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CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM.I BOUGHT THIS DRAGON A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND HE WON'T EAT CRICKETS.HE EATS HIS VEG'S LIKE SUPPER WORMS BUT JUST LOOKS AT CRICKETS HE 12 OR 13 MONTHS OLD THE OWNER BEFORE ME FEAD HIM WORMS,PINKES AND OTHER KINDS OF FOODS BUT THIS DRAGON NEEDS CRICKETS WITH CALCIUM ON THEM.HE A VERY HEALTHY DRAGON BUT THIS DRAGON STILL NEEDS CRICKETS WITH CALCIUM ON THEM DAILEY.I HAVE 16 DRAGONS AND I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND I BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR THE LAST 2MONTHS

why does he need crickets if hes eating everything else fine i don't think is that much cause for concern. Dragons are like humans maybe he just doesnt like a a certain kind of food. You can put calcium on superworms and mealworms and everykind of worm. I don't think it is that much cause for concern.

MUST OF YOUR OTHER SUPPLEMENT DIETS ARE TO RICH OR DON'T HAVE ENOUGHT NUTRITIONAL VALUE TO BE FEAD ON A DAILY BASIS AND HE DOESN'T LIKE PALLETS.

Crickets help give the animal exercise by giving them something to chase after. Yes I know that older dragons will wait for the cricks to come to them, but they do move around more with crickets. After getting spoiled on worms, some dragons are hesitant to take cricks. Try stopping the worms and offering appropriate size cricks for a week or two. good luck.

BTW What size crickets did you try? Have you tried roaches?
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Bennett
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