How do you get a juvenile bearded dragon to eat fruits and vegetables?

Answer 1

dust its crickets with calcium, and put your beardie in an opaque box so he wont attack his reflection. leave him there about ten minutes and check on him. as for salad, babies dont usually eat salad, but it should always be available to them. move the salad around so it looks alive and brush it against your beardies nose. he may eat from your hand, or the bowl the salad is in. try to feed him mustard greens, squash, any dark leaf, or some fruits like blueberrys, blackberries, and rasberries.

hope this helped :)

Answer 2

If you are finding it hard to feed your beardy veggies etc, like i did what i did was just get a spoon of mealworms and put a bit off veg on the bottom of the bowl then put the mealworms on top then veg again on top of the mealworms and it makes it look like the salad is moving :) and hopefully your beardy will be eating them in no time , my bearded is only 3 months old and i have had it for 10 days and i have gotten it eating out its dish and eating veggies hope this works for you good luck :) x

Answer 3

Some beardies are just picky but try to limit the amount of insects you feed it so it may want to eat the veggies..... they improve on the idea of eating vegetables as they get older just keep providing them and he will try them once in a while...it also may be your lighting.....you will need to buy uva bulbs...if you have any questions email me...

Sincerely, Jon C. Allen

Answer 4

Try mincing them, the reptile will know when it is deficient in the nutrients the fruits/vegetables are providing, also you may be using the wrong things, try using different types of squash and avoid any sort of lettuce seeing as it is characteristically mostly water and has little nutritional value. Carrots should be used only as a treat, beardies don't absorb a lot of the Vitamin A in the carrot and too much of it can lead to Vitamin A toxicity, which can potentially kill your pet. Also, try to avoid anything with citrus in it such as Oranges and grapefruit. Give it some time before worrying too much, if your beardie starts to seem lethargic or increasingly inactive, seek an exotic vet who specializes in reptiles.

Answer 5

It is probably best that you not try to force your bearded dragon to eat - you can cause major problems like aspiration pneumonia or cellulitis of the throat and mouth if you get the food into the wrong space. It would be better to take your bearded dragon to a veterinarian with experience in treating reptiles to figure out why your bearded dragon isn't eating. This could be anything from infection to cancer, and treatment for the underlying cause should also resolve the inappetence.

Answer 6

If it won't eat for over a week then yes you should take it to the vet however there are many potentially fixes. Sometimes while they bask until the heat lamp their mouth will be open, you can sneak some greens in their mouth then. If they will only eat insects but won't touch their vegetables then dont feed then insects, just vegetables. If after the week they still won't eat then feed then insects in the morning and leafy greens in the afternoon or alternate days, whatever. Remember, all dragons are different and your Beardie may be going through brumation. Even then you must still wake them up every couple days to feed them and keep doing this until they poop (if they've eaten).

Answer 7

they can eat flightless fruitflies, small (1/4 inch) crickets, and romaine lettuce shredded small enough, wax worms, small meal worms,

Answer 8

The obvious answer is - put food in it ! However, I suspect there is more to this question than what has been asked.

Answer 9

If you're bearded dragon won't eat you should take it to the vet.