my beardie doesnt like greens

[baldegale14]

so i feed my beardie greens daily and he just doesnt eat that much of them. i feed him a handfull and he eats either a quarter or half of it? any suggestions on what to do?


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[RaeAnn]

Don't worry too much this is very typical. A lot of dragons just do not like greens. It's good that your baby is at least eating some.

You can try putting insects in his salad to see if this will encourage him to eat more. You can also try putting the salad in his Viv first thing in the morning and waiting awhile before offering insects. Sometimes they become hungry enough to settle for the greens.

It's important to gut load his insects with the greens you would like him to eat more of. On top of this just keep offering the salad everyday and hopefully he will eventually come around.


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[baldegale14]

Don't worry too much this is very typical. A lot of dragons just do not like greens. It's good that your baby is at least eating some.

You can try putting insects in his salad to see if this will encourage him to eat more. You can also try putting the salad in his Viv first thing in the morning and waiting awhile before offering insects. Sometimes they become hungry enough to settle for the greens.

It's important to gut load his insects with the greens you would like him to eat more of. On top of this just keep offering the salad everyday and hopefully he will eventually come around.


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any suggestions on what greens to feed him? ive been feeding him only kale but i cant find dandelion greens anywhere. all the stores around me have stopped selling it.


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[RaeAnn]

Collard greens, mustard greens, and turnip greens are really good staples. Adding a little butternut squash will also add color to the salad and may spark his interest


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[baldegale14]

Collard greens, mustard greens, and turnip greens are really good staples. Adding a little butternut squash will also add color to the salad and may spark his interest


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alright! when i run out of kale thats what ill get. ill see if my tortoise can eat those aswell, will make things much easier.


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[RaeAnn]

Most definitely. Kale is not the best staple for dragons due to vitamin A levels. However mixing it with other greens and even offering it by itself once in awhile will not hurt anything


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[PatsyB]

As long as he's eating some greens he's okay. My oldest girl won't eat any on her own, I have to trick her into eating them when she's chewing on a bug LOL!

 

[baldegale14]

update: i went and got some butternut squash today and he absolutely loved it! devoured it all. he loved the collard greens aswell!


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[PatsyB]

Butternut squash is great. My girl Dolly usually loves that one when she's not brumating. I discovered it's partly because she likes the color orange.

 

[RaeAnn]

That is awesome! I'm so glad to hear he has discovered some healthy foods he likes


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