Small dragon and not eating greens

[skipeople]

Hey y'all!

So, I bought a 4 month old baby boy from Lynn over at Carolina Designer Dragons (well, from her at Repticon). Anyway, I've had him for a little over a week now and he has yet to take in any greens! It's more annoying than anything because he is still young, so I'm not too worried. I'm just asking for some suggestions.

I've tried:
Throwing the feeders in it
Spraying with water
Floating bits on water
Hand feeding
Blowing the greens

Also, he is only at 9.5 inches right now and he is sixteen weeks old, which seems small to me. I know they all grow at different rates, but it is just a bit concerning . . . or am I being melodramatic? He's in a 64 quart tub right now and I am wanting to switch him over to the forty breeder and use that tub strictly for feeding, but he's still a shorty lol

Another thing, which I have blamed on him being in shed, is that he skipped a couple days of eating. He went back to eating yesterday, but he still doesn't eat as much as I've seen from other beardies in the past. He gets dubia nymphs and small crickets (both fed all veggie and fruit diet), but he normally eats about 6-8 a day. I've heard beardies eating 20+ a day and my last fella could pack them back as well. Should this be concerning?

I'll post details below about his set-up and what not because I know people will ask.

Thanks!

 

[skipeople]

DETAILS:

64 quart plastic tub (sitting inside forty breeder)
Natural slate tiles
Main Basking: ~110F +/- 3 degrees
Highest basking spot: ~115F +/-2 degrees
Random spot on cool end: ~83F +/- 2 degrees
Night temp: ~75F +/- 1 degree
*All temps taken presently with digital laser temp gun. Range is given from past temps.*
Reptisun 10.0 24 in bulb mounted inside tank
*bulb purchased in March, but only used two months (my adult fella passed)*
Offered various salad foods daily:
Mustard greens
Collard greens
Shaved carrot
Halved blueberries
Strawberry chunks
Chopped yellow squash
Chopped cucumber
etc . . .
Offered small Dubia nymphs and small crickets two/three times daily
Feeders dusted with Rep-cal plus D3 once/twice daily (depends on how many he eats)
Feeders dusted with Herptivite once a week
20 min. bath once a week with shorter soaks 1-3 times a week

 

[CooperDragon]

I wouldn't worry about a young one not eating greens. They often aren't interested in greens much until they're over a year old. They want protein to support fast growth. It's still a good idea to provide a fresh salad so they have something available all the time (And get used to it being around), but I'd focus on the feeders. A couple of feedings per day for 10 minutes or so or until he loses interest should do it. As long as he shows interest in eating and doesn't start losing weight, I wouldn't worry much about the actual numbers (weight/length wise or food consumed).