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Hi look I recently got a water dragon at petco I would say he his a juvenile not a baby but not an adult he hasn't eating since 12/10/06 that when I purchased him and he hasn't eating since nothing at all please if you can help reply

You said..."he hasn't eating since 12/10/06"...if you are meaning October 12 that's a long time for it to have not eaten. Is it looking thin? Some take a couple of weeks to adjust to their new cage and surroundings, but I think a month is a little too long.

You said its hasn't eaten anything at all...how do you know?

What have you tried to feed it?

What is the basking temperature in its cage?

No not october lol december 10th two days ago his basking temp is averaging around 87 to 90 I tried dropping crikets in front of him nothing happened I tried to force feed him crikets nuthing vegtables fruits like apples and grapes and he's not eating mealworms please help.

Its quite likely its just getting used to its surroundings if its only been a couple of days since you got it. Hopefully it will eat in a couple of days. If it doesn't then post again.

My water dragon still hasn't eating but its strange cuz he is active and alert when's he is outside of the cage he playful and he's green he looks fine just not eating

Outside of the cage? If it is the first week, I would avoid letting him out at all. In fact, these animals really shouldn't be let to roam around the house, but people have different opinions about these matters.

It has only been four days, I wouldn't worry, if it ends up being a week or two, it could be something more than stress. Since you bought it from petco (Doh!), there is a very, very good chance he/she has parasites. Parasites feed of their host, so the animal receives no nutrition from the food it eats. They can also cause a lack of appetite. I also bought my water dragon at Petco 6 years ago, he had parasites, and was not eating much during the first month. The parasites are easy to get rid of, but I would take him to a vet to determine exactly what is going on.

Just leave him alone, maybe cover the enclosure, and he might relax a bit.

Agreed, let the little guy get used to his new home. Leave some crickets in the cage, along with a bowl of mealworms (smooth sides on the bowl so they don't crawl out) and then should he get hungry there's food there.

Good luck!

~jenny
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