How to Get a Baby Bearded Dragon to Eat Rep-Cal

Rep-Cal pellets should be part of a baby bearded dragon's balanced and varied diet. Unfortunately, some bearded dragons will refuse to eat Rep-Cal. Bearded dragon owners can use a variety of tricks to encourage their pets to eat pellets in addition to crickets, greens and other food items. If a bearded dragon still refuses to eat Rep-Cal pellets despite these efforts, crickets dusted with Rep-Cal multivitamin powder may be offered as a healthful replacement.

Things You'll Need

  • Feeding dish
  • Waxworms
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Instructions

    • 1

      Fill a shallow dish with Rep-Cal pellets and a small amount of water. Baby bearded dragons should eat Rep-Cal Juvenile Bearded Dragon Food, rather than an adult formula.

    • 2

      Allow the pellets to soak until they have absorbed the water completely and are soft and mushy.

    • 3

      Offer the moistened pellets to your baby bearded dragon. Leave the room so that your pet can eat in privacy. If you return after several minutes and find that your bearded dragon has shown no interest in the Rep-Cal dish, proceed to the next step.

    • 4

      Add a few waxworms to your bearded dragon's food dish, along with the mushy pellets. If possible, tuck the waxworms under some of the pellets so that it appears as if the pellets are moving. Bearded dragons are attracted to movement and are more likely to eat an item that seems to be alive.

    • 5

      Offer the dish to your bearded dragon again. At this point, most baby bearded dragons will eat the waxworms and consume some of the pellet mush along with them. If this process is repeated daily, you should soon be able to wean your dragon off the waxworms except as an occasional treat.