damein1234
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This is Nemo
This was the first day I got Nemo. A friend of mine had found him in a dumpster by his apartments. I live in colorado and temperatures are dropping VERY fast. It had snowed the day before Nemo was found. When Nemo was brought to me, I had thought he was dead.
I had made another post about him, but now I need a bit more help.
Nemo has MBD. I have had him for 2 weeks, this is the picture I had gotten of him today.
His back legs aren't paralyzed, which is a relief because I know what MBD can do to beardies, but Nemo still has trouble getting around. We're working on it, but its really just going to take time.
Here is my issue: Nemo needs food, but refuses to eat outside of his cage, or if my hands are around him. I have been trying to get him to eat small crickets, and he has taken a few from some tweezers, but most of the time he refuses.
I have resorted to breaking the crickets back legs off and taking everything out of his tank and tossing them inside, but he still only goes for them if they are moving. And they don't seem to last too long after I break the legs off.
He also refuses greens or veggies. I have a feeling that he has never seen them before.
So, my question is, does anyone have any other solution to feeding him crickets? Maybe a different insect that would be slower/ easier for him to grab?
He is only eating maybe 1 small cricket a day. Maybe.
And does anyone have any advice on a trick to get him to eat greens? My other beardies never had that issue. They are the kind of fatties that will eat whatever is in their dish.
Any help or advice is severely appreciated.
This was the first day I got Nemo. A friend of mine had found him in a dumpster by his apartments. I live in colorado and temperatures are dropping VERY fast. It had snowed the day before Nemo was found. When Nemo was brought to me, I had thought he was dead.
I had made another post about him, but now I need a bit more help.
Nemo has MBD. I have had him for 2 weeks, this is the picture I had gotten of him today.
His back legs aren't paralyzed, which is a relief because I know what MBD can do to beardies, but Nemo still has trouble getting around. We're working on it, but its really just going to take time.
Here is my issue: Nemo needs food, but refuses to eat outside of his cage, or if my hands are around him. I have been trying to get him to eat small crickets, and he has taken a few from some tweezers, but most of the time he refuses.
I have resorted to breaking the crickets back legs off and taking everything out of his tank and tossing them inside, but he still only goes for them if they are moving. And they don't seem to last too long after I break the legs off.
He also refuses greens or veggies. I have a feeling that he has never seen them before.
So, my question is, does anyone have any other solution to feeding him crickets? Maybe a different insect that would be slower/ easier for him to grab?
He is only eating maybe 1 small cricket a day. Maybe.
And does anyone have any advice on a trick to get him to eat greens? My other beardies never had that issue. They are the kind of fatties that will eat whatever is in their dish.
Any help or advice is severely appreciated.