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new juvinile need some help

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Question
I have a new juvinile bearded dragon he is about 8 inches head to tip of tail and i have had him for about 4 days now. He ate the first two days a couple crickets and some meal worms and wax worms now yesterday and today he hasn't ate anything. Iam a first time reptile owner so i dont know if this is normal or if something is wrong. I have him in a 30x12x12 glass terrarium. Bought a whole bearded dragon set up. Three bulbs one night, one uv, and one day bulb. All three are on from 8 am to 8 pm then just the night bulb. The tempeture is between 84 and 87 on one side and aboout 90 to 94 on the other side. At night time tempeture is aound 80 one side and about 75 on the other. My humidity levels vary through out the day between 15% to 30%. Noticed he hangs out on the hotter end most of the time, haven't really seen him on the cooler side. Also i have not seen him drink anything since i've had him, showed him where the water is still has no reaction to it just sits there then moves away. He is also very lazy. Any advice or help you could give would be great.

Answer
Ok well you have everything he needs, i would recommend not feeding him meal worms as they are crustaceans and have shells, which the bearded dragon system isn't use to digesting. You can still feed him some but don't do it as much. I have owned over three bearded dragons for over 2 years now and i am also a breeder, he should be eating much everyday if you don't see that he is eating try hand feeding him. If he doesn't eat for another day or two find a vet, also most bearded dragons will not drink from water bowls, feed him romaine lettuce if you have not started to yet, feed it along with the crickets and meal worms. You should drench the lettuce in water and then fill the food bowl with water so that when he takes a bite of it he gets water in him. Another thing to do is to spray him with a squirt bottle every couple of hours, this may startle him but it is one of the best ways to get him some water. They don really need at night lamps unless your home is under 70 degrease, but keep it on as it will provide more heat. Now if you need anything else from me you can privately e-mail me and i can tell you everything you need to know.

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