new beardie being stubborn

[Fwamingdragon]

iv only had her for 2 days and iv noticed that she wont eat anything right now... iv showed her her bowl and everything but she goes straight back to her basking spot.

 

[MyGirlLeviathan]

well what are you feeding her? It could just be that she doesn't like that food or brand of food.

 

[Fwamingdragon]

im trying different kinds of greens right now and she just ignores them and iv tried a few pieces of fruit. I cant get some gut filled crickets today but I am tomorrow and plan on working on a roach colony.

 

[MyGirlLeviathan]

Hmm, maybe try taking a leaf between your fingers and slowly twirling it infront of her face? It worked for my dragon and now hell eat on his own or from my hand.

 

[MyGirlLeviathan]

The action helps excite their hunting instinct so they're more likely to eat, or at least from my experiance anyways

 

[Fwamingdragon]

okay ill try, what should I do if it doesn't work?

 

[MyGirlLeviathan]

Well if it doesn't work just give her time and warm bathes. You said she's new so she could just be nervous and shell use the bathroom eventually and when she poops she will hunger and then have to eat. Just keep trying though and leave the food in over night I'm sure she will eat. Just keep us posted though so we all know if your baby is getting better.

 

[Fwamingdragon]

she is so active im so surprised she isn't eating lol. All she does is jump from limb to basking spot like a thousand times, think she would want to eat.

 

[MyGirlLeviathan]

Its possible that she only eats small portions as well when you're not looking.

 

[RaidenMarshall]

If she's particularly young she might just be more interested in insects than greens, just keep offering them to her and she'll start eating them soon

 

[yellowrosesATX]

Our new baby (also 3 days) didn't eat many veggies the first 2 days but today my grandson hand fed it all to her and she ate every bite (mustard greens & yellow squash). I can think of worse things to have to do, the 8 year old grandson was loving that she ate from his hand too. She is eating 40 + crickets a day so far but today decided not to eat them if they are dusted. Grrr. I hope you are able to get your little one to eat but think the bugs are more important so it seems if you can gut load the bugs with veggies it may help?

 

[J_Heath145]

Maybe it is getting use to its surroundings

 

[PatsyB]

It's possible that she is getting used to her surroundings, give her some time. Also, little ones don't always take to salads right away, which is fine since they need more protein at this age. You should keep offering her salad every day though, it is possible that she will eat it when you aren't looking

Try not to get frustrated with the tank running and jumping and not eating. She will stop and eat when she is hungry. I have an 8 month old that drives me NUTS on a daily basis. He's 40 gallon tank and constantly runs and jumps. When I try to feed him live food he can't be bothered to stop and eat. I will catch him stopping and eating some salad and then I will try to throw in some bugs!

 

[Elemental Dragon Lord]

Every dragon I brought home has taken a few days to settle in, just give it time.

 

[Fwamingdragon]

I threw in some powdered crickets today and they are small but she ate one then just stopped and started bathing in her light should I just let the other crickets run around? and its kinda worrisome because everyone is saying their new baby is eating 30+ a day

 

[MyGirlLeviathan]

Well something is better than nothing and just remember that every dragon is different.

 

[Elemental Dragon Lord]

My new baby hasn't eaten any life food (very little greens) in 3 days. As long as the tail isn't thinning, eyes aren't sinking, and they are active you shouldnt worry to much about a few days.

 

[Fwamingdragon]

well found out my uvb light had a plastic cover on it and I was told that plastic blocks uvb light so I took it off hope it didn't stop to much these few first days

 

[Noella]

When I got Myah, she didn't eat much. Not many greens and she did eat two pieces to taste and one evening, she ate her greens because she was hungry. Now, I found her more interested in her crickets. She eats as many as 20-30 crickets, all not in one sitting though. She's growing and eating more and more crickets than greens. I offer fresh greens every day, changing them out in the afternoon and evening so she has a fresh supply.

Beardies go through relocation stress and will need to acclimate to their new surroundings. Your baby needs some time to get used to it's surroundings. Myah started to come alive and is developing her own personality.

 

[Fwamingdragon]

she ate a little greens while everyone was asleep but now her eyes are closed and she is keeping them closed, I was told to turn off her lights but wont her not getting any uvb make her not want to eat worse and plus she wont be getting the heat she needs(I turn them off at night when I got to bed and turn them on when I wake up)