[K412]

I have a baby fat tail that I got for my birthday recently and he or she is refusing to eat anything dusted with calcium or minerall. Plain crickets and wax worms are the preferred food so far. I have had my baby since the 24th and only once did it eat a dusted cricket. Maybe the smell is turning it off of them?
I have a 10 gallon set up with eco earth since I heard that mulch was a bad thing, a hide on both sides and every night it's a happy and active baby.
He shed just fine 3 days ago and is so adorable.
Here are some pictures, please note that the mulch is not in there anymore!
I did my research and since I have frogs and coco fiber I switched it over.



Thank you in advance for your advice!

[Hilde]

Sometimes they don't like their bugs dusted too heavily. A slight dusting is all it takes, but I know some people layer the supplements on so thick, the bugs look like moving snowmen. I don't know how heavily you dust the food, just thought I'd mention it.

Another reason could be that he's still getting used to his new home, or maybe he wasn't too hugry around shed time.

[K412]

Thank you for the reply. I thought the same thing since my frogs will do that as well. I guess I will wait until the baby is really hungry and dust the first one. Maybe using a bigger bag to shake them in will make it finer.

[Saille]

Hilde made some excellent suggestions, he may need to adjust to the new environment.
What are the temps/humidity for the little guy? Sometimes if they're a little cool, their appetites diminish a bit as well.

Its a beautiful fatty, by the way.