Veggie Problems

[Dubya11]

I can't get my bearded dragon to eat any Veggies. She never has been a fan and if i offer nothing but veggies she just doesn't eat..so i was wondering maybe some other ideas..I need some COMMON veggies i can pick-up and any grocery store and feed her. I live on an island and they don't sell Dandilion greens or collard greens or anything that i have seen for bearded dragon veggies. Shes on a mostly Meal Worm/ Cricket Diet and i would like to make her more healthy.

 

[Aleena]

red leaf lettuce can be used as a staple, sweet peppers mixed in, grow some carrots and throw in the greens from those. There's a whole list of stuff in here as well:
Bearded Dragon Diet Nutritional Information

 

[JennaMarie]

I'm having the same issue. I just got my little one, and he/she seems to have no interest in taking any veggies. Does anyone have tips on how to make them more interested? Right now I'm just sprinkling them on the bottom of the cage...

 

[Dubya11]

I always try and spark some interest by pick up the veggie and wiggling it around near her face..doesn't work haha but that's what i do. She just wants nothing to do with anything other than meal-worms or Crix.. Sometimes ill feed her a meal worm and while she is chewing ill stick some veggies in her mouth

 

[jessica domke]

u cud always get a small piece of green & a worm/locust/roach & hold em w/the same 2 fingers, like beside eachother. so when ur beardie goes 2 grab the live food, he/she grabs the piece of green as well. if that works, do that 4 a bit. & try putting live food mixed in w/the salad. i wuz luck 2 never have problems w/my dragon eating his salad. but that's all the tips i can think of..hope u figure something out tho!

 

[Bryce Anthony]

Early on, I had some problems getting my dragon to eat veggies but when I would wave them around like they were alive, she'd go for them. Maybe you could try setting some in a bowl in her viv. I don't know what your setup is like, but if you have sand, just make sure it is high enough that she won't kick sand into the bowl. But just leave some in there for a day and see if she gets curious maybe. Maybe put a worm in there with the greens to get her interested.

 

[drgnfly2265]

Try to see if you can find a spring mix. I switch from collards and turnip greens to the spring mix and they love it. When they were juvies, I had to show them the bowl of vegies and move them around a little for them to eat them, lol.