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I recently got a beardie from a pet store. I have taken sick and injured herps that they could not sell before.this little girl is about half the size of her clutch mates. she was eating about 4-5 chrickets a day and only a bite or two of greens mixed with saturated beardie pellets. then I gave her some meal worms and now that is all she will eat. How can I get her interested in crickets and her salad again? what other things can i do to help her gain weight/other foods/ methods of feeding/feeding frequency ect. How much to to much food? than you for listening and any help will be greatly apprceated

I would first have a fecal done to rule out parasites. Parasites are probably the number one cause of inappetance in beardies. Then you can try offering silkworms ( I would get the small size for a little beardie like yours. They are nutritious, easy to digest, and easy to catch (they sit in the bowl and wait to be eaten.)

What is your set up like?
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Stacey

thanks for responding so quickly. I set up a fecal today after reading some of the posts in here. Dose most pet stores have silkworns or do you have to special order them? I dont think the one localy carries them. I have a ten gallon glass tank,i got some shelf liner to put in the bottom ( i read that it works well from some of the posts also)I have a hood with uv heat lights in it and a basking light in one end. I also have a small lid i use for a food bowl, and one for water. I have never seen her drink from it though. I mist her once a day usually untill she stopes licking the dropes. there is also a small pice of wood that is bigger around and flat on the top that reggy likes to sit on and bask. Is there any other things I could do to enshure her health and happyness?
thank you michelle