Feeding insects

[Pawsfoot]

I am going to be feeding dubia roaches, and it sounds like they can get out of the feeder bowls when they are little and since I have a baby beardie I was wondering if it would be better to feed with tweezers or would it be better to put them in a small 10 gallon tank during meal times for 10-15 minutes and allow him to eat them that way. Also I am going to be feeding him BSFL and I was just planning on sprinkling them on his greens. He eats his greens really well and I provide him with fresh greens twice daily on the cool side of the tank, but he just doesn't seem to want the supers or the mealworms I was told he was eating at the store. I have had a bowl of the worms in his cage for 3 days now and he hasn't eaten one of them. I really don't want him to not get any protein so I'm trying all the bugs that I can to see if he will like any of them. I didn't get him crickets because I'm not a fan lol but if I have to I will. Any help is appreciated.

 

[madchiller85]

I'm in the same boat really. I know he's eating because he's pooping, but I think he's just getting the loose crickets in his tank. I can't get him to eat out of a ceramic bowl, he just ignores them and any insects in them. And I can't get him to eat salad at all, even when I put feeder insects like BSFL or roaches in with it. I know my lighting and temps are correct now, but still struggling to get him to eat regularly. I've only had him about 10 days though.

 

[Pawsfoot]

Yeah we have only had ours for 3 days. He is eating the salads like it is his job but won’t touch an insect that I put in the cage. I’m hoping he will try the roaches because I ordered some and I was gonna even go to the store and pick up some prior to the ones I have coming to see if he will eat them. Maybe he’s still just getting used to us and that’s why. Also he had a nice poop yesterday that was normal so I mean at least that’s a plus. Hopefully someone can tell us if this is ok.

 

[Sadie]

I am going to be feeding dubia roaches, and it sounds like they can get out of the feeder bowls when they are little and since I have a baby beardie I was wondering if it would be better to feed with tweezers or would it be better to put them in a small 10 gallon tank during meal times for 10-15 minutes and allow him to eat them that way. Also I am going to be feeding him BSFL and I was just planning on sprinkling them on his greens. He eats his greens really well and I provide him with fresh greens twice daily on the cool side of the tank, but he just doesn't seem to want the supers or the mealworms I was told he was eating at the store. I have had a bowl of the worms in his cage for 3 days now and he hasn't eaten one of them. I really don't want him to not get any protein so I'm trying all the bugs that I can to see if he will like any of them. I didn't get him crickets because I'm not a fan lol but if I have to I will. Any help is appreciated.

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