beardie not eating

[blakeus]

i have 6 hatchling western bearded dragons about 2 weeks old, all are doing great except one it is so skiny and i have only seen it eat once which was a few days after hatching, hes really inactive and sleeps most the time, i have tried seperating and feeding him but hes never intrested. if anyone could help me that would be great .thanks

 

[blakeus]

bump

 

[Emmalicious]

What are you feeding him?

 

[blakeus]

tiny-small crickets ones about half the size of his head, over the last few days iv had to force feed but the weird thing is i open his mouth put the cricket in and he eats it happily not sure what the problem is :s

 

[melgalea]

what temp u got it set at. beardies generally need to get there bodies nice and warm before they eat. maybe he isnt getting enough heat. i would be keeping him seperated and a nice hot basking spot and not put him back wiht the group until he is eating consistantly.

 

[gravitation]

Seperate them.
Give us more info, temps etc.

 

[blakeus]

the hot spot is around 30-33 cool end around 25 i was thinking about seperating them but i dont have any spare uv or heat lamps, i mist twice a day, and the substrate is newspaper

 

[jibba]

Bump the basking temp up to as high as 38-40... This will assist with digestion as well as increase their apetite.

 

[TheBoga]

My basking spot gets up to 40 degrees, slightly over, and after each feed that's where my beardy goes for an hour or so. As others said, up the temps.

 

[Emmalicious]

Hmmmm..... you should seperate so you can monitor each one closely! keep it nice and warm see how they go... maybe try woodies or something else instead of crickets?