i got a bearded dragon saturday afternoon and when we would put in crikets he would eat and chase them right away. But yesterday afternoon when we fed him he wouldn't eat them and hasn't since. Is he sick or what? Can someone please help me out?
Sometimes they will slow down after a couple of days in a new home, and then will often take a week or two to settle in and get used to a routine. Offer salads every morning, and leave them in all day so he can nibble on those if he wants to. Offer one or two crickets, see if he's going for them. If he is, add them one at a time until he stops going after them, then remove any left over. If he's not going for the crickets, remove them, and try again a little later on. Keep him somewhere pretty low-traffic to ease stress, and he'll settle in and start munching away in no time. After you've had him about 2 weeks, it's generally wise to get a fecal exam done at the local vet's. With beardies, it's best not to do it right away, because it can give false readings (due to stress, etc.) but I'd definitely get one done in a couple of weeks.
