Should I soak or spray newly shipped juvenile?

[BriGecko]

I'm a bit worried that my new juvenile bearded dragon may be dehydrated from the shipping experience. Aries was shipped overnight by FedEX. I offer him a shallow dish of water but he doesn't seem to drink it (just runs through it). I offer him a plate of veggies wet down by water, but, again, he isn't interested and just basks all day. I got him to eat a tiny piece of apple, red bell pepper, and celery leaf today, and 8 dubia roaches.

Will the food provide him enough moisture? I was thinking of buying black soldier fly larvae because they are known to be high in water and nutrition.

Should I continue to spray him and the walls of his enclosure every morning? He never drinks it. Should I take away the water dish and try to give him a bath instead? He seems stressed enough already (judging by his belly stress marks).

Thank you. Confused by all the contradictory info online.

 

[AHBD]

Hi there....you can spray directly on his little snout, a gentle stream to see if he wants a drink. Some breeders soak them, but I never soaked my hatchlings....they were all used to spraying from the time they hatched. BSFL are good for them, but so are dubias. Some better veggie choices are turnip, mustard, collard greens and squash. Anything tough should be grated, not just given in small chunks.

 

[BriGecko]

Thank you! I was giving him tiny hard potato chunks, but will cease that immediately. I'll use your veg list to go shopping this evening, and will try the gentle snout-stream trick. Thanks again.