Also I tried to feed my girl before I left for work at 6am but it was a hassle. During the first week especially. Find something he likes (for her it was Locusts) and he might eat a bit.
At 4 months, you should feed him twice a day but you can put a container with some roaches or mealworms (just something that won't escape) in the tank at morning and he can go grab them when he's warm.
Be patient and give him time is the most important thing.
Btw. welcome to the forum, your boy is looking very handsome
I was putting the food in a bowl from the beginning on (hand-feeding for bonding much later, and I also don't do the "taking the dragon out for feeding" approach). I also leave for work early (5, 6 am, sometimes also irregular hours as working shifts) and my dragon is barely awake then - but I see no problem with that, I just put in what he should eat during the day (so also no "feeding two times a day"). Also didn't see it as a problem when he was small.
But maybe I'm lucky that my dragon isn't eating all the insects in one sitting, he isn't overeating and when he's done he's done.
(Technically, my husband could provide the dragon with food multiple times a day as he's working from home. He's now sometimes doing hand-feeding for bonding. But he was very disgusted of any insects in the beginning, so I don't wanted to force him (my husband) to do something with the insects. Still it's like: I put in the food in the morning, insects as well as veggies - won't wilt as I either use potted ones, or bundle them like a bouquet and there's a bit of water in the bowl - and if my husband likes doing some hand-feeding, he can do so, but it's not necessary.)
Btw.: As escape-proof bowls I like the glass lids from candles in glass jars. I remove the inner plastic part, clean them completely (so there are no traces of wax left), and they work very well. Of course, one can buy worm dishes, or chose something of a similar shape just from tableware for humans.
Not good, in my opinion, are worm dishes where the top part can be taken off: insects squeeze in the small gap between and escape. I bought one but now only use it for veggies.
Into the insect bowl I put a bit of veggies as food for the insects - helps keeping them in, too.
With shedding, I never help. I see no reason in doing so (for a healthy dragon).
During the first week or two after bringing her home, it is probably better to leave him alone and let him do his thing. His whole world just changed, and he doesn't understand any of it right now.
Absolutely
you will see her rub her face on things in the tank when her head and face start to shed
Agree
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I observed this very often. The rubbing can look quite "violently" - if we would do that with our soft skin I'm sure we would bleed - but for them it's like a peeling.