Bearded Dragon- eating problems

Question

We just acquired a bearded dragon that had been neglected. He loves eating bugs- crickets and waxworms and mealworms but will not touch fruit or vegtables. he is five years old.

Answer 1

give him some time, as long as your putting supplements , ( like multi-vitamins) he should be fine.

Answer 2

when you add the insects, stir them into the salad, make proper mix for the salad. i use bearded dragon pellots i mix with hot water, than stir in choped up romain and red leaf lettus with the juice of a fruit like strawberry. than mix insects in.

Answer 3

some beardies can be fussy, i hand feed mine kale to get them going. when feeding greens kale has more calcuim then lettuce, if i can't find kale romaine is next. mine also like red, a little red pepper, they love raspberries, just not to much or they could have tummy upsets.

Answer 4

Make a salad, I use lettuces (non iceberg) carrots, cantaloupe, tomatoes, peppers (yellow, red and green-I gave them once but he liked them) and I sometimes toss worms into the salad bowl. He will see movement and hopefully eat the salad. The other option is to not feed worms or crickets for a couple of days and only give salad. He'll eat when hungry.  Try superworms, silk and butter worms for an even bigger variety. Beardeddragons.org or bearded-dragons.com can supply you with a list of fruits and veggies that he can eat.  

Answer 5

what type of fruits and veggies do you give him...he may just simply not like them...give him some time maybe his previous owners never gave him any