My bearded dragon won't eat bugs. How can I ensure proper nutrition?

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I have a 7 mo bearded dragon, 18", male. He won't eat any bugs except wax worms now. No crickets, so went to dubias and phoenix worms. Nope, not anymore. Mealworms make him sick. Healthy, eats salad fine, poops daily, drinks water daily. Worried about proper nutrition. Was told Dec hatch date but wonder if older than told. 40 gallon tank, uv zoo med 5.0 long, heat 150 watt bulb, repti carpet, temps 90s hot and 80s cool sides.

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

As he matures, he will eat less protein (prey) and more greens. You should limit the wax worms though due to their high fat content. If he is regularly eating greens, continue to offer a healthy salad as well as a commercial beardie diet. Prey can be fed every other day. Make sure prey is appropriately sized. If they are too big, he won't eat. Be sure to gut load them to maximize nutritional value and dust with a calcium supplement and multivitamin several times weekly. Drop temperature across the tank to about 76 F on the cool side and 86 F on the warm side. The basking spot can be set around 90 - 100 F.

My bearded dragon won't eat bugs. How can I ensure proper nutrition?

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