Bearded Dragon Not Eating: Tips Every Owner Should Know!

The owner of a baby beardie (a bearded dragons are often called) will need to be even more vigilant about whether their pet is getting the nourishment they need. A baby (or child) bearded dragon should eat tiny crickets about 2-3 times a day. You'll need to see how many your baby bearded dragon eats in up to 10 minute timeframes - kind of like you do with a pet fish.

If your baby bearded dragon not eating is a problem, stop providing the crickets in such large amounts and look for what's causing it. The number should be in about the 20-50 cricket range, per day. If your baby bearded dragon isn't eating nearly enough (or not at all), it may be having trouble. A good rule of thumb is that the food should be no bigger than the space between its eyes - in other words, tiny!

Baby bearded dragons also like to eat plants, so give it fresh greens to gnaw on, too. Many expert recommend that you spray it with water so that the baby beardie stays hydrated.

Bearded Dragons like a variety of foods. The adult bearded dragons, like the baby beardies, like to eat plants and animals, wet and dry food. So you need to mix it up. All of the bearded dragons will want some green vegetables, so make sure you provide that.

Unlike a baby bearded dragon, adults only eat once a day. If you're worried that your bearded dragon not eating crickets will kill it, don't worry - there are many alternatives to try. You can feed them other prey, including:

Earthworms (or many other worms you can buy)
Cockroaches
Locusts

Just make sure you buy them and don't grab some from your local environment because there's a risk it poses to your pet. Crickets are the best option, but if your bearded dragon won't eat live prey, make sure you get some specially formulated bearded dragon food pellets and wet food too.

If you've ever seen a Bearded Dragon eat, then you know for such a small guy he can certainly pack away the food. When it's time to dine, Beardies are just like their human owners. None of them want a diet of the same old, same old. But since they don't have the option of phoning out for a pizza when the food routine gets dull, it's up to you, the loving owner to give him a variety of food to feed his appetite.

While it's tempting to watch your Bearded Dragon eat, he doesn't like to be stared at any more than you do. Even though you might find it fascinating to watch him devour the bugs or greens, give him a little space so he can have his meal in peace. An occasional glance is okay but just don't make his mealtime the center of attention.

Are you not sure what your Beardie will want to munch on? Though they're not terribly picky eaters, there are some foods that hit the spot with them. You can find tutorials and videos that show a Bearded Dragon eat just about anything which is why you have to be careful what you put in his tank. For starters, you can try him out on the kind of insects he thinks are delicious-insects like crickets or mealworms-be sure and gut load the insects first. Give him fruits and vegetables in his diet too. Beardies love vegetables like squash, green beans and collard greens.