How To Get Any Bearded Dragon To Eat It’s Veggies! *Guaranteed To Work*

[@misty7681]

I have just rescued 2 adult beardies from an awful enclosure. I had to pick them up from this woman, whose sister owned the beardies. The sister had left them with her, the poor woman had no idea what to do. Their cage was in horrible condition. apparently, they had not trained them to eat their greens. This video has helped a lot with their rehabilitation. Hercules ( the male ) is still working on it, and Meg ( the female ) now loves to eat her greens. Thx sooooooo much ☺

[@rebeccalee6762]

You are amazing honestly, ours wasn’t eating veggies, turning his face away and shutting his eyes to them. We did the whole trickery and he got mad a few times but now we have figured that cucumber’s are his go to so we added this to his leafy greens and he appears to be eating them when no one watches. I just noticed him at his bowl and he then kept watch on me while licking the veggies 😂 but as long as he eating them which I can see I don’t mind if he keeps it a secret lol thank you. We are currently trying to drinking water trick too xx

[@DallasStorm43]

Cucumbers should not be part of their every day diet. They contain no nutrients and is just water to them.

[@aslaslalsaslas2424]

Fresh veggies works great, I have a garden, bok choy, dinosaur kale,Swiss chard ( especially Swiss orange chard)etc. my bear dies absolutely hate store bought veggies. But they love fresh grown garden items

[@DoubleDragonHotel]

I'm starting an indoor garden just for this purpose, glad someone else has had luck with home grown options

[@xP1NB411x]

Thanks for this info! Very helpful my baby beardy does not want to eat his veggies only meal worms he's very picky lol

[@beatrixkiddo5]

How's it going now? I know they're more bugs as juveniles and as the age switch to more veggies. How's it going?

[@cansarinducin5338]

Surprisingly I've never had this problem, my beardie Mooshie and I bonded by hand-feeding veggies when I first got him lol, he loves his fruits and veggies lmao

[@stacycole1935]

I literally LOL when you mentioned Snoop. I’ve had a lot of success with arugula. All beardies I’ve had love it over any other green. Also bee pollen sprinkled on top is fabulous as well.

[@cornstar1253]

Spirulina works for me.

[@kathleenmonsegue9700]

The one I used to have didn't like arugula or any leafy green. He was super picky.

[@colecole3352]

Nothing I seen on any video has worked.

[@colecole3352]

Nothing I seen on any video has worked.

[@aalynnodell9809]

The rolled green is pretty genius though id just stick with bee pollen.

[@karmaleenash2841]

I bow to the Lord! Going to try this right now with my juvenile, Eek. He loves worms, so this might work! He tong feeds fine, and hand feeds, but nope on the veggies. Thanks for the info! 💚

[@redbeardeddragon3405]

I used repashy grub pie.i wiped it on the greens .and she ate greens ever since.

[@reptilemafia2738]

My beardie I’ve had for 6 years hates veggies I’ve tried everything but no success I’ve had to force feed her every 2 days I’ll definitely try this trick and let you know

[@aalynnodell9809]

Bee pollen sprinkled on it. Works everytime otherwise they arent hungry. If they're stubborn and wont eat because they know they'll get bugs then skipp the bugs until they eat the greens with bee pollen. They'll get the point eventually and they definitely won't starve.

[@JohannesViinikka]

Has it worked? Asking because my 5 year old beardie has never ate her veggies and I'm starting to get desperate. I've tried almost everything: bee pollyn, bugs in the veggies, berries, fruits, tricking etc. and nothing has worked so far.

[@reptilemafia2738]

@@JohannesViinikka yea I’ve actually been giving her mazuri tortoise diet it’s all veggies mushed into a pellet and she loves them but still hates salads

[@megantooker2204]

Wow I will have to try this trick! mine never eats his greens!

[@flamingbridges1649]

My 13.5 year old bearded dragon has never had any issues when it came to eating her veg. But the past 3 months I'd say she has shown little to no interest in them. She still wants her live food but doesn't want her veg. She will sometimes eat Bell peppers or anything slightly more colourful if I put that in her dish. But most of the time she ignores it. I put her veg in her viv in the morning and I try not to feed her live food until she eats some of her veg. But because of her age I don't want her to go without food for too long.

[@rosiepenning3170]

Yes for tong fed video! We just got my son his first beardy. Just a baby right now.

[@crailey4g63]

I've been waiting for this video and am starting this technique ASAP! Thanks for the tips!

[@nessamarie3686]

I’m definitely trying this!! One of my rescues is so picky with veggies but loves super worms lol thank you for this video!!

[@aleathiaburns4220]

Going through the same situation with my rescue. I have to trick her to eat them.

[@kristenhubbard8883]

I’m going through it with the two year old beardie I bought from a pet store and he won’t eat anything but super worms so far either and I’ve offered every single safe fruit and veggie I can buy literally !

[@Allison51318]

@@kristenhubbard8883I’m in the same boat! Mine holds out for days and then I feel bad and give him the meal worms. By days I mean like 2-3. I end up feeling bad. I know I’m doing him more harm. My other one eats her veggies daily.

[@aprilparker624]

I hope this works. He is fine with me feeding him things the first time always. Once I put calcium on it, GAME OVER! I have his tank and lights at optimal temps. My sister raises them and told me it’s set perfectly. That helped me feel better because my guy is almost 5 and just won’t eat his vitamins or greens. He loves cicadas (seasonal only) and crickets. (Unable to get them where I live. I live very rural, and need to go to the post office to pick up online ordered crickets. They are usually mostly dead, so not economical for me. I don’t have room to raise them. I do have Dubai roaches growing, and am on my second generation finally, but he doesn’t like the small ones. They take so long to get large. I sure hope this works. Thanks for posting these suggestions.

[@refiningroots.4269]

Great video ! How often do you offer super worms to your dragons ? My dude nyx loves them .

[@the-mech-romancer]

gonna have to try this, my beardie klinger is such a lil snob about his greens lol

[@jadekathleen9250]

Unfortunately mine is very smart and doesn't appreciate being tricked but I'm going to try this. He usually spits out the green tho and eats the worm 😅😂

[@Alysun80]

I would like a video on handfeeding/tong feeding please. My 2 babies won't eat from tongs. My bigger baby will eat worms from the tongs but thats it. He refuses to eat greens! I actually put him in front of the greens and he went to his mealworm dish instead :/

[@aalynnodell9809]

And remember beardies vision is strange. Excellent vision but terrible depth perception so they would think it's a worm. Lol

[@codybrunious1044]

Luckily my bearded dragon is not smart enough to know what it's eating so I can trick it to eat veggies

[@RodeoBullRider]

i wish

[@Grassgrassgras]

mines not smart enough to know it’s meds are there to help it and she gets violent as fuck when ever she sees the syringe

[@picklekingreal]

My big guy is SO SMART I can not get him to eat his veggies or salad I have to force feed him a piece or two and then he eats a couple more on his own. Only about 10% of the time. I've tried EVERYTHING. It's been months I veen constantly working with him but he's just way too intelligent for my shit...😅 he knows his name. He's potty trained to go on heating pads without the cloth on the outside, throughout the house. He also doesn't drink water. Ever. Never ever. So I use a plastic dropper to give him what I feel is sufficient every day or 2. He also loved superworms. Then when I got over 1000 of them ad started to farm them he now only likes dubia roaches. Now I got over 100 roaches and there dwindling away pretty fast. Good thing is he will be brumating very soon. He already tried but it a little too early and he's now basking on his log 😂 but he has a bed with a canopy/blanket locket type top and goes to bed in his bed every single night. He's so smart but such a gentle soul and so lazy omg lazy. He has free roam of the house and a log leading from the floor to his huge ass 5ft x 3.5 ft enclosure so he comes and goes as he wants.but yeah if anyone has any tips or pointers other then this plz lmk. When you have a baby of any species you get creative 😅 knowledge is power. Hope you got a few pointers from me too. 😊

[@arandomskullcrawler8799]

My beardie *LOVES* his veggies. 🦎💚☘

[@angeliaparker-savage5401]

My beardie's previous owners only fed her worms, so she was spoiled. Would NOT eat veggies or fruit. I tried EVERY suggestion and nothing worked. I found a way to make her eat them though...I bring her outside, and when she warms up enough to open her mouth to cool off, I feed her the fruits and veggies. It's the only thing that's worked so far. She's not happy about it, but she likes being outside, so we both win.

[@-willow-3320]

My beardie’s last owners didn’t even feed her, so it took a while for me to get her to eat anything. But it’s nice to know that there’s other people who have had similar issues. I feel really bad for bearded dragons who live in terrible conditions, I hope your beardie is doing well currently!^

[@michellemorningstar880]

i am glad my started from the begin she loves her salad but how do u get them to like fruit she wont eat anything she did eat a banana when younger but now nothing ...thanks Lord elion

[@jasminluevano2536]

It worked the first try, thank you! :)

[@nojud3547]

i would love content on how to tong feed your dragon because mine is so inconsistent with the tongs and hand fed but he’s stubborn and sometimes won’t eat unless he’s tong fed. i’m still trying to figure out his quirks as he’s new to me but he’s an adult so he’s already formed his habits but i’ve been struggling to understand him.

[@michaelhutchison6970]

So, my 6 month old beardie won't touch her veggies much. She also has an infection on her mouth, which I'm treating daily. Any help would be great!

[@nickolasbandecchi8294]

Ima try making some mealworm joints with collard greens, but my dragon is smart and will spit it out and take the worm

[@elizabethalvarez5391]

Going to try this. My two year old Marys is refusing to eat anything now. If he does eat he’ll eat two superworms or a couple of wax worms and calls it a day. Took him to vet and vet said he was ok. Not sure what to do. Am very concerned. 😢

[@babyjinx4130]

Normal in fall for most..almost time to brumate

[@seraphen.a]

I love that KZbin knows my beardie is becoming picky with her greens.. she hasn’t ate them in 2 weeks

[@taraluanfaulkner]

My rescue only eats locusts lm nkt exactly sure I'd she eats ant of the vegs l put in as they shrink with the lights anyway and unless l sit looking at her all day l cant be sure.. but hey l put them in for her so lll try your suggestion and see how it goes... My baby loves his live bugs too much at the moment but he's only 5 months so not too worries about him atm Video was great as usual From Ireland 🇮🇪

[@MOONOVERMIAMI]

Hello great video information Lord

[@ashleylhotka9707]

So I have never had a problem with my dragon eating her greens other then when she was a baby but I just kept giving her a fresh salad with different kids of fruits and a little bit of green pepper every day and now she’s salad monster lol

[@aalynnodell9809]

Definitely do videos on other things too man. Theres not enough updated single topic guides on youtube IMO or it's terrible advice. Bring the videos! Do an entire updated series that fits 2021. Maybe some myth busting.

[@DaneInTheUS]

This was helpful. Thank you

[@redwayjay6830]

what if mine ONLY eats worms/anything that moves. if it doesn’t move or catch her eye, she’s not gonna eat it

[@ahoward8978]

My beardy doesn’t eat anything that doesn’t move…

[@skylah.444]

Same I’m freaking out bc idk what to do 😭 he’s dropping weight like crazy

[@hawkgt12]

⁠@@skylah.444how’s your bearded dragon now? My bearded dragon does the same thing so I’m curious if you’ve handled it.

[@Java_Nutz]

Snoop dog reference made me sub! 😂

[@RiCH_926]

Okay so I just got a bearded dragon a couple weeks ago right bought her a nice cage you know everything and she is doing so much better because she never had a cage You never had any kind of tank she would just wander around rooms she never had a heat lamp from my understanding she wasn't taking care of very well it was my ex-girlfriend's ex-boyfriend when she moved out he went to prison and then when he got out he left moved 4 hours away so she took the bearded dragon didn't have any place for her so I gave her a great home I've been feeding her silkworms feeding her superworms mealworms but she was never raised on vegetables fruits only bugs so and I've never had a bearded dragon so I have no idea

[@iliketofish6966]

my dragon baby is so spolied shes a hypo and shes in a 5 foot by 3 foot and 2.5 feet high and she only eats crickets and meal worms

[@barthes17]

When I move outta texas im down. Gotta read up more.

[@beatrixkiddo5]

I've been trying for 6 months. Finally she ate a dandelion and 3 bites of collard greens. I'm failing miserably

[@bonniemiller1819]

I am new to reptiles but want to get a good start. I would prefer a breeder than shop. Do you know any good breeder in north east Texas. I want to start right and best for the animal but not sure which are good breeders

[@tjplaystop1094]

I’m going to keep trying it but my bearded dragon is a lot smarter it seems so he’s able to know the difference between the super worm and the rolled up greens

[@bhomie4248]

Hold him and open the side of the mouth and put greens in his mouth while it’s open just pull down the side of his mouth and just stuff it. Or feed him greens in the morning and he should be hungry and eat it only do it for a few days though until he normally starts eating greens

[@DoubleDragonHotel]

Try putting bee pollen on his worms one day... then the next day just have greens ready for him at the beginning of the day. That's all it took for my Rose, and she was extremely stubborn. The bee pollen works :)

[@kathythomas7724]

@@DoubleDragonHotel where do you buy the bee pollen?

[@nikkilovetheyardsale-again2608]

My bearded dragon is SO SMART he's trained to go to the bathroom on a heating pad. It warm to help him go. Easy to clean. And he knows to go to that spot now. 1000% also I try to put worms into is salads but he just waits for them to pop their heads up and picks them out. So smart is annoying.. so what I do is I put some in his salad right. I see that he does this. So I get some plastic tongs or tweezers and wait for him to go to the worms and quickly put the lettuce or fruit in front of the worm so he gets that instead. Boy is he mad but he gets his diet and is so healthy and strong his muscles are bulging 😊 he's a big beautiful body. His name is Jimmy. The lizard king lol I thought thst was the perfect name for a bearded dragon. The background of the name suites him perfectly 😂

[@jennifer-louisehurlebaus1828]

My bearded dragon is a ninja no matter how much greens you put around the food or try to bait and switch she gets the worm every single time. It’s very frustrating. She will only eat bugs and red and orange foods. Literally if it is green she has zero interest

[@Catsmeow659]

Sorry can’t read through the comments to see if you’ve answered this…. Do you switch types of greens during this process or is it always the same kind? Thanks so much!

[@DoubleDragonHotel]

I don't see him respond to many comments, but maybe I miss it, but from my experience, each dragon likes certain greens over others. I even did a taste test with one of mine, I had 3 little bowls in front of her, collards, turnip greens, and arugala. That day she preferred the turnip ones, but it can be difficult. Sometimes they don't know the greens are food, it seems, and sometimes they aren't hungry enough to try. They can go a while without eating, and they will go on a hunger strike if they think they'll get bugs eventually.

[@Catsmeow659]

@@DoubleDragonHotel thanks!

[@googlypig2123]

My bearded dragon is so freaking picky that she won’t eat worms either. It sucks 😭.

[@tammymoore4008]

@Lord Elion…. Where’s your locks???? Your curls??? Do you just have them pulled back really tight? I can normally see little individual curls of hair when it’s pulled back, but in this video, it looks like you had all your hair cut off. Surely you didn’t. Your brother’s hair is also long, and you seem like you like it, you know the ladies love it, so it’s prob just pulled back really well, or you have had taken this video earlier in the day, before your hair begins to get loose & fly away, lol. This is a great video, but I got stuck on your hair, lol. I’m hoping that it’s just pulled back very neatly, but if you happened to have had a moment of insanity during your days off and cut off your locks, then it still looks great!!!

[@douglasweber9995]

Lord Elion when should I transion my dragons to manly veggies? Luckily they both like their veggies...They are about 6 months old.

[@DoubleDragonHotel]

In case he doesn't respond, don't wait to introduce veggies. My Murray is a massive healthy dragon, 24 inches long, and I gave veggies from the start, and just decreased bugs over time. After a year old, bugs should only be 10% of the diet.

[@douglasweber9995]

@@DoubleDragonHotel Thank you...My 2 have been eating veggies from the beginning...They like their greens and yellow squash but get finicky with most other veggies...

[@DoubleDragonHotel]

@@douglasweber9995 Oh, that's wonderful! I see too many comments from people who thought they were supposed to feed only bugs that first year. I rescued a dragon who had been fed that way, as well, from what i was told, anyway.

[@amberhorne5142]

I've tried everything to get my beardie to eat and he is still refusing any type of salad, and will not eat dubia roaches anymore. He only want wax worms, hornworms, and butterworms

[@terrymcdonald6]

my bearded dragon not eating vegetables I try everything

[@FernandoHernandez-nj1kv]

thanks man ina try this

[@theenak101]

I recently (6 months ago) rescued an 18 month old male bearded dragon. He would not eat any insects when I got him. I have finallygotten him to eat a hornworm about once a week now, but that's it. He acts terrified of bugs. Closes his eyes, freezes in place and black beards no matter how I offer them to him. I've tried every insect except crickets as he had about 30 cricket bites when I got him. The rescue had him and his sister in the same tank and just dumped bugs in for them. I've offered every size of dubias since I have a colony. No go there either. Do you have any suggestions for getting him to eat bugs? Please? I know he only needs 20% of his diet to be insects, but I also know hornworms are extremely lacking in nutrition. Can you please help me? Thank you for a very informative video, as always ☺️

[@taraluanfaulkner]

It's so hard when they're like that at that age 😫 My rescue is meant to be 2 has mbd and is only 10inches long. After a month l found that she will eat locusts but nothing else so about 3 in the morning and maybe 2-3 in the afternoon. I've been putting a sheet over her glass through the day so she feels safe and she prefers it like that if l dont put it over she just hide all day she's moving up and down her little home now going hot to cold but only if she's covered over otherwise she blows her beard up too.

[@cathyhogue3693]

To get the protein in him right now try Repashy Grub Pie. Check out his videos about Repashy....

[@theenak101]

@@cathyhogue3693 will do. Thank you so much! I use Repashy vitamins for Rick (my beardie) and my chameleons, but have never heard of Grub Pie. Actually, to be honest, ithink I have heard of it in passing but thought it was for bugs, like for my dubias colony 😂. I feel totally dumb and will purchase some on payday. I appreciate your help!

[@theenak101]

@@taraluanfaulkner that's how my Rick is, much smaller than I would expect at his age. He devours his salad now, but when I first got him, he went through 3 weeks of not eating and me syringe feeding him Critical Care. I didn't think he'd make it. Do you think it is an age thing? That he may outgrow it? I just worrymhe won't get enough of everything he needs.

[@stacycole1935]

I also ditto the Grub Pie. ReptiLinks also has a bearded dragon link that includes insects as an option. My bearded dragons and skinks both like them.

[@radio_s8h]

My bearded dragon is really smart and so this will be much more difficult 😭✋

[@kylenixondullesco3563]

Can i do this to adult BD?

[@Kangapiggy]

I've recently adopted a bearded dragon, and all he will eat is mealworms.

[@careysteinberg3363]

U should only give them as snacks 1-2 times per week tops. Switch to crickets

[@mayramunoz4857]

What green do u give??

[@ChantalsCritters]

Great video

[@redbeardeddragon3405]

Sup buddy zoom in time✔️

[@cosmicjoy6874]

If you don’t let him have that leaf….. 😂

[@woottastic]

I can't even figure out what my new dragons favorite food is because he stopped eating after 3 days. Im debating just getting rid of it because this is ridiculous. I'm not gonna sit here and watch an animal starve and my electric bill rise. He can't be handled, can't be bathed, won't drink water, won't eat greens, won't eat superworms, roaches, or waxworms.

[@cindellchmura3405]

I just recently got a beardie and he loves his veggie. I mean he’d much rather have his mealworms but he’ll eat the veggies. I just put multiple options in his bowl. He NEVER EATS THE PELETS, but eats most of the veggies and fruits.

How about getting to the point? This trend of this on KZbin is a killer.

[@kianalyprod_]

This technique didn't work i did it for a month so last week I had to literally starve her for 2 days then she ate her veggies no problem I hate I had to do that but she look a happier and healthier now that she's tried them after starving for 48 hrs

[@Bernie61dee]

My Chibs is a terrible eater all he wants to eat I'd the meal worms 😮

[@lelenicole5525]

My bearded dragon is bougee and will only eat certain shit

[@aine1694]

my dragon waits until her salad is dried out before eating 😪

[@rush040]

damn

[@urwife2.039]

mine too

[@stacycole1935]

I have one like that too.

[@asb_zoe]

why isnt my bearded dragon dumb

[@snowps1]

No one will be mad. Just bummed.

[@marjoleinvnoort6961]

If I see you bearded dragon, I think mine are to fat

[@EFTTacticalDave]

04:26 Didn’t seem to like that.

[@laurafraser4806]

Please help me, my baby bearded dragon, wont eat greens unless I hand feed her, you got any ideas that could help me

[@stacycole1935]

With babies, just keep offering them a mix every day. Free fed. My baby hardly ate anything in the beginning. She’s just under a year old now and eats them like a champ. I also sprinkle bee pollen on top.

[@laurafraser4806]

@@stacycole1935 thankyou for your comment, I have to force feed her veggies and bigs cause she doesn't want to eat them herself

[@Yaboiglitchez]

Am sad that people actually shove the food and get mad a there lizards but like why get mad at a poor animal

[@trax7819]

Tried every tricks you said but mine is too smart for that puny tricks 🥲