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Cubone wont eat much food

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cubone
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my bearded dragon who is currently asleep on my chest has been refusing food lately. i gave cubone-baby beardie- a large superworm yesterday. cubone ate it head first and gobbled it up pretty quickly. i do not know why he isnt eating right now. he did eat some romaine lettuce not much though. i have offered crickets about 15 of them and he hasnt eaten any. i cleaned the tank changed the newspaper. i am getting the blank newsprint paper tomorrow so im going to be placing that down tomorrow. when i first got cubone i gave him 20 crickets and he ate 15 of them in one day. is that too little and why isnt he eating. he is really small. i got him for christmas at petsmart. i brought the poop to the vet and it was clean.

Answer
Hey there, give him a day or two and see if he eats then. Younger bearded dragons do eat allot but he may not eat all the time. 15-20 crickets should be fine for him. Usually you are suppose to feed them 2-3 times a day. You could leave some crickets in his enclosure and see if he eats them after a while. Give him a little time and i am sure he will eat.