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my bearded dragon does not hunt food and i dont know what to do could you please help?
 
what are the temps in his cage like? dose he have a uv light?? how long have u had him?? we just need a bit more info so we can help
 
not much info for us to help you /
how old?
what temps are you running?
what are you feeding it? / size ?
 
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my bearded dragon does not hunt food and i dont know what to do could you please help?

Your dragon wont hunt if its too cold. get him/her a 35-45C hot spot and a cooler 25C aira in the enclosure and use a UVB bulb as well.
If its looking limp/dodgy take him to a vet or get your parents to ask someone around you who has kept dragons to come over and have a look at your setup for you.

Hope that helps
 
the food might also be too big for him. with hatchlings i know they can eat small cricktes but i just can't get them to eat them. if i put pinhead sized ones in they seem to start chasing them and once they have tasted them they will happily eat the small crickets as these are easier to get.
 
As asked here is more information and a picture
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I don't have a full photo of the enclosure but can tell you it is a 120cm x 40 cm tank.
he is a juvenile, we are uncertain of exact age as he came from a pet shop and they didnt have much information. He is aprox 20cm in length.
He has both UVa and UVb lighting as well as a heat wave lamp. The temp at the hot end is at 32-34 degrees celsius and 28 to 30 at the cool end.
 
The hot end is to low.. up it upto 38-42c and the cool end is a little to hot.. try to keep it under 25c.. or put a bowl in the cool end so he can hop in it if he is hot (shallow though)
 
he should have a basking spot of around 38-40 degrees celsius in the pic he looks to be in good health
some people are going to say a 4ft tank is to big for a juvenile but i keep hatchys in 4ft tank with no prob
 
do you feed him in the tank?? if you do try taking him out and putting him in a click clack for feeding time
 
try giving him a luke warm bath in water he can stand in .... and make sure you keep an eye on him so he doesn;t drown.... also he should but may not do a poo while in the water after that I take em out.... and then try and feed...Also woodies maybe a bit big and he might be scared of them... You might want to trying giving smaller ones to him..... good luck !!!
 
Never blame a poor feeding dragon on the animal itself, 99% of the time it is the enclosure / heating / stress that causes them to go downhill, and if nothing is changed either will the dragons health.
 
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