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Hey there (bearded dragon problem question)

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Question
Hi there

Ever since I started feeding my bearded dragon dubia roaches he will not eat any greens/veggies or any other feeder insects, please help me try and fix this....basking is 100 degrees cool side 85 with a 36 inch repti sun 10 and he is just over a year old.

Answer
Hello Alex,

Wow, this does happen quite frequently when they find an insect that they really like.  
Have you tried any worms at all?  
Try feeding some greens before feeding him any insects to see if perhaps he will eat some before his roaches.  
How many dubias does he get at a time?  
Since he is over a year, he really only needs 50 or so feeders as an adult because he is almost done growing.

See if that works & let me know if you are able to get him to eat his greens beforehand.
Are you using a digital probe or temp gun to measure the basking temperatures?

Tracie