My Dragon only wanted to eat insects since I got him. I think that this behaviour is due to the fact that the guy I purchased him from fed him 20 crickets a day. My Dragon is now an ” old man ” and doesn’t do much exercise. Due to this he has become obese and has developed fatty liver disease. To make him lose weight I have developed a method to get him to eat greens.
The method is as follows:
- Put mealworms into a small bowl.
- Put some mealworm pupas in the bowl.
- Add finely shredded greens.
- Dust the mixture with a calcium supplement.
- Place the bowl in front of your Bearded Dragon.
The movement of the mealworms will attract the dragons attention. As your Dragon tries to eat the mealworms he/she will pick up some of the greens and will swallow them with the mealworms. I added the pupas as they are less fattening than the mealworm larvae. I am still working on this idea and may add some Bearded Dragon pellets, tinned insects or freeze-dried insects to the mix. Note this will not work with live crickets as they will simply jump out of the bowl.