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17-Jun-07, 02:29 PM
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anyone got any suggestion on how to get a beardie to start eating veggies?
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17-Jun-07, 02:39 PM
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Tell it that it isn't getting any dessert unless it eats all its veggies?
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17-Jun-07, 03:55 PM
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Mix it in with dog/cat food or live food or simply stuff some in its mouth while its chewing somthing else. Hatchlings generally wont eat vegies though.
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17-Jun-07, 03:57 PM
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i just offered a mix to my guys and they eventually accepted, try mustard greens. My guys go nut over them, they are also very easy to grow and grow fast.
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17-Jun-07, 05:19 PM
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great i'm havinf trouble finding mustard greens, but i;m sure if i go to enough plants nursuries i'll find the plant itself
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17-Jun-07, 05:28 PM
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Wave them around with tweezers, they tend to go anything that moves.
Also go for bright colours.
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17-Jun-07, 05:42 PM
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Yeah try tweezer feeding or put mealworms in the dish so the food moves as they wriggle underneath.
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17-Jun-07, 05:58 PM
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Don't feed them for one day then the next day offer Bok Choy shredded and held with tweezers
wiggle it around and be patient, they are like young children you have to teach them to eat different things
They usually like sweet fruit like banana or peach or strawberries, just rub a tiny bit of fruit on the tip of their noses - after a while they lick it off and look for more
As previously suggested 'the old meal worm trick' is effective
Another good thing is put vegs, good quality canned dog food and calcium supplement in a blender and freeze it in ice cube trays.....just put one cube in a dish to thaw...there you go an instant meal.....once they learn to eat that there's no stopping them
Make a small quantity at first so there's no waste
Hope this helps
Sandee 
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Last edited by Bredlislave; 17-Jun-07 at 05:59 PM.
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17-Jun-07, 07:53 PM
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as people have mentioned, try a laser pointer.
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17-Jun-07, 08:18 PM
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bredlislave, im intrigued with your recipe for disatser there. id like to try it myself, hoew much calcium supp. and etc do you recomend in a mix? and does it freeze well?
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17-Jun-07, 08:24 PM
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I tried the same with my hatchies, didn't feed them for a day, and by the next day they were so hungry they would eat anything that moved! I hand fed them small pieces of bok choy and carrot waved in front of their face, worked a treat. Once they understood green meant food there was no need to hand feed.
I always feed greens before I feed crickets, I put the bowl of veggies in first, and 10 minutes later put the crickets/woodies in. If I tried the other way, I found that they would happily discard the greens for the more tasty insects!
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17-Jun-07, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Chrisreptile  as people have mentioned, try a laser pointer. | Yeah these are great for almost any sight based predator they all seem to go nuts over lasers
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17-Jun-07, 08:42 PM
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Hi Leigh
I would only use a small amount of good quality canned dog food and lots of Bok Choy, grated carrot ,grated pumpkin sprinkle with calcium supplement, keep in mind this is just to get the young dragons started after a while they will eat the vegs anyway
I am not sure of the quantities becoz it depends on how many dragons are being fed
Sandee
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17-Jun-07, 08:46 PM
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Yep it freezes very well and thaws out ok
I would only make enough for one week at a time....ie....one ice cube tray
If you are breeding and have multiple clutches of dragons you would need more
Blue tongues love this mixture as well
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17-Jun-07, 08:53 PM
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have u tried droping the food right infront of them so wen it hits the ground it will move it use to work for my beardies wen they were little.
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