Not much I can add to what has already been suggested.

Its not unusual for a dragon to eat erratically during the first week they are in a new home. Takes them awhile to get settled in. As he's only 8 weeks old, offer food 2-3 times a day, greens all day, insects morning, afternoon and early evening or at least morning and early evening (at least 2 hours before lights out). A mix of insects is good, so phoenix worms, small crickets (space between the dragon's eye is good, should be able to get away with 1/4 inch crickets or smaller). It would have been a good idea to pick up small crickets at the show when you boyfriend bought him, but too late now.

There are many good online places to order crickets. Check the businesses tab ontop of the page here. Make sure they have a live arrival guarantee but keep i mind you have to be there to receive the crickets. If they all arrive dead, call them right away. Most will resend the order.

I would still dust the phoenix worms with calcium with D3. They do have a high calcium/low phosphorous content but the older the worms are, the less calcium stays..if they start to pupate much of that calcium is reverted into indigestible exoskeleton which your dragon won't use. The dark worms are pupating but if they are white/clearish then they are at their best to feed to dragons.

Small butterworms, silkworms and hornworms are good too, as variety but at this age, crickets are the best to go. They are cheap, and with dusting and proper gutloading, they are healthy too. You can order 500-1000 1/8th inch crickets and keep them in a tub with egg grates, gut load and slice of orange for moisture, this way they won't grow too big for your dragon before you use them up.
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