Hey guys,
My bearded dragon optimus when i first got him i was giving him crickets. however he would eat 10 if that a day. i switched to superworms ( only small and medium ones) and he will devour them. eats a good 20-30. the problem i have with him is he wont go any distance to eat the food. it has to be right in his face moving or he wont eat it at all. i also have to trick him into eating greens by putting them in as he eats a super. sometimes this works but a lot of the time my success is limited to 3 medium sized pieces of greens. he usually stops when he has gotten way to freaked out by me putting food near him. he backs away and then gets all skittish when i pick him up. but after a few minutes hes ok again.
is there anything i could be doing or suggestions to help get him to be more active in eating his food?
My bearded dragon optimus when i first got him i was giving him crickets. however he would eat 10 if that a day. i switched to superworms ( only small and medium ones) and he will devour them. eats a good 20-30. the problem i have with him is he wont go any distance to eat the food. it has to be right in his face moving or he wont eat it at all. i also have to trick him into eating greens by putting them in as he eats a super. sometimes this works but a lot of the time my success is limited to 3 medium sized pieces of greens. he usually stops when he has gotten way to freaked out by me putting food near him. he backs away and then gets all skittish when i pick him up. but after a few minutes hes ok again.
is there anything i could be doing or suggestions to help get him to be more active in eating his food?