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he did not eat this morning and wont touch any of the crix i stuck in. should i be a little worried or could he be full? he had about a dozen crix and about 20 mealworms yesturday and has pooped twice today.

i usaully feed him in the morning and at night but he hasnt eaten also what do you think about switching from crix to silkworms?

hi
drop te mealies .
give him a soak shoulder deep bath and feel with youre wrist if its not to hot .
15-20 min in water most of the time they wil poop .
byeeeeee
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he has pooped 3 times after he ate them but i he wont eat do you think that he is full still? and i gave him 3 baths.

I wouldn't be all that worried. I doubt he has pooped out what he ate yesterday but since he is pooping then things are moving through OK. I think silkworms are great but more expensive and more hastle than crickets. So I feed them more as treats than staple.

Are you feeding him greens everyday?

Beardies can go a long time without eating so I certainly wouldn't start worrying for another couple days at least.

he has pooed 3x today....well anyway could he be blocked up by the mealworms? i am nervouse sorry

Missing a meal or two is no concern for bearded dragons. They can stop eating because they are in a shed cycle and that can be distracting them from food, etc. It is if they do not eat for several days, that you should start to be concerned.

For now, I would just leave your dragon alone. Being bathed 3 times in one day may be stressing him out more than anything. Offer him food tomorrow as normal and see what happens.

Silkworms are great as a staple insect. They are easy to care for though are more expensive to buy and care for than crickets. Silkworms eat one of two foods only. They will eat anything offered them but they will die in a couple days if not fed exclusively either mulberry leaves or silkworm chow. Silkworms are more filling, so once your dragon is able to eat the bigger silkworms, they fill them up quickly. Each silkworm can equal several crickets in bulk and nutrition.
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PHLdyPayne

Are you feeding greens at all? Pooping three times a day is alot and bathing 3 times a day is a lot. It sounds like he is very stressed out. I would let him settle. Not sure how long you have had him but, you should let them settle for about 1 week offering veggies and crix or silkies. Mealies and wax, butter, or supers can be fed as treats about 1 a week. You can also wait till the mealies just shed and then it will be easier for the dragons to digest them. You should also only have him out for about 10-15 min at a time due to he is just getting used to you. Just give him time, and cut back drastically on the mealies.

Google bearded dragon diet and check out some caresheets!!