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Ace a week ago
Hi Tracie
I have a male bearded dragon in which I bought him about 2 months ago and he is 4 1/2 months old. I have everything that bearded dragons need according to the hundreds of hours that I dedicated to researching about bearded dragons before I got one. I currently feed him crickets daily(which he eats about 12-30 1/2in crickets a day), Reptile bites that I was recommended by the breeder that sold him to me as they give him more color which is REALLY true (I think!), meal worms and super worms like 2-3 times weekly as I have read online that they are just fatty, now my first question is... I always finely chop some collard greens and romaine lettuce for him and place them in a food dish that I bought for him to eat his veggies, I bought the worms to mix with the veggies to see if he would eat them but he doesn't, he picks out the worms and leaves the veggies... is there any way that I can get him to eat his veggies? is there something wrong with the veggies? should I not cut the veggies so small? my other question is that he is pooping on his basking spot about 75% of the time and it is a pain to take it out and wash it off when he does and get the smell off so that he can finally get on it again, is there any way that I can train him to poop somewhere else?
I am including a picture of Ace but it's about a week old when he was shedding and I cought him right after he picked out the worms and left the veggies and some papaya I game him too.
Thank you Very much
Bradley
AnswerHello Bradley,
How long is he? Superworms are not recommended for them until they are 16 or so inches because they can cause impaction. They are more fatty than crickets, but overall a very good & balanced staple. I would feed them more when he gets a little older & bigger. The mealies are fatty & don't have a whole lot of nutrition. I would substitute the mealies with phoenix worms or butterworms for better protein sources.
The greens & veggies are fine, chopped up finely like you are doing. Sometimes, it just takes time & persistence to get them to eat them. Eventually he will start eating them. Just keep mixing the reptile bites & small pieces of fruit in with the greens & veggies. Maybe try mixing some squash in with the greens, too. Since he picks out the worms, maybe try to feed them separately to see if you can get him to eat his greens first.
You can potty train him, but it takes time. You can try to get him out & let him run around. You might find that he will go potty while he is out & running around. You can try to get him to go on newspaper or a paper towel by sitting him on it right as you can tell he is going to go. This will only work once he establishes an area where he always goes. They are kind of like dogs, they usually go in the same place, or general area. Or you can bathe him, & a lot of them will go potty in their bath.
Tracie
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