tenmillionwatervoles
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Hi there! I am new both to owning bearded dragons and to posting in forums, so do please let me know if I have put this in the wrong place or anything. I got my beautiful boy Apollo last saturday, and he seemed alert and active. He discovered his hide and seemed interested in it, and slept both in and outside it for the first few nights. We had some issues with the thermostat keeping his basking spot too cold for the first few days, but we've managed to sort it out now - that was one of the worries of mine, but since it is sticking between 95-105 degrees F all the time now, this should be alright (I think?!). Every morning I have been giving him a salad of 'greens' and an addition like blueberries, red pepper, rocket (arugula), etc, all dusted with appropriate supplements, and I've been changing his water bowl daily. However, I haven't seen him access either of these things. He has taken a waxworm and a few mealworms (handfed) but ignored completely the locusts I have offered, despite trying both handfeeding and just releasing them into the enclosure. My concern is, it having been a week, that he is not eating or drinking enough, especially as he has spent the last three days not coming out of his hide at all. Could the slightly wonky temperatures at the beginning of the week have caused him to go into brumation? If so, is it best to just leave him alone? He also has not pooped since I have got him - do I need to bathe him to rectify this? Will he be alright not eating greens?
Sorry for the block of text, and thank you for reading this!
- an anxious beardie owner
Sorry for the block of text, and thank you for reading this!
- an anxious beardie owner