He won’t eat bugs in the morning!

[hakusmom]

Hi! I posted Haku’s daily routine a bit ago and I’ve gotten positive feedback which is always nice to hear. But now I have a problem, he won’t eat his bugs in the morning.
As I said previously, he is 8 months and a real stickler when it comes to greens. He will eat veggies like carrots and bell peppers, but anything that’s green he will refuse to eat. So, to get him introduced to greens so he’ll eat them when he gets older, I started making green juice that I sprinkle on the bugs and when he takes a bite of the bug I sneak the syringe in his mouth and put some green juice in.
During his second feeding he doesn’t get the greens or calcium, just pure bugs and he has no problem eating them. But he started getting really stingy with his first feeding. I think I may have accidentally given him a negative correlation with morning feedings with greens.. So now he won’t take a bite of the bugs in the mornings. What should I do? He has been stubborn with greens for so long and the only thing that works for him doesn’t work anymore, and he won’t eat his bugs in the mornings now! I’ve tried everything else I could possibly think of. Bee pollen, fruit, bugs in the salad, he just won’t take them. Help!

 

[KarrieRee]

Hi! I posted Haku’s daily routine a bit ago and I’ve gotten positive feedback which is always nice to hear. But now I have a problem, he won’t eat his bugs in the morning.
As I said previously, he is 8 months and a real stickler when it comes to greens. He will eat veggies like carrots and bell peppers, but anything that’s green he will refuse to eat. So, to get him introduced to greens so he’ll eat them when he gets older, I started making green juice that I sprinkle on the bugs and when he takes a bite of the bug I sneak the syringe in his mouth and put some green juice in.
During his second feeding he doesn’t get the greens or calcium, just pure bugs and he has no problem eating them. But he started getting really stingy with his first feeding. I think I may have accidentally given him a negative correlation with morning feedings with greens.. So now he won’t take a bite of the bugs in the mornings. What should I do? He has been stubborn with greens for so long and the only thing that works for him doesn’t work anymore, and he won’t eat his bugs in the mornings now! I’ve tried everything else I could possibly think of. Bee pollen, fruit, bugs in the salad, he just won’t take them. Help!

Are dusting the insects w/ calcium D3?

 

[RangoRocky]

You should also feed his roaches greens. That’s what I had to do when mines didn’t want to eat greens

 

[xp29]

Maybe skip the evening feeding one evening and see if he will eat his bugs in the morning.

 

[hakusmom]

Are dusting the insects w/ calcium D3?

Yes! But he won’t touch them even if there’s anything on it. He ate a little bit earlier, though.

 

[hakusmom]

You should also feed his roaches greens. That’s what I had to do when mines didn’t want to eat greens

I already do, is that an okay substitution if he’s refusing greens?

 

[RangoRocky]

I already do, is that an okay substitution if he’s refusing greens?

Yes to an extent because the greens are in the digestive tract of the roaches. But I also used to give mines the kale and apple baby food

 

[fcooper]

Yes to an extent because the greens are in the digestive tract of the roaches. But I also used to give mines the kale and apple baby food

I use collard greens, mustard greens, and yellow squash. She finishes her salad every day and seems content and healthy.