haleyannette
Bearded Dragon Egg
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I brought home my beardie on Saturday (this is my first beardie). He is about 8 inches long.
He didn't eat with me on Saturday (I brought him home around 4, I'm sure he ate at PetSmart earlier in the day), on Sunday (yesterday) I tried to feed him crickets multiple times, he ate maybe 3 total in the whole day. I got him some mealworms to see if he'd eat those and he ate 6-7 last night around 8. He also ate a few small pieces of squash. So total he ate yesterday: a few crickets, 6-7 mealworms, few tiny pieces of squash.
Today, I again kept trying to feed him. Total he ate today: 1 cricket and 2 mealworms.
He seems to have an appetite because sometimes he looks at the worms/crickets, even licks them if I put them in front of him with tweezers, but then doesn't care most of the time.
He is active and seems completely normal other than that. Last time he pooped was yesterday (it was normal). I know that he would take some time to adjust because of the new environment and home, but is it normal for them to not even want to eat that much during this adjustment period? I just know he should be eating WAY more than that, especially as a juvenile, and I'm worried.
Can someone tell me if this is normal for a new beardie who has only been in his home for a couple days?
He didn't eat with me on Saturday (I brought him home around 4, I'm sure he ate at PetSmart earlier in the day), on Sunday (yesterday) I tried to feed him crickets multiple times, he ate maybe 3 total in the whole day. I got him some mealworms to see if he'd eat those and he ate 6-7 last night around 8. He also ate a few small pieces of squash. So total he ate yesterday: a few crickets, 6-7 mealworms, few tiny pieces of squash.
Today, I again kept trying to feed him. Total he ate today: 1 cricket and 2 mealworms.
He seems to have an appetite because sometimes he looks at the worms/crickets, even licks them if I put them in front of him with tweezers, but then doesn't care most of the time.
He is active and seems completely normal other than that. Last time he pooped was yesterday (it was normal). I know that he would take some time to adjust because of the new environment and home, but is it normal for them to not even want to eat that much during this adjustment period? I just know he should be eating WAY more than that, especially as a juvenile, and I'm worried.
Can someone tell me if this is normal for a new beardie who has only been in his home for a couple days?