I have had simular problems, Plain meat with no bone or anything like that will cause problums later on in life, I have had gators that didnt want the crocodilian diet anymore all they would take was chicken parts and lean meats, So I took a little extra time at feeding and cut a hole in the meats and put as much croc diet as I could in the meat or chicken if the chicken has skin it holds it in great and they never knew the difference and were getting the proper nutrition hope this helps, Im sure you will get some other good ideas from this forum.