My cresteds will eat the food dry. I leave that in the all the time and also feed them CGD mixed with water, baby food(a couple times a month) and cut up and/or smashed up fruit. They also get some bugs too. Mine eat the food dry just fine.
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Anna
1.0.0 Ball python (RIP Shane)
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake {Slash}
1.3.0 Crested Geckos {Harley, Sally, Momma,?}
1.1.0 Jackons Chamelions {Spike, ?}
1.0.0 Short Tail Possum {RIP Eddie}
3.0.0 Pet Rats {Remmy, Blaze, Diablo}
2.1.0 Dogs Lab/Pionter mix,Basset Hound,German Shepherd {Vegas,Shorty,Nevada}
2.3.0 Kitties {Kenny, Sebation, Phoebe, Lily, Jade}
1.1.0 Ferrets {Weasle, Girlie}
3.2.0 Guinea Pigs {Moe, Maddy, Cloe, Nick, Jack}
1.0.0 Betta, Opaque Plakat
1.0.0 Boyfriend {Brian}
3 fish tanks with lots of fish
Lots of feeder rats
And the bugs
Thats it for now.....