baby beardies not eating

[Oxyuranus microlepid]

hey guys,

my hatchie beardies arent eating any vegies, ive tried numerous recipies, fresh every day, and they still havent touched it for ages.
crickets dissapear, but not a single scrap of veg,

wat do i do?

 

[Kyro]

I try feeding greens in the morning & crickets or woodies in the arvo so that they are actually hungry when the greens are offered

 

[PremierPythons]

Have you tried half killing some crickets and throwing them a dish with some veggies?

 

[Chrisreptile]

IMO i think that vegies are for when theryre a bit older, when theyre younger they eat crix rather than vegies.
i think

 

[jimjones]

have heard that under 6 months old they will not touch any vegies although my 3 yr old hates them also i try an pretend that the vegies are alive by wiggling them but he only falls for it once then stops showing any interest

 

[Oxyuranus microlepid]

ok thanks heaps guys!

 

[cris]

With mine i found feeding them cat food with veges worked well.

 

[Oxyuranus microlepid]

hatchies?

 

[mertle]

If you get yourself a good Bearded Dragon book then it should tell you most of what you need to know,

I have the Bearded Dragon Manual, and they say hatchies don't eat vegies, and Chrisreptile is right, they will eat them as they get older, just crickets for hatchies.

 

[hornet]

mine at vegies for about a week of age but never touched cat or dog food

 

[Reptile_Boy]

try making a green salad with no dressing and chuck in some worms to make it apetising DONT FEED THEM LETTECE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[koubee]

mine too ate vegies at a week old, i put some mini mealies in their salad and they go for a mealie and get salad. Now i don't need to add mealies to their salad, they eat it no problems.
Try some puree apple, they love it.

 

[Reptile_Boy]

OR sPINICH

 

[salebrosus]

I use dandelion petals but when i had beardies that wouldn't eat vegies i would cut the vegies so thinly and tweezer feed them and wiggle it around in their faces. Generally the movement made them twig a bit. Also try the earthworms you dig up in your backyard. They love em.

Simone.

 

[FAY]

You have to be patient....they need to see it in front of them to get used to it....and it may take a couple of months down the track for them to start eating them!

 

[brad12212]

You are right garth, u suld be patient they will not eat the vegies straight away but if u keep putting them in theree and add a little bit ov water they will eventually get interested and start to look at it and taste it and eventually eat it.

Hope my info helped

 

[Oxyuranus microlepid]

ok thanks, ill do what i can