Finally got a Bearded Dragon!

[Catherine]

Your spa set up is pretty fancy and yes he does look like he is enjoying it. I just use plastic boxes with air holes. I use them for snakes too so I need to have a lid that locks.

If he can move his tongue like that he is making progress.  I wonder what you could tempt him with. Has he shown interest in any foods? You could get some fancy bugs like wax worms or horn worms. That might tempt him. You could offer him dandelion flowers or pumpkin flowers. Beardies seem to like yellow flowers. I even give yellow rose petals, but from my own roses only.
You have to be careful of pesticide contamination. My garden and my city are pesticide free.

Even if Popeye doesn't eat he looks well and he could have a long happy life with you.

Welcome to the world of rescuing damaged beardies. Once you start there is no going back. I started with Jonathan in 2004 and I have had various beardie rescues ever since. Little George only lasted a few months, but he was so damaged. He was unconscious when he was brought in to the reptile centre. I forced liquid calcium into him and brought him round. He was half the size of a normal beardie.