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feeding baby dragons

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Question
i have two baby bearded dragons, they are probally a couple weeks old, however i notice that they do eat a little kale, but when i put in tiny baby crickets, they do not eat them. Is this usual, or is there some type of tecnique that i should try. They are also very jumpy, when is the best time to start handleing them.

Answer
It is very unusally that a 2 week old dragon is not eating the crickets.  Usually they eat anything you put in front of them.  That worries me.  You can handle them anytime, but I would get them feeding first.  How tiny are the crickets you're using?  They should be small, but not so small that the dragons can't see them.  You don't want "pinhead crickets" get the next size up.