Bearded Dragon Won't Eat Salads? Tips For Stubborn Beardies

[@briannat2261]

another salad topper i recommend is fluker’s strawberry banana flavored calcium powder. my lizards go crazy for it. just a bit sprinkled on the salad and they’ll eat all their salads!!

[@DoubleDragonHotel]

Thank you for sharing this, I didn't even know that existed!

[@craigslade7652]

Where did you purchase the Flukers flavored calcium powder? I googled it and got no response.

[@craigslade7652]

I take it back, I just found it at CHEWEY, thank you for mentioning it!

[@kaithunder9141]

@@craigslade7652 I’m a month late to this but you can get some at a pet store I got mine from there!

[@aliceeee9145]

Really helpful thanks. Hopefully my baby bearded starts eating their salad with these tips. Zaz being afraid of bananas is peak humour

[@kabal28]

I'm really glad my juvenile PetSmart special beardy came pre-programmed to eat veggies. I have two dishes for veggies and protein. I've witness him take a bite of salad, then a roach/black fly, then back to salad, back to roach-then goes and bask lol.

[@BellaBaileyforever]

My bearded dragon does not eat salad at all😞

[@henrycary1447]

My beardie rarely eats salad so thank you so much

[@ellesreptiles]

I'm glad the video was useful 🥰

[@henrycary1447]

@@ellesreptiles they always are

[@carriewilliford1225]

Beardies are so much like people! Picky with their salads...

[@JoMLee]

From Izzy’s Exotics, thank you for the shoutout!!! Love your channel!!! ❤️

[@JamesPermenter]

Thank you...I have a super fat dragon(big Bertha)I love her to death and want to save her life but she refuses salads..... your feeding advise is great.. thanks again

[@dawnmontgomery73]

Thank you! Just placed an order for the beardie bites and some bee pollen. Hopefully this will coax him into eating his salad now cause mama’s gonna go broke trying to afford his “bug” appetite without some kind of supplementation 😂

[@LewF1]

Thank you these tips are great I love your videos ❤

[@Iloveetvgirl]

I’m getting a bearded dragon on my birthday which is in three weeks, Ive been doing so much research, I’m so glad I found your channel, you’re a great source of information and it’s very helpful. :)

[@nyves104]

I don't have a breaded dragon (yet?), but I love learning about proper husbandry for animals and I could see this info being using for any picky animal with a varied diet. Great video!!

[@ellesreptiles]

Thank you! 😊

[@DoubleDragonHotel]

Good on you for doing research ahead of getting your dragon :) I wish more people would do this.

[@ashersamphibiansandreptiles]

This was very informal I was a little confused on the list for safe foods like how to prepare them but you made it make sense

[@davidphillips2798]

Good morning Elle, have an amazing Sunday!!! Another great video today!!!

[@ellesreptiles]

Thank you! I hope you have an amazing Sunday, too 😁

[@davidphillips2798]

@@ellesreptiles thank you Ma'am 😊

[@hollieshelesky668]

Need help!!! Have a baby dragon… doing everything to get him comfortable… he will NOT eat anything but bugs 🤦‍♀️ he likes eating from tongs and things put in front of him. Iv tried wrapping worms in salad… he eats around them 😔 how do I get him to eat fruits or veggies. He won’t try either! Please help. I want him to be happy and healthy!

[@karliestidham]

Thank u so much I have been struggling with my bearded dragon lately not knowing what's best for him and not knowing what's safe to feed him. This is all very helpful for my dragon! thx 🦎😊

[@ellesreptiles]

I'm so glad it was helpful! 😊

[@m3alw0rmss]

MY GOD THANK YOU SO MUCH took in a friend's not to long ago, he wasn't doing well and I knew I could take better care of him, but DAMN he's supper stubborn with vegetables because his diet was 100 bugs, I'll follow this for a while and see how it goes :)

[@ordinarybread]

I've tired literally everything and nothing is working, I cannot get my dragons to even acknowledge their salad is food, what should I do?

[@asherdan]

Thanks for this video! I was thinking yesterday, i need some salad ideas and bam here’s your video!

[@jonperkins1492]

At my local grocery store I can only give him collard greens or mustard greens I don’t know what fruit to give him how to cut it or were to buy it or prep the food

[@ellesreptiles]

There are fruits listed on that website as well 😊

[@jonperkins1492]

@@ellesreptiles thanks I’ll definetly look into it your my fav channel

[@reptilemafia2738]

My bearded dragon I’ve had for 7 years still won’t eat veggies I have to sneak it in her mouth after I give her a dubia lol and she has never ate by herself I have to hand feed or she won’t eat it if I just put it in her cage she’s so picky

[@lorrainedimmock4096]

Yes,Elle, what a struggle, first he likes something, then next time no.? He is a very difficult eater, and now 2.5 years old, but in very good shape and very well...I have made a note on what you feed yours, but over here in the UK, there is not as much choice as were you live, thanks for the info in your great videos and will persist to get some food down him...

[@crescentkj9636]

Hey, thank you. The video was really helpful.

[@kevinleboeuf5169]

I don’t have a Beardie but your videos are always interesting no matter the topic.

[@marcosavila1204]

Your bearded dragon videos are always helpful Elle have a blessed day

[@teacupps69]

My Zeppelin is super picky. Hates salads

[@tecsiederp]

We got a bearded dragon a week ago and your videos were so helpful when we were preparing for them (don't know if it's a boy or girl yet because haven't gotten a good look lol)! Thankfully they have been an insanely good eater, they'll even eat their salad every day with no issues 😍 Haven't experimented with different veggies much yet but I'm starting to suspect they're not a huge fan of carrots because they'll often just eat all the greens around it 😂

[@caterscarrots3407]

I don't have a bearded dragon yet and I hope that when I get my bearded dragon he/she will eat the salad straight away, but this video is definitely useful for me. I myself would rather put cut up fresh fruit than fruit juice in the salad if using the fruit trick you mentioned in the video, as fresh fruit is more nutritious(some of the nutrients in fruit are only found in the fiber and not in the juice) than fruit juice. If I am using fruit juice at all, it would be for myself. I have heard that bearded dragons love red fruits and vegetables more than any other color, so using strawberries or red bell pepper might work better than using blueberries for example. Not sure how true that is or if their preference for strawberries over blueberries has anything to do with the color red.

[@annabethsfarmadventures8610]

Awww,your bearded dragon is so cute! I would love one!

[@Nazoirr]

My tip is putting bugs on the salad!

[@snowps1]

My guy is almost a year old and has eaten maybe five pieces of lettuce in the time, and all that by accident. He refuses to eat any vegetation at all.

[@jazminb.8281]

My 6 month old dragon is scared of any orange or red color foods and won't even go near his salad if it has that color in it.

[@Indyrael]

Sweet video as always straight to the point professional advice information and statistics! Thankfully my beardies absolutely love their salads 🥗 ❤ 🦎 Definitely going to explore more options for them now !

[@ellesreptiles]

It's always so great when beardies just love their veggies from the start! 😊

[@Indyrael]

@@ellesreptiles you love to see it!! xD

[@ilovefish9458]

My bearded dragon only eats collard greens and arugula I'm trying to get him to eat other stuff but he's stubborn. Is there something I can try giving him that he may like? He's turned his nose up at everything.

[@melissakmiddleton]

I don’t know why our babies will eat salad all day handfed but never go eat the plate on their own lol. So far no takers on beardie bites🤷🏽‍♀️ The funny thing is my daughter would barely touch a little broccoli before we got our beardies. Now she eats a lot of them after watching them eat and today asked to eat some of their salad (good thing I throw the larvae in last😂)

[@andrewweidner7740]

Thank you so much! This helps a lot!

[@tysenstolz2138]

I don’t have a bearded dragon and I want to get one. If I do get one will I be able to put some live mealworms in the salad or any other kind of live worms?

[@caterscarrots3407]

Yes, you can put live feeder worms in the salad, as long as you don't overdo insects for adults.

[@Notme_220]

My baby bearded is fine when I stick my hand in his cage or feed him in his cage but when I try to pick up and hold him he jumps out of my hands and he gets very skittish- I’ve watched many videos and I don’t know what to do.- he is about 4-6 months

[@theoneandonly1158]

It's really normal. Start small. Just keep your hand inside his tank, then close it. Do that a few days. Wait until your dragon comes to your hand. Most reptiles at babies are very skittish and as they get older, they gain more confidence. I have a baby dragon and I've only had him for 4 days. So I'm leaving him alone and won't handle him until he comes to me. Essentially, train him so he know that you are fun, food and comfort. So try not to grab him as he is running away. I have a 2yr old tegu and that's how we trained him. He was very skittish as a baby and he would bolt, but once he was adjusted, we started training him and spent a lot of time together. Even if we just sat in front of his cage and he saw us there. Baby steps and You'll be fine.

[@Notme_220]

@@theoneandonly1158 thank you! I now can hold him and feed him out of his box to gain more confidence but thanks for your feed back

[@kristiegittings7519]

Where did you get your rock set up?

[@loispadgett6306]

A neither great video advice for getting Beardies to eat salad. Will get some bee pollen pills and put on just as a treat once in a wail. Hope you and your family have a great Sunday. GOD BLESS 🦎💖🐢💖🐍💖

[@ellesreptiles]

Thank you! I hope you have a great Sunday as well! 😁

[@iamhexed1]

What leafy green d you use for your beardie?I have no idea which leafy green is best

[@joyglocker8318]

Also I heard sometimes changing the feeding time helps

[@sharimentges4878]

I use that same list. Mine is still a picky eater, she still don’t like a lot of worms but she does eat her salads. She’ll eat roaches everyday if I let her

[@Legend-rv6sm]

Got a new Beardie just getting propared

[@ellesreptiles]

Congrats 🎉

[@teezeeb2662]

Thanks for the great tips

[@Alvariandior]

my beardie has started to poop in his salad so I've had to move it.

[@lyssloo13]

my beardie will pick the bugs out, eat them, and spit the leaves out. same with fruits and veggies and im struuuggling ive tried everything 😂

[@ChantalsCritters]

Great video

[@patriotjones8584]

Love how no one accounts for us having jobs lol i cant wait a few hours lol he gets two chances ti chow down morning and night lol

[@mellbeavan9995]

Hi I am Dustyn and Iove Bearded Dragons and I want a Bearded dragon but I am only 9 don't you need to be 18 years old to get a Bearded dragon so I have to wait 9 years until I can one. So Beye and good gob on the voices

[@mamakitty9305]

Thanks

[@jessicalehman4695]

I need some tip and tricks to get my guy to drink water. I have tried what seems like everything.

[@ellesreptiles]

Most bearded dragons won't drink water - they get most of the water they need from the food they eat. So spraying water on their salads, using a dropper to put water onto their mouths, or baths are all good ways to get them to take in more water. 😊

[@breannatea9417]

Trying putting warm water and a tiny bit of bee pollen in a dropper and put drops on his nose. Works for mine every time!

[@liamsstudio_44]

Very helpful

[@corinkristen1292]

You are my hero 😍😂

[@paullawton4148]

You are cool af 😎

[@lorrainedimmock4096]

Yes,Elle, what a struggle, first he likes something, then next time no.? He is a very difficult eater, and now 2.5 years old, but in very good shape and very well...I have made a note on what you feed yours, but over here in the UK, there is not as much choice as were you live, thanks for the info in your great videos and will persist to get some food down him...