Please help?

[nightnero253]

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. My bearded dragon (3 months old) will not eat her salads anymore :/ I've tried all the tricks listed on this and many other websites. But nothing seems to work.. I know she is not impacted because she will eat her small meal worms and beardie bites food, and poops like an elephant.

 

[CooperDragon]

It's not unusual for a young one like that to turn down greens. They want mainly protein as they are growing quickly. You could try offering variety using this chart as a guide: http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html

I would also swap out the mealworms for phoenix worms if you can because the mealworms aren't very nutritious and have a hard shell which can cause digestion problems. The regular appetite and pooping is a good sign so I wouldn't be too worried at this point.

 

[nightnero253]

Thank you, I will switch her to those and ill try the chart.

 

[CooperDragon]

Sounds good. Let me know how it goes =)

 

[nightnero253]

I have finally managed to cut down on her meal worm feedings. She has finally realized that her greens are eatable as long as I put the beardie bites on the salads Also found out that the beardie bites are a great substitute for live food, since it has all the calcium, vitamins and protein my baby needs! it also smells like watermelon/strawberry mix