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I got a male baby bearded dragon from my cousin. He was 4.5 inches when I got him less than two weeks ago. He was eating crickets the first few days and then he stopped. I figured he might have been stressed about the move from my cousin to my house. I began feeding him Repta-Aid through a syringe when he didn't eat for about two days and he loved it. He seems to be back to normal now, but I think he is used to eating from the syringe and won't eat any other way. He refuses to eat the crickets when I offer them. They are the correct size and have been gut loaded. He shed since I got him, and he goes to the bathroom normal. He also has gained weight and has grow a half an inch since I got him. I just need advice on how to get him to eat crickets again.

where are you buying the crickets and do you powder them. he might not like the taste of them. also is he eating greens yet?
let me know and i can offer more help
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sincerely,
jonathan
JDDK Reptiles www.jddkreptiles.com

I powder the crickets and I buy them from a pet store by me. He is not eating greens yet. He eats only from the syringe. He won't even eat the crickets if I try to hand feed him. He gets all excited when he sees me walking over to the tank with the syringe. Please help me with breaking this habit.

find a pair of feeding tongs that look similar to the syringe(same color, same size, etc). grab a cricket with the tongs and try feeding it too him that way. try feeding undusted crickets, dusted crickets, and if those dont work try feeding crickets diped in the repti-aid. let me know the results...
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sincerely,
jonathan
JDDK Reptiles www.jddkreptiles.com