Tips, tricks, suggestions needed

[theoc1172]

Hello, all. Does anyone have any tips for getting a juvenile dragon to eat out of a dish? I just got some reptiworms and would like to start feeding them in a dish and eventually throw some greens in there with them so he starts eating some veggies. Up to now, he has been perfecting his cricket-hunting technique. That is, laying very still and waiting for them to walk by. lol.

 

[Scales]

Try using a shallow dish, so the dragon can see into it easily. I throw Reptiworms in a dish with 1" sides and as long as the dish is dry, they don't climb out.

Amy

 

[Menolly07]

Always having the dish in the same place is helpful. Even when it's empty. If the dragon is too low to the ground to readily see in try surrounding it with a few low rocks and showing him. Put him on the rocks to show him the wiggly worms. Reptiworms are a little less wiggly then Phoenix Worms, even though they're both Black Soldier Fly Larvae. I have NO idea why that is. I've tried both of them because Reptiworms are cheaper, but I went back to Phoenix Worms because our Odahviing prefers them.

If you find their 'wiggle' slowing down some direct applied warmth will kick start their motors. I hold the dish under the warming light. Mixing the worms into the greens is a good idea, just make sure that the guys can't slip out by using the greens to ladder. They get every place. They can wiggle under anything.