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beardie won't eat salad anymore
hi, this is my first post on here. My bearded dragon Albus (a bit over 1 year) has not been into eating her salad (a mixture of romaine lett. collard, mustard, kale, bok choy greens) lately but, she loves dusted superworms, crickets and an ocassional wax worm or two as a treat. She is just getting back her appetite as she went about a month without using the bathroom and refusing alot of food, I thought maybe she was ovulating for the first time, she was healthy, active and did not lose any weight during that time. Now her appetite is back for the protein (3 super worms, 2 crickets and 1-2 wax worms on a good day..seems like alot, perhaps to much?) I just can't get an interest in the salad again and I know they really need the nutrients from it. Lately, I have been setting the dusted protein on top of her salad to get her into it more, she got a few pieces of green by accident one day, but showed no sign of wanting more as she scratched around for more superworms. I am also concerned because, she is not using the bathroom like she use to before the month she went with out doing so. She use to go to the bathroom every 3-4 days regular. I give her regular baths (3-4 times per week) which she seems to enjoy, drinks the water sometimes. In her tanks she moves around decently and seems to be healthy, her back legs are fine, she stands and sprints sometimes, especially when she is out on the floor...just not sure if she's going through some change thing. I have calcuim sand substrate in there for now, but I want to get rid of it, maybe put paper towels in there instead..any sugestions? My set up is a 40 gal breeder tank with a CHE hooked up to a thermostat and an Exo Terra brand MVB, which recently replaced a CFL style UVB and a basking lamp. The warm side is 101 and the cool is 85. Albus and I would be very appreciative of any advice on the set up and food. This is my first beardie and I'm trying to do the best for her, but there is so much I continue to learn everyday and I know there is alot I'm probablly not aware of yet. thanks in advance
-Sara-
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter"
Martin Luther King
1.0.0 pastel bp "Bunny"
0.1.0 bearded dragon "Albus"
1.2.0 Dogs "Hannah", "Mollie" and "Emery"
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