My new Bearded Dragon WON'T EAT - What do I do? - Cookies Critters 

This makes me so much more comfortable because all my little dude does is bask all day and not eat

This made me feel better about my new guy. Thank you, I've been stressing myself out these past few days thinking I'm not doing enough or too much. Thank you so much for this video.

OMG, I FEEL SO BAD OMS, IVE BEEN HANDLING HIM EVERYDAY FOR THE PAST 4 DAYS BC THE PERSON AT THE PET SHOP SAID THAT IF I DIDNT HE WOULD BECOME AGRESSIVE. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!

This makes me feel a lot better. Just got my baby beardie a week ago and she'll eat maybe a bug or two, but I am finding feces so I know she just isn't comfortable eating around me yet. Just gotta give her time...

I adopted a rescue beardie the day before yesterday. Thank you!!! I needed this. I was cuddling with him and taking him for walks and he is so chill. In fact, for most of the time he was in his tank, he was scratching trying to get out. And when I stick him on my shoulder he just chills. His appetite hasn’t been great, so I took him out to bask in the sun, and a bee flew by and he caught it and ate it and it really scared me bc I know they’re not supposed to eat them. He licks fruit I give him. But hasn’t rated any of it yet. It omg I love Enrique so much. He’s my dream pet baby❤️

This video was very helpful. I’m 2 days in with my baby beardie. 1st day it ate like a madman and took out 8 dubies, but today it’s appetite was lack luster. I’m happy it drank some water from a spray bottle though

Thank you so much for this! I did so much research prior to getting my beardie a few days ago, and I got so worried that he was sick. I feel so relieved now 😭

Omg, thank you so much for this. My new baby hasn’t eaten in 3 days and I was panicking

thank you so much I was scared why my bearded dragon wasn't eating thanks so very much

Thankgod u made a video I was about have a panic attack 😂😂😩

Thank you. Ive been so worried, but its only been 2 days. Appreciate your content, even now, 2 years later. It wasso nice of you to offer to answer questions. Subscribed!!

The first day my beardie ate well, day 2 the same thing. Today is day 5 and he hasn’t eaten in 3 days. He hasn’t even left his basking spot at all and even sleeps in his basking spot. I did handle him on day 1 and 2 before I knew not to. Haven’t touched him since day 2. He also has had no water. This video helps but I still feel like something is wrong. I haven’t been this stressed in so long and I’m a 911 dispatcher lol.

Thank you so much for this, got a new Beardie yesterday and knowing how to handle them for the 1st 2 weeks is a lifesaver.

THANK YOU. Got my little guy a couple weeks ago, haven't handled much besides cleaning and shed bathes. He stopped eating right before his shed and is starting to slowly get his appetite back. Its been longer than other users have said it should be for. So you put my mind at ease.

I had an inclination to EXACTLY what you are saying. I appreciate it man! He's basking and living it up, trying to keep the ole lady's cat outta here so Im just gonna let him chill while I chill. Cheers mate! Gonna let his beard grow while mine does. I noticed all his crickets were gone so, thats good. Thanks again, Subd!

Wow this helped soo much. I got my baby beardie 1 week and she has only ate 2 worms and 2 crickets, i’ve been petting her everyday and surfing by her tank trying to bond with her. Good to know i am likely the one causing her stress and to not have an appetite!! Going to try to give her some space let her adjust and hopefully her appetite returns!! Great video

Thank you man, I got my first Beardy after waiting months and doing research and while he did eat, he only ate like 10 crickets all day. He seems to stare at me a lot in a curious manner. He does seem to stay under the headlight a lot, but he doesn’t seem to go in his hide. He’s even sleeping on top of his rock where the heat lamp sits.

I sent you a message on insta but you addressed it all here. Made at myself for not being patient. My poor beardie is so stressed now. Day 3 he won’t eat and won’t leave his hide. If he is out and here’s me coming in room he runs to hide. He wasn’t like this day 1 or 2- he would just bask. I feel like the few times I held him and added rocks to his tank I stressed him out. I plan to leave him alone now. Just offer food Thanks for this video. I hope my little guy starts to feel safe soon

Thanks!

OMG You are a BIG life saver! I got worried when my little bearded dragon stoped eating its bugs but ate bugs the next day! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Your getting a new subscriber :3

Thank you so much for this video. We took home a lil juvie yesterday evening, I've been worried because while he ate a few lil buggos yesterday evening, this morning he wont touch them! I quartered a grape and tossed it in his dish in case he gets hungry between when I leave for work and when my gf gets home from work, she'll try feeding him this evening too, with calcium-dusted feeders. I DID pick him up today because last night got a little cold (15c-60f-ish, window wasnt properly closed) and I was worried he was too lethargic to climb down from his branch perch, and wanted to help him get to his basking spot... excuses I know, sorry. he was fully awake at the time, looking around and stuff, so I didnt disturb his sleeping at all. He seemed to appreciate the warmth of my hand, and yeah I washed before and after handling him. But I'll make sure we dont touch him or bother him until he settles

Thank you for this video, I just got my first beardy earlier this week and realize I've made the mistake of handling him. Haven't been able to get him to eat at all. As for leaving the bugs in the enclosure would you have any suggestions for if they seem to just hide in the substrate? I left a few crickets in there and assumed he had eaten them but the next day cleaning the enclosure I found they were both burrowed in the substrate below the water dish. And for reference the substrate is the Terra Sahara bioactive soil, with the cold side around 85 F & 38% humidity, and the hot side being 102~99 F & 35% humidity, any answer is super appreciated if possible

Short and sweet and exactly what I needed to hear, thank you!

This is so comforting. I just got my first baby beardie, his name is Chili & I’ve been soooo stressed about him not eating. When I get stressed, I obsess and stare like an ogre. I’ll back off now. He’s slowed down on the crickets and shows little interest to roaches, but likes dandelion greens so that’s a win I suppose. :) how long should I leave him with the crickets before taking them out? Is it ok to leave the little roaches with him in the enclosure?

i bought my beardie yesterday and its not eating, now i know why thanks for your advice 🤙🏻

I got a new baby beardie from the pet shop day before yesterday. He ate a couple crickets and drank some water the first day, second day he ate 3 wax worms only and i gave him/her the vitamins. But today he/ she wouldn't eat or drink anything. I tried giving waxworms and superworms and greens and even shaved carrot but they didn't eat anything. I saw a video where this girl got her beardie at the pet store and it wouldn't eat but a couple crickets the first day and then wouldn't eat for 5 days. She brought it to the vet and it had parasites. It needed medicine and injections and constant tank and beardie cleaning and then they found it also had a respiratory infection. I'm just hoping that's not the case for my little guy too 😢

Great stuff, thanks for this. I've been stressing so much but this is the 1st time I've actually heard someone speak some sense. I'm now plannijg on leaving the little man alone and. 1 question, how busy should the Viv be and if there is too much can this effect appetite?

That was lots of help thank you

Thanks for the info. I've been stressing about my baby dragon not eating much. Turns out I've been stressing him or her even more lol

Thank you so much I thought she was sick😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 thank thank you so much god bless you

Wow, this taught me exactly what i was stressing about lol thx and sub!

Ya, I handled my baby right when I got him, he did fine for about a week and a half I could walk around with him on my hand crawling around or just sit with him resting on my hand, arm or a couple times on my shoulder, then he started going into shed and doesn't want to be messed with at all, I've had him for 3 weeks at this point and he's never ate the dozens of insects at a time like everyone says they eat, tho I don't feed crickets, mealworms and dubias with some wax worms thrown in every couple days, and of course a salad of collard greens, mustard greens, dandelion greens, prickly pear cactus pads when I feel like cutting them off and preparing them lol, as well as yellow and red bell peppers and just picked up a butternut squash the other day to add in, just gotta prepare that, that'll be a weekend project along with preparing his salad for the week, he's never really hid in his enclosure and always out basking up on his rock or out on his logs and he's got a few places to hide if he wanted, and I've only had 3 days in the 3 weeks I've had him that I didn't find poop, 1 of the days I might not have found it because it was under one of his logs 🤷🏻‍♂️😂 but since he's shedding, I figure that at least means he's growing, so I must be doing something right, even tho he's being ornery right now, so I'm only handling right now to bathe and this weekend to clean his enclosure, so he might be mad at me a little bit for that lol, but he did take a mealworm and a piece of red bell pepper from my hand a couple days ago, so he's not too mad at me 😂

I really needed this video !!!! Desperately!thank you !!

Great advice. Thanks for sharing:)

Hey thanx 4 this info. I've had my Baby beardie for 1 weeks & He ate some greens & dubia everyday except yesterday & today. So now I know what to expect.👍🏾

This helped so much! I just got my beardie yesterday and it hasn’t ate yet and I was getting worried!

She is so cute Ian.

I must be in a unique situation then, when we first got Spike he was eating immediately and continued to have a good appetite for the first 2 weeks. About 10 days ago he stopped eating and will not even take water. We have tried adding more cover, switched to small Dubia roaches that we breed for my ornate horned toads and we have had no luck. I might have to syringe feed him but I'm afraid that will stress him out more.

I appreciate this video so much. It’s been almost 2 weeks since I just got my juvenile dragon (she’s now 3 weeks old.) I’ve only ever adopted adults so I wasn’t sure what was wrong. Her appetite has slooooowly been going up and I haven’t handled her yet. It seems like even after two weeks, she/he isn’t ready to be handled yet. She runs off when I go to bring her food and occasionally runs at me with her mouth open like a psycho when I am cleaning her enclosure 😂. Good to know this is normal. I hope she starts eating more soon

Thank you!

My new little guy really hasn’t ate much in the 8 days since I’ve had him. He is eating maybe 1 or 2 crickets. But that’s it. He has pooped every day and he does bask every day though. He’s making me so freaking nervous!

Thank you this is so helpful.

Thanks for the great advice! My beardie looks 100% like the one in the thumbnail/ the one your holding. Could you do a update on this guy i would love to see what he looks like now?

Dude , i did all those before looking at the video , I watched it eat , I tapped the glass , I’ve held it , and I’ve cuddles it and poked at it

Thank you so much

Hmmm. Well, my bearded dragon i got is very young. In fact, she is so young that people have been saying you should be able to even get them as young as I did. So I have been a little worried. I have been praying for her a lot and I think she’s doing well. The first day we got her, she was already gobbling up all her food. And, though we have her a hide, she never goes in it. She’s always basking... which I’m not sure that’s a good thing. But I’m guessing it’s ok. She’s always perched up just chilling ever since we got her except for when she’s out of the cage. But, recently she has been a little slow on the food. (For the past few days.) and, I’m sure I’m just over reacting but the first week she was eating so much but not she has slowed down to about 10 beetles a day and today was only 4. Well now that I wrote it out it doesn’t seem so bad. But is she gonna be ok? Tomorrow I have to go to the store to get more bugs cause tonight I ran out.

Thank you so much!!

Thank you

oh god this video was the reassurance i needed i got a baby 3 month old dragon and its been a nightmare! iv made mistake after mistake after mistake, and the little dude is terrified! iv had him 3 days, and i have been depressed and sad for each and every one of them... hes so scared and unhappy and it breaks my heart!

Thank you soon much I was so worried

Is it normal for the first week your baby beardie acts lethargic within the settling in period? He moves once every 20-30 minutes not super active for a youngster (1 month of age).

I just came across this video , I’m not sure if information in techniques and causes have changed since then . Since day one I’ve been handling her , I’ve had her for two weeks now .her size is as if she’s a few weeks to a month old . She ate the first day I brought her home so I figure we passed the get to know stage she’ll eat once in a blue and I’ve been stressing . So I water her so she drinks water , she has a bowl on the cook side of her tank but she only chills around it . I don’t want to stress her but I don’t want her to feel like shes being ignored . There’s no way for me to really tell if she’s hungry unless I try to feed her and this is daily . She really small and I just don’t want to fuck up and god forbid she gains health issues or passes from not eating . Animals will do that to you .

I just adopted a beardie from petsmart i know she would be sick she has an eye infection and eats maybe a cricket and 2 wax worms and a cricket in 2 days uts been a week and a half

When i first got him, he would eat alot right off the start, he spends all day basking and walking arround, but he started eating so little and its stressing me out, he has completely lost interest in food and barely eat anything! He ate just 2 bugs today!

Also, if he’s still new, how often should I bathe him? I haven’t yet bc I’m worried to adding to his stress. I do mist him and the little salads I make him

Both my baby beardies are in 120 gallon tank but they both dont want to eat im guessing its either cause they dont want to be together or maybe the temp the hot side is around 93 94 degrees f while the cool side is around 83 degrees i think thats not cool enough but dont know how to make it cooler can u please give me some help if u can thank you hope to hear from you soon

I have an issue I had lost a bearded dragon for about 5 months I guess she brumated underneath my house now since I found her a month ago in between that time she was brumated I bought another bearded dragon was already happy with its cage now it's stressed out and won't eat it's been almost a month and only eats clovers off the grass only a few a week since ever since I brought my old one back in the house seems really jealous

Got my baby beardie a week ago, and the first four days he was eating 5 dubias a day, but now he won't eat anything. He always climbes on the fake leaves in his tank and sleeps there. I am getting very scared that he is not eating. What should i do? And btw the breeder that we bought him from made the tank and put the proper lighting.

Omg 😂😂😂😂I been standing over cage poor baby have to be stressed I picked her up kissed her gave her bath I’m going to leave her alone then thanks alot

What do I do if my baby isn't drinking like I use a syringe a bath and my finger and she still doesn't drink she's eating crickets every now and then

Hey I just got a baby beardie yesterday he won’t eat and all he does is bask he’s so small and I know it’s important for him it makes me nervous I lost my last beardie because he was sick with yellow fungus I’m just nervous

I'm So stressed 😩 and it's more so my hubby pet. Our beardie doesn't really eat much. It has been 1 week but I didn't know about the whole settling in process. It's hard to find videos about baby beardie dragon. Thank you!

I got a baby dragon 2 weeks ago and I feel like I did everything wrong.. people told me to handle him and other people were handling him as well but he was very skittish and seems to just have gotten more skittish and tries to run if I reach in his cage or runs fast and jumps from our hands if we hold him.. so I’m going to move him to a quieter area in my room instead of the living room because it seems to be stressful.. but my question is, If he has had a stressful two weeks with human interaction including with myself. Will he be able to still learn to be socialized if I give him time to adjust and then slowly start trying to bond w him just me only? Because I feel like I messed up from the beginning and now he’s somehow permanently going to be afraid and hate me lol.. because rn he doesn’t like anybody or to be touched.. help! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Thank you. i just got my new beardie 2 days ago. first day he eats a few bugs but today hes not eating anything at all. so i was literall y freaking out

My baby beardie is about 3-5 weeks estimate ate a bunch one day about 20 ish bugs, got into the shedding process and on the 6th day he had his biggest shed. When he was shedding his appetite was very low normally ate 2-4 bugs then to one and after this big shed this is his second day without eating but I feed him water with a syringe and drinks. He’s getting fairly skinny and you can tell he’s stressed because of the dark spotting and his dark beard. Since he’s still small I have him in a 10 gal long will upgrade eventually , UVB is under a mesh screen and basking spot is 100F. Is it because he’s shedding he still isn’t eating, he’s getting skinnier that’s just what concerns me but he drinks some water everyday.

I have a question don't know if you'll see this is it normal for my bearded dragon to eat more at night when so little and how do I keep temperatures the same consistent

I jus got my dragon and he is already shedding in he is juvenile and im kinda scared I might stress what can I do

Hi I bought a bearded dragon and it arrived Tuesday and It ate 13 dubia roaches no problem with me there but it hasn’t eaten a thing since then and basks all day I just left some food in there today to see if he will eat by himself any suggestions?

I got my new guy 12 days ago. At first, he wouldn't eat ANYTHING. I tried crickets, Dubia, Rapashy and a Flukers supplement to boost his appetite and give calories. I did manage to get a few Dubia in him by gently pulling down on the side of his lip/jaw skin(?) and squeeze a few roaches in. But I stopped because I did NOT want him to associate me with being force fed food. He did chew and swallow them on his own. I tried SLOWLY syringe feeding him the supplements Also letting him lick it off my finger and both were painstakingly slow. I think I got in 2-3 drops over 5 minutes. He just wasn't doing it. Finally out of desperation I tried one of my other beardies super worms hoping to heck he wouldn't choke on it. I did search for the smallest ones in the tub lol. Now all he will eat is super worms. Will he start eating Dubia again? It's what he was eating at the breeder. I know you say leave him alone. Don't pick him up. But he truly doesn't mind being held. He doesn't run from me. He did at first, so I let him be. I mostly only "bother him" to feed him and weigh him (which I do daily) to be sure he's not losing weight. Thanks for the great video!!

Hello, I got my baby bearded a week ago and have tried to pet him and handle him often , he is 2 months old and quite kiddish. Should I start the 2 week process of not handling over again if I were to stop handling now? He has been eating roaches and greens.

Can someon help me with this? Ive had my little Beardie for a month now, its eaten every day no problem, but the last 4 days it hasnt eaten anything it just basks most of the day with no interest in the crickets.

Everyday in the morning my bearded dragons and son back but whenever I put my fingers to the glassy tries to bite me for no reason he also tries to bite me when I just put his food in the cage and he's just a little baby so I'm sitting here cutting upgrades watching this video.

I got my dragon like 2 days ago he is constantly basking but will not eat food do I still just wait the 2 weeks for him to settle in

Is it normal for them also to barely move? 😭 it's making me so anxious and I got him/her from petsmart

I’ve had my juvenile for 4 days. He/she has eaten roughly 10 crickets a day for the first 3 days, but today only maybe 2. I’ve been stressing out thinking I’m not doing enough or maybe I’m not doing something right. He/she has been basking every day and hasn’t even been in their hide, but has been very active and curious and moving all around to the warm side and cooler side here and there on occasion. I also cannot get them to eat any greens or veggies. Is this normal? Should I worry? Or wait a few more days and see? I just can’t imagine them not eating anything for a day let alone weeks like stated in the video.

What if my new bearded dragon its new to me but its already 2 years old

I got my baby bearded dragon on Sednesday and it only ate for a bit on Wednesday. It is Saturday today and i am really worried.... What should I do? I did cuddle with him but he seems to be okay with it though...

My dragon wont eat her salad and she is 4 months, i knly got her 3 days ago and she hasn't had a poop either.

i got my baby beardie on saturday its monday today and i held him every day for a few minutes...hes drinking water when i give him...but he eats...barely...how to fix this situation...hes not angry he actualy closes his eyes and looks like hes sleeping in my arm and he wraps his tail around my hand...so...what do i do now

What if you've already handled your beardie a few times before the two week settling in period? He hardly eats but sometimes when I pet him he would crawl up my arm.

It is now day 2 of owning my baby beardie. He ate one piece of greens day 1 and about 6 crickets.. but now on day 2 when i try to feed him he won’t eat anything. He doesn’t hide at all, he basks all day and he seems fine but he just won’t eat today..

I wish someone to method sooner. 7 days in and he only ate 2 days. Thanks for the update... I'll stop touching him 😪

A few weeks ago I got my new baby beardie and he didn’t eat his crickets the second day so I gave him worms instead and he finally ate. Now, it’s been 4 weeks and all of a sudden he won’t eat them. Why is this?

I got my beardie a week ago, and when I first got her, I only interacted with her to feed her. She ate like a champ for the first 2 days! No problems! But now she won't eat at ALL. She is shedding. Which I know will make her lose appetite, but it's been 4 days!!! She will not eat anything! I'm so scared she will starve to death. :'( What would you do?

My baby bearded has been here for 2/3weeks old and it’s still not eating tbh

I got a baby bearded dragon less than a month old. Cute fella, but all it does is baskall day. i leave tiny dubias for em to eat while i leave it alone. But its been 3 days and still the same amount of roaches, i just feel real worried. Also, is it ok to ‘not’ bathe my baby beardie for the first week? I was told by the breeder that they need daily baths. But in the video, you say not to handle them too much. And if i wanted to spray em with water, wouldnt they feel more stressed because they would he afraid of spraying water at them?

Maaan... my baby beardie wont go into its hide. It just hangs out on its basking spot all day and sleeps there at night. It will move away though for short periods but not often. Its eating crickets and had a few leaves of watercress. Should i be worried?

Your videos are very helpful! I just got an 8 weeks old beardie and she is not eating, I see her running around her enclosure, and glass surfing a lot. She eats a little bit of the greens and one or 2 worms and that’s it. I got her 2 days ago. Should I worry? Anything I could do to calm her down?

Thank you so muchhh cuz I'm so nervous idk if I did something wrong to my baby beardie btw is it okay to force feed them? Or I just need to wait 'til he settles?

I handle him I am a new I can see his confused and scared in a way my bearded dragon is a baby not as small either he eats some worms but not enough water

Hi! I just got my baby bearded. Dragon yesterday, he’s been basking on his rock fine but hasn’t eaten and I haven’t seen him drink. Got any tips? He won’t eat the live meal worms

I finally got my baby handsome beardie i tried to feed him to see if he will and he eat immediately, after a few hours he poop twice i was shock does this mean hes healthy and good? Then i was just watching him in glass coz hes so cute i open the glass and put my hand i crawl up to me dsnt want to leave omg im dying inside hes so cute

what if your dragon seems to really enjoy handling and doesn't want to go back into its enclosure? he is not aggressive at all and falls asleep in my hands. bought him at 6 weeks old yesterday and he ate 5 mealworms on the first night and has only eaten 2 crickets today, tong fed

I see I've made the mistake of handling my beardie to much also I've had my beardie for 6 days now and he still hasn't ate a single dubia roach and barely touched any veggies

Mines eating I have had it for 2 days no poo I been cryjng so hard is thei ba

My beardie shedded the first week i got him and he doesnt eat much as he did before the shedding

So I just got my baby Beardie yesterday and I’ve already started handling her because I didn’t see this video first now she’s been sleeping a lot and hasn’t eaten anything yet should I completely stop handling her from not on or since I’ve already begun there’s no turning back?

Hi i have made the mistake of handling him I guess and now he won’t eat . Do you have any advice ? I just got him a week ago

Hey guys, Ive had my juvenile for about 2 months now, I think shes in the the process of shedding but she barely ate at all today, should i be concerned? her diet is crickets, mealworms, Shanghai bok choy and swiss red char

I have had a 6g baby beardie for 10 days she’s very alert and active and very calm when I pick her up. But for some reason she just does not eat and I’m very worried for her I have tried almost every bug she has never ate a green I’ve tried giving her greens, also the most bugs she has ever eaten in a day is 5 sadly. I basically tried everything, I’ve tried force feeding shes very stubborn with that, I have also tried different heating and different tanks for her but still nothing... 😔I’ve kinda made it her choice if she wants to live or not idk I’m just kinda giving up on her because at this point I can’t really do much else for her