they started hatching on the 17th a couple have have hatched every day since when should i worry that they are not eating, i am offering 1/4" crickets and greenleaf lettuce, they are all active and are getting plenty of water.
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royal645
Jul 23, 2007 04:10 PM
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BDlvr
Jul 23, 2007 04:33 PM
So you're saying that the ones hatched on the 17th haven't eaten anything yet? That's odd. Are you leaving the crickets in for a long time? Maybe break them into smaller groups per container. Is your basking spot about 110? is the ambient on the warm side about 95 and 80-85 on the cool side?
royal645
Jul 23, 2007 05:21 PM
everything shows what it should be, and they are active, not lethargic, they taste the lettuce but dont eat it they chase the crickets from time to time but i havent seen them eat any.
BDlvr
Jul 23, 2007 08:11 PM
I always count them as I put them in and take them out so I'll know if any are missing or not.
beachbeardies
Jul 24, 2007 02:14 AM
try smaller crickets, 1/4 inch for new hatchlings is a bit big, but all depending on the size of the hatchlings too. i had some pretty big hatchlings from a pair of dragons that hatched out at 5 1/2 inches. anyways if you can find em try some 1/8 inch crickets, or get some small pheonix worms, beardies love them.
on the greens, try offering larger peices of the leaves. mine seem to like tear their own small peices of greens off of a larger peice. they pay no attention if its diced up all small.
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Beach Beardies
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BDlvr
Jul 24, 2007 05:11 AM
How do they tear pieces off it it's not anchored?
beachbeardies
Jul 25, 2007 12:44 AM
by chewing it, mine do it all of the time. just as we can chew something with out front teeth and pull a bit, baby dragons do it too. they bite a small peice off, may take em a couple chomps. but this works better for me and my dragons, they seem to pay more attention to the bigger peices than small diced peices. im not saying huge like a full leaf of lettuce, but a peice about the size of a credit card or ID card
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Beach Beardies
2.2. bearded dragons
1.1. Sugar Gliders
0.2. Felines *queen athena and missy*
B22
Jul 26, 2007 01:46 AM
Hi
try to freez the cricks til they just not move anymore.
1,2 min .
when they dropped in cage they wil slowly come alive and r easy to catch for them.
also you wil not get a eating freanzy and toes r tail wil be nipped.
and afcourse no cricks bigger then space between the eyes .
byeeeee
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