Hi

i just got a pair of cresteds (about four months old) and am having some trouble feeding them. In the rep store thay were supposedly eating well but as soon as i got them home they took no interest in the crickets. admittadely, they were probably a bit bigger than they were used to but on the first day home, i put both gex in a large box with two of the crickets and they ate them. Since then they've had no interest. i tried leaving a couple of crix in the tall enclosure but they eventually escaped after a day or two and ended up over my bed or on my dresser or something. Since, i have had to get babyfood and mix in nutrobal and sometimes reptivite and basically spoon feed them. How can i get them to start to feed for themselves. i don't want to leave them without food/calcium for long because one of them has an almost 90 degree bend in the tail that im hoping isn't a sign of MBD. It could just as easily be a birth defect or the result of a fall but i can't know for sure and i won't take any chances with the little fella. My enclosure is quite tall (six foot tall x i foot square around). it has a three foot devils ivy plant in there so maybe they couldn't find the crickets but i've seen the guys walk right on top of the crickets and not even notice. Crickets were sitting on their backs and all and still nothing. i was telling them that they were an embarrassment to their species and that the cricket world was laughing at them but even that had no effect. If i keep "spoon feeding" them will they become dependant on me. I may also change the layout of the enclosure to facilitate better visibility for them but aside of that i can't think of anything.

any help would be greatly appreciated, especially if it works!

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