zephyrsmom
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Yet another "my dragon won't eat veggies" thread...
Short version:
I have tried mixing her bugs into her salad, hand feeding, spoon feeding, laying greens out on paper towel, moving the greens around, and leaving the greens all over her basking areas.
Long version:
Zephyr feeds on dusted superworms, about 10-12 per day. I have a colony of worms who are fed butternut squash and rolled oats. I give Zi chopped collard greens and butternut squash in a bowl, and put the worms in the same dish, with the hopes that she accidentally grabs some vegetable matter. She doesn't. She is very good at picking out the worms and spits out anything else (shakes her head with her mouth open). Today I tried pureed squash baby food (no sugars, just squash and water), and she refused it as well. The only time I see her eat greens or squash is if I "piss her off" (poke her mouth) enough to make her gape at me, then I can put a tiny piece of food on her tongue. Half the time, she spits it out. This takes a long time and I don't want to continue to stress her out. :/ I don't want to starve her, because she flat out refuses to eat anything that isn't alive.
The girl in question:
Her growth chart:
Short version:
I have tried mixing her bugs into her salad, hand feeding, spoon feeding, laying greens out on paper towel, moving the greens around, and leaving the greens all over her basking areas.
Long version:
Zephyr feeds on dusted superworms, about 10-12 per day. I have a colony of worms who are fed butternut squash and rolled oats. I give Zi chopped collard greens and butternut squash in a bowl, and put the worms in the same dish, with the hopes that she accidentally grabs some vegetable matter. She doesn't. She is very good at picking out the worms and spits out anything else (shakes her head with her mouth open). Today I tried pureed squash baby food (no sugars, just squash and water), and she refused it as well. The only time I see her eat greens or squash is if I "piss her off" (poke her mouth) enough to make her gape at me, then I can put a tiny piece of food on her tongue. Half the time, she spits it out. This takes a long time and I don't want to continue to stress her out. :/ I don't want to starve her, because she flat out refuses to eat anything that isn't alive.
The girl in question:
Her growth chart: