Not eating because he is picky?

[lillylizard]

So the last few weeks Elyott hasn't really been eating his bugs at all. Maybe one or two a day. And every few days i will force a few in his mouth. His bugs are super worms, but he was pretty much raised on silk worms. If i put a white worm of any kinda he will eat them right away. Could he not be eatin because he doesn't like his food. Or is he just starting to turn into a mature dragons and only eating so much?

 

[brittani299]

Please dont force them to eat. You can hurt them. What kinds of feeders have you tried with him?

 

[lillahine]

So the last few weeks Elyott hasn't really been eating



his bugs at all. Maybe one or two a day. And every few days i will force a few in his mouth. His bugs are super worms, but he was pretty much raised on silk worms. If i put a white worm of any kinda he will eat them right away. Could he not be eatin because he doesn't like his food. Or is he just starting to turn into a mature dragons and only eating so much?

I was going to make this same post
My Fluffy has been doing the same thing the last few weeks he will eat a few bugs a day he is still eating his salad though. My guy is around 11 months old we have tried superworm, pheonex worms, roaches and crix. Sometimes when he is out of his viv roaming i will throw a superworm on the floor and he will eat it up pretty quick but after one he wont eat anymore. Im interested in what others have to say

 

[brittani299]

Older beardies will tend to eat less. My 11 month old female is eating less. She eats about 10-12 superworms a day and some greens and thats it. As they are get older they will go through slow down.

 

[lillylizard]

Elyott is 9 months old. But he only eats one or two a day. When we first got Elyott he was on crickets but they kept arriving dead or the shipping container damaged so we switched to silk worms when he was about 2 months old. But i had to switch when we got Gypsy because it brcame to pricey. Elyott loves all soft worms and will eat them.

 

[brittani299]

It sounds like slow down. I would watch though for any sudden weight lose

 

[lillylizard]

He hasn't been eating veggies like normal either. I thought after his shed he would start eating again