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Originally Posted by Flower
My beardie is 13 weeks now - not eating his greens at the mo - although I keep offering them. When can I start introducing fruit such as raspberries
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As far as enticing the dragon to eat greens, try feeding greens first thing in the AM and give no bugs until early afternoon. Leave the greens in until the next morning, then swap the greens out with fresh again. Also, we feed them in a big pile right next to the basking spot. For some reason dragons seem to be big fans of BIG piles.
The greens do get crispy, but many of the dragons seem to prefer them that way (the dragon version of potato chips?).
We start adding a bit shredded hard squashes and sliced fresh green beans on top of the greens at about 16 weeks. At this time, we offer raspberries - only one or two - once a month as a treat if the dragon is eating the good veggies well.
At 20 weeks, the hard veggies are fed in a separate dish and more is provided. Fruit is then offered twice a month.
Good luck!