I know its been asked a million times. They are about one month old and love to eat crickets but are not interested in greens or bearded dragon food. Any ideas to help with the swich?
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My hatchlings dont eat anything but crickets. Any suggestions
spottedturtleman
Apr 08, 2004 07:38 PM
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mngrivera
Apr 08, 2004 07:49 PM
No expert here but this was addressed a while ago and one suggetion was to drop the food in a piece at a time so that the movement would catch their eye. That way they get tricked into eating it til they get used to it. Hope this helps!
Gabby
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kephy
Apr 08, 2004 08:54 PM
I'd just say keep offering it everyday and give them time. My baby wouldn't touch greens when he was a month old either. I kept offering them to him in the morning, and wouldn't give him crickets until noon. As he got older started taking more and more bites of the greens when he couldn't wait until noon to eat. Hunger and opportunity eventually taught him that he loves the stuff!
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kg
Apr 08, 2004 10:39 PM
What I've been doing is this:
Lights go on at 7, I leave them greens and pellets at around 7:30. When I come back from school at around 3:30, I give them fresh greens and pellets. Then at around 4 I feed them crickets and then they get crickets again at around 7 and lights go off at 9ish. I also handfeed them the greens and they go crazy for that. With my schedule, they're pretty much forced to eat their greens in the morning unless they want to go without food until 4.
Anyways, hope all goes well with your babies.
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Kylie
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shasha369
Apr 09, 2004 03:15 PM
Did you ever know of a little kid that liked his brussel sprots or califlower . Well beardies are the same, hatchlings do not like their kale and collard greens. Offer it every day and feed it in the morning with crickets in the afternoon and they will eventually like them. Make sure it is chopped extra fine for hatchlings. Also place a few wax worms (beardie candy) on the veggies. A bribe to eat veggies.
