Sorry to say, but I don't think he'll grow much on a diet of just crickets, in this case the "something is better than nothing" doesn't quite work.

A lot of people who use CGD will just leave CGD in the cage with their new gecko for a while, sometimes it takes them a while to get used to the climate and decide to eat something that is not moving. They do not die if they don't eat for a while and they also do not starve themselves. My first suggestion would be to leave just the CGD in with him for a week, no crickets. If you see poops in that week, then he's eating it!
If you are really worried about it you can also hand feed him some, which is taking your finger or a dropper and dabbing it on their nose for them to lick it off. The only thing with this is sometimes it is stressful for new geckos who aren't used to their owners.

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