First off I would keep him in a separate cage...one week of 'quarantee' is insufficient to rule out any diseases or parasites. Also with your old male already eating all the food, its obvious your newer dragon doesn't get a chance to eat more.

Separate him and continue offering a variety of food. If he has a hard time eating crickets, feed superworms, silkworms, butterworms and hornworms (I would not bother with pinkies...except as a rare treat, maybe once a month but even then, better to leave them to egg laying females).

As for his depth perception, many things could cause it...he could simply have bad 'tongue/eye' coordination (my female isn't all that great either, but she gets her insects after a couple tries). Or it could be a physical defect, a problem with the eye etc...all of which could have many causes. Only way to really know if there is something wrong is to bring him to a vet who specializes in reptile care, especially lizard/bearded dragons.

You can always chill a bowl of crickets in the fridge (put the crickets in a zip lock bag in the fridge for 5 minutes or so till they stop moving) then pour into a small bowl. This will make it easier for your dragon to get a cricket, even if he missed the one he was aiming for (due to being enough crickets to line the bottom of the bowl).
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PHLdyPayne

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