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Hey Guys
My boyfriend bought me a bearded dragon for christmas and the whole set up and everything. He(?) is doing great (except he wont eat ANY greens or veggies!) Now I am going on vacation for a week, and I am not sure what to do with him. Will he make it that long, he is about 7 inches long, the pet store said 4 months, but they were as always a wealth of misinformation. I may be able to find someone that can come in and feed him sporadically, but I am not sure, any advice would be great. Oh, and the petstore said the was a sandfireXnormal (but i am guessing he is a red/goldXnormal). He has bright orange markings on his face and under his ear, but isnt really showing any color on his back. Will that change? I went back to the pet store and looked at the clutch mates, and some of them were a tad more colorful (Oranges and yellows), but also a tad bigger. Any correlation? THanks so much, sorry about the monster post!

Rachel

Young bearded dragons need to fed twice a day with insects and mixed greens offered all day long. It isn't unusual for young dragons not to show alot of interest in greens. Sprinking crickets or small silkworms on the greens is the best way to encourage the dragons to eat the greens.

Also, being so young, bearded dragons should be misted with luke warm water (or room temp) 2-3 times a day or have fresh drinking water available to prevent dehydration.

7 days without food and water has a high chance of killing your new dragon, not to mention it would be cruel. You will need to have somebody come in twice a day to feed him crickets (small silkworms, butterworms or roaches) and greens.
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