Refusal To Eat Crickets

[Bearded Dragon]

My bearded dragon started to refuse to eat crickets after we ran out and she had to live off superworms and collard greens for a few days. Anyone know what I should do to fix this? after all this happened her colors seem to have gotten darker and her eyes seem to have shrunken in a little bit. She isn't acting any different. She just looks different. Can someone please help me?

 

[PatsyB]

Super worms are like crack! Once they get a taste of them they don't want crickets anymore. If you really want to feed crickets you'll have to hold off on the supers for a bit so they don't have any other choice. Do you have a picture of your bearded dragon? It's weird that it would have gotten darker and eyes shrunk. Usually when they get darker they are either getting ready to shed or they are soaking in the heat/UVB. Sunken eyes is a sign of dehydration. You can fix that by giving a warm bath and dripping water on the tip of her nose and getting her to drink. Or give a variety of healthy veggies. Collards are good but so are mustard greens, turnip greens and dandelion. Here is a list of good veggies http://greathousefarm.com/Greathouse-Reptile-Nutrition-List.pdf

 

[Canicke]

Welcome - how old is your beardie? how long have you had it? I wouldn't eat crickets either (kidding!) but you might find that dubias (roaches) are a viable alternative. I hate crickets - they stink, make noise, and jump around. dubias are much nicer - they don't climb / jump, don't smell, and don't make any noise. I get mine from a guy who advertised on craigslist - we meet at a well lit gas station. you can also order them on line.