what should i do if my bearded dragon dosn't eat mine is still a baby!its been 4 days!what do i do?i worryed

Question

i tryed insecets, worms, but iam going to try fresh veg

Answer 1

Listen to the other answers but what ever you do do not feed him mice, even baby mice at his age are way too big and could paralyse him!

Answer 2

If he continues to not eat he must be taken to a vet as soon as possible.

He needs a basking spot temperature of 95-110 degrees to digest his food, and an Ultra Violet B florescent tube light.

Make sure the crickets are no bigger than the size between the eyes, are you sure he is not eating? sometimes they might eat when you are not watching, make sure he has fresh salad every day with collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, spring greens, dandelion greens, endive or escarole as a staple every day.

Also dust the crickets with a Calcium with Vitamin D3 (With no phosphorous) every day before feeding and a Vitamin/Mineral supplement a few times a week.

Lettuce can be fed to a beardy rarely, but lettuce is not good daily, it is just about as good as feeding him paper.
p.s. don't feed him paper.

Make sure there is always food there for him insects and vegetables. If there is no food there it would not be hard to guess why he is not eating.

Please! Educate yourself about the Bearded Dragon!

Check these sites for nutrition and diet information.

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutritionframeset.html

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=824

Here is a care sheet please read page 1 and 2 and join the forums on this site if you like and read as much as you can.

http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/caresheet/

DO NOT feed him a mouse or any mammal, not only mice but anything too big even a cricket that is too big it can cause impaction and block his digestive system and cause death.

Answer 3

Check your setup to make sure your tank size, temperatures and UVB are all correct. Temps must be measured with digital probe themometers and should be 105F at basking spot. UVB needs to be changed every 6 months, on for 12 hours a day, and within 12 inches of basking spot unless a Mercury Vapor is used. Make sure you are not using loose substrate of any kind, especially sand. Are you misting daily and offering frequent baths? Has it been tested for parasites yet--a very common problem in beardies and a serious cause of health problems?
Are crickets dusted correctly with the right calcium/D3 and multivitamins? Are the crickets no bigger than the space between his eyes? Do not use mealworms--they can't digest well and they can cause impactions. Many baby beardies will not eat salads well--this is normal. Adult beardies eat a lot more salad than babies do. Keep offering daily salads anyway so he gets used to them. Check out these care sites for additional info.


http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/home.html
http://www.biology.lsa.umich.edu/research/labs/ktosney/file/BD.html

Answer 4

Well considering that it is in the winter, Beardies rarely eat a regualr amount of food. Mine hasn't eaten in 5 days.. It is tottaly normal. Try putting two small crickets in your beardies cage and see if it will react to the crickets. Some lettuce is a good alternative if nothing else works. Do not worry about it now, but since you have a baby, if it doesn't eat for about 1 week, i reecomend taking it in to the pet store or vet to learn what is wrong specifically to your baby beardie.

Answer 5

Go to the vet! And quick. It might have a bug or something that is making it sick!