I had a Chinese water dragon that passed away recently so his cage is now a home for a bearded dragon, with some modifications to allow for more air flow..
Anyway, the beardie was born and raised by a reptile pet shop close by. He's a year old, his cage at the shop was very small.. They used dry food as substrate and 1 light as uvb/heat source. He's now in a cage probably 3x that size... A heat lamp and uvb light, no substrate. He's been here for almost a week now but I noticed he doesn't eat much... I've tried to feed him crickets several days now and he hasn't even eat one. I do not feed him inside his cage, so I'm not sure if maybe he's just stressed from the moving and needs sometime.. He will eat meal worms and a few bites of salad, collard greens with sweet peppers but no crickets at all.
Is this something to be concerned about this early on? Should I continue feeding him worms daily or just try for crickets?
Anyway, the beardie was born and raised by a reptile pet shop close by. He's a year old, his cage at the shop was very small.. They used dry food as substrate and 1 light as uvb/heat source. He's now in a cage probably 3x that size... A heat lamp and uvb light, no substrate. He's been here for almost a week now but I noticed he doesn't eat much... I've tried to feed him crickets several days now and he hasn't even eat one. I do not feed him inside his cage, so I'm not sure if maybe he's just stressed from the moving and needs sometime.. He will eat meal worms and a few bites of salad, collard greens with sweet peppers but no crickets at all.
Is this something to be concerned about this early on? Should I continue feeding him worms daily or just try for crickets?