on whats available and he seems to like them.. he doesnt really eat all the veggies and alot goes to waste.. i've tried turnip greens, escarole, mustard greens and he doesnt touch those.. is there a veggie out there that beardies reallly really like???? and he doesnt eat fruit either, but does eat the occasional thawed out frozen carrots???

 

[fez09]

I'm pretty new to beardies myself and Fez is teaching me what he likes and what he doesn't....He LOVES cilantro, collard greens, and peas. So far I have offered him grated carrot,zuccini, squash, peeled grapes and strawberries and he hasn't even tried them...I think it's being consistent, keep trying til he finds something he wants.

 

[danny662boy]

ya i figured that, trying new things... but was wondering if there was something that they ALL ate... or just really really liked

 

[Claudiusx]

Will of course all beardies are different and some might not like what others do, the way I always get my beardies to eat there salads (no matter what greens are in it) is to add some shredded apple into it. They seem to like the smell of it or something but whatever the reason is, my beardies can't resist and end up eating everything, greens+apples.

-Brandon

 

[danny662boy]

alright, i'll get a granny smith apple today and try that out! thanks

 

[Claudiusx]

Tell us how it goes

-Brandon

 

[danny662boy]

he didnt touch it this morning... so i cut up some more apples and just put them on so we shall see how he does with that

 

[Neromom39]

Have you tried Mustard Greens?

This is the only green leafy food that any of my dragons will eat... and I have tried them all :mrgreen:

 

[danny662boy]

ya i've tried mustard greens... but he doesnt really eat them either.. the only ones he usually picks at is collard greens and kale... (he didnt eat the veg with the apple tonight either)... he should be eating more greens now since hes a year and 2 months old, but doesnt really, just lounges on his hammock( hes lazy).. soo not really sure what to do? maybe i'll try kale with the apples

 

[rfreak]

My beardy likes Cilantro. We are in San Diego and almost everything comes with Cilantro out here. One day I gave it to him and he loved it.

 

[danny662boy]

do u use cilantro as your staple green??

 

[rfreak]

Really it's lettuce with Cilantro in close second.

 

[danny662boy]

lettuce doesnt really have any nutrional value

 

[rfreak]

So what do you suggest? How about the cilantro?

 

[Buggsy]

gizmo is a VERY fussy eater, and will only eat one veggie regularly, the others she will taste from time to time. She love butternut squash! She has loads every day! I figure any veg is better than none, so she gets that and many more in a bowl, she only eats whats had fed, and will only accept squash! Oh well a life of slavery it is then!!