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oki bought a baby leo(7 days old now) if he doesnt eat the crix or mealworms can i try baby food?will it hurt him?what flavor should i use?

you can use meat baby food, they seem to like turkey best, but I would not do that just yet. Has this little guy pooped yet? hatchlings will not eat until after their first shed, some times a few days even after that. I had one go nearly two weeks before he figured out that those scary hoppy things were food.
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1.0 Hypo stripe, Het Rainwater from JL (BJ)
1.0 HypoTang from Crested (Apricot)
1.0 Tremper Albino (Cloud)
0.2 Hi-Yellow Leopard gecko (Beatrice, Pepper)
0.1 Normal (Freckles)
0.1 SHCT Leopard Gecko (Brite)
0.1 Tangy Mutt Leopard Gecko (Rainbow)
0.1 Tremper Albino (Leucy)
RIP Peaches, Ghost, Bill
Hatched: ~25
Holdbacks: 1.0 SHCTB- nice surprise! and 0.1 jungle
Available:
1.0 SHCT, 0.0.1 aberrant m?, 0.0.1 pastel F?, 7 month male circleback tang

ok thanx.my friend told me to rip off a mini mealworms head and rub the guts on his nose.i did that and he ate one mini mealworm thati no of last night.and yes he has poooped

I strongly recommend continuing the mealworm method over giving baby food. Baby food is an absolute last resort, and if he will eat even one mealie, dont force him to see babyfood as sustenence. Insects really are much better, however you can get them in. How long has it been? Is his tail shrinking? It sounds like he may be too cold? I usually keep my hatchlings in higher temps and higher humidity than adults. Give him time, the world is new and scary lol
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1.0 Hypo stripe, Het Rainwater from JL (BJ)
1.0 HypoTang from Crested (Apricot)
1.0 Tremper Albino (Cloud)
0.2 Hi-Yellow Leopard gecko (Beatrice, Pepper)
0.1 Normal (Freckles)
0.1 SHCT Leopard Gecko (Brite)
0.1 Tangy Mutt Leopard Gecko (Rainbow)
0.1 Tremper Albino (Leucy)
RIP Peaches, Ghost, Bill
Hatched: ~25
Holdbacks: 1.0 SHCTB- nice surprise! and 0.1 jungle
Available:
1.0 SHCT, 0.0.1 aberrant m?, 0.0.1 pastel F?, 7 month male circleback tang

I've had no problem getting my hatchlings to eat crickets. How big are your crickets? The correct size for a hatchling is 1/4"-1/3" long crickets. If the crickets are too big, it may be scared of them, if they are too small like pinheads it may act like it doesn't even see them. I had no luck with pinhead size LOL All of mine love small superworms right away too, I never tried mealworms.