Why is my beardie so lazy for crickets?

[Brittraff]

Okay i know from information from this forum that its not my terrarium thats making him lazy, i have reptile carpet substrate, basking temps at 105, uvb light etc.

Heres the problem: My beardie is the lazyiest dragon ever when it comes to feeding him crickets. Ill release them in his enclosure once all the furniture is removed, and then he will sit in one spot and i have to shoo the crickets in front of his face to get him to eat them. He won't chase them, and once they run by him hes uninterested.

BUT. If i put one waxworm in the viv even across on the other side he like senses it and sprints over there as fast as he can and gobbles it up. Same thing with hornworms.

Why is he being such an uninterested snob to the crickets, but loves worms so much? I've ordered phoenix worms online but i won't be able to get those all the time, so whilst hes eating crickets what can i do to make him more interested in them? Or is he just being a typical dragon?

 

[StaceysBuddy]

I'm sure he is just being stubborn. Buddy is the same. She's too spoiled and she's knows that eventually I want to put her stuff back in her cage so I will move the crickets towards her. Or get them out and give her something else.
Your guy just must like the other worms more. :wink:

 

[Spikey92]

Same here
Spikey actually chases for a minute or so but once she tries to catch one and doesnt get it she gets frustrated and stays in one spot and waits for them.And of course I dont wanna wait an hour or so until they all come to her so I "help" her and flick the crickets towards her.
You could put the crickets in the fridge for a few minutes and then you can dump them in front of him.They'll still twitch but they cant run/jump away to fast so he might get more interested in them because theyre easier to catch. Idk

 

[Brittraff]

Same here
Spikey actually chases for a minute or so but once she tries to catch one and doesnt get it she gets frustrated and stays in one spot and waits for them.And of course I dont wanna wait an hour or so until they all come to her so I "help" her and flick the crickets towards her.

Sounds exactly like my Eddie haha It's kinda funny

 

[Brittraff]

I'm sure he is just being stubborn. Buddy is the same. She's too spoiled and she's knows that eventually I want to put her stuff back in her cage so I will move the crickets towards her. Or get them out and give her something else.

Yeah he knows if he isn't eating any crickets ill freak out and give him some wax worms or something because i don't want him to starve

 

[Momswims1]

Frankie did that for a while and I realized he was holding out for waxworms to the point of refusing anything else. I had to completely cut him off from all waxworms. He went hungry for a day and then started eating crickets and supers again. No more waxies for him.