[Shimmycrestie]

Hello. New on this forum but not to the gecko world. Had them for years. Mainly had a combo of leopard geckos and cresties. Some years back after I had my twins (6 yrs ago) I had to sell all of them due to me not having enough time for them. Now, 6 yrs later, I have jumped back in to my favorite hobby.
Ok, I've had my little female (I think anyways, I'll be for sure next month) for a few days now and is newer then the male (quite obvious he's a male lol and a bit older then she is). I've had Charlie for 2 weeks now and he's a miracle boy! I lost him the day I bought him as he escaped in the middle of the night and I just found him crawling across the floor this morning still alive, well and still has a tail lol.
My question. I'm trying to get them on the Rapshy diet but don't think they're into it. Any ideas of how to get them on it instead of crickets once things have calmed down for them? My others just jumped right on it, but these two are giving me problems. Any advice would be great.

[Salzy]

Here are a couple of little tricks to try..

* Try handfeeding them using just the end of a straw or spoon or something. Dab it on the corners of their mouth and they will lick it off. This helps them to at least get a taste without you being too stressful on them.

* A little drop of honey or something sweeter mixed in entices them a bit more. (baby food works...but only use it as a transition food! Don't feed baby food long-term)

* Don't give them any other option. If that's all they have to eat, they will eventually take to it just fine. We had one be really stubborn for 5 weeks, but he came around with time and then ate it well.

* Try different consistencies. Some like it thicker and some like it a bit more runny.