Muse73
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I just got my little beardie this last thursday. He was an adoption (very small adoption fee) from petco.
He is a special case because he suffered a scratch to his left eye which caused it to swell, so petco took him to a vet in their area and they treated it with antibiotics for several weeks. I called the vet they used and they said that they thought the eye should heal with no issues. They also did a complete exam on him while he was there. Checked out fine.
Right now it is still a bit swollen, and he can't really see out of it. I think it might be more that he is babying it because every now and then I notice its actually more open.
My issue- Willy (his name for now) if he turns out to be female we will change it to Wilma.
The problem is that he wont hunt. I have given him a container to feed in, and put down dark shelf liner in it so that the crickets will be easier to see. He still will not hunt. He will eat the crickets when I hand feed him, in fact he is a little piggy in that. I just am afraid that he will get used to being hand fed and never be able to hunt.
Anyone else had this issue? If so did your beardie learn to hunt when they could see better? Or are you still hand feeding.
I should note I don't mind at all hand feeding him, but I worry about him not getting enough excercise by not hunting.
He is a special case because he suffered a scratch to his left eye which caused it to swell, so petco took him to a vet in their area and they treated it with antibiotics for several weeks. I called the vet they used and they said that they thought the eye should heal with no issues. They also did a complete exam on him while he was there. Checked out fine.
Right now it is still a bit swollen, and he can't really see out of it. I think it might be more that he is babying it because every now and then I notice its actually more open.
My issue- Willy (his name for now) if he turns out to be female we will change it to Wilma.
The problem is that he wont hunt. I have given him a container to feed in, and put down dark shelf liner in it so that the crickets will be easier to see. He still will not hunt. He will eat the crickets when I hand feed him, in fact he is a little piggy in that. I just am afraid that he will get used to being hand fed and never be able to hunt.
Anyone else had this issue? If so did your beardie learn to hunt when they could see better? Or are you still hand feeding.
I should note I don't mind at all hand feeding him, but I worry about him not getting enough excercise by not hunting.