{"id":1244,"date":"2019-09-18T19:09:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T19:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reptilefollower.com\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2021-05-24T09:01:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T09:01:45","slug":"baby-bearded-dragon-wont-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reptilefollower.com\/baby-bearded-dragon-wont-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby bearded dragon wont eat (Why?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are a new owner of a beautiful baby Bearded Dragon, you may be pulling your hair out wondering why he won’t eat (Click here for my best Bearded Dragon guide<\/a><\/strong>). Well, I have some answers for you…<\/p>\n

Why won’t your baby bearded dragon eat? He is either stressed, anxious or unhappy. This could be caused by an incorrect temperature in his enclosure, unwanted cage mates, uncomfortable new environment or just simply being fed the wrong food.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now that you know what could be causing this, let me delve deeper and explain how these things occur, how you can avoid making these mistakes, what and how often you should be feeding him and more. Keep reading.<\/p>\n

Other Reasons Why won’t Baby bearded dragon won’t eat?<\/h2>\n

The reality is there are a number of reasons why your baby dragon my not be eating, therefore, I will use this section to give you some suggestions to help you.<\/p>\n

Transitional stage.<\/h3>\n

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Has your baby Beardie just been moved in? If yes, don’t stress. It’s normal for a new baby to feel a little bit off of his food when he has first moved to a new environment.<\/p>\n

Understand this, this happens to adults as well. However, for babies, it’s even worse.<\/p>\n

Why? <\/em><\/p>\n

This is because not only are they in a new environment, they have also been taken away from their siblings and mother, are you with me?<\/p>\n

Typically you can expect them to need one or two weeks to adjust to their new environment. Meaning, expect some abnormal eating patterns within this transitional stage.<\/p>\n

They don’t like the diet<\/h3>\n

Baby Bearded Dragons can be a bit picky at times. Especially if you’re not sure what to feed them. A safe bet is Size 2 crickets, they are a good choice and a good size for him.<\/p>\n

However, you could also try Dubia Roaches. They love these roaches. In fact, you should find that he will love these even more than the crickets.<\/p>\n

Feeling cold<\/h3>\n

One of the common problems, which can turn baby dragons off their food, is them not feeling comfortable. In particular, feeling cold.<\/p>\n

This usually happens if you haven’t set the temperature right in the enclosure. To give you an idea of the expectation, you need to provide heat up to 115 degrees Fahrenheit in their enclosure.<\/p>\n

I know this may sound very hot to you but bear in mind that bearded dragons originate from desert areas where this will be the norm.<\/p>\n

You can achieve these temperatures in a couple of ways:<\/p>\n