Help with the battle of the veggies!!

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Anglin237

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My bearde Leo is almost 3 months old, and I am still struggling with getting him to eat his veggies. I have tried all of the suggestions out there like putting them on a paper towel, putting worms (which he doesn't much carr for either) in them, but he barely touches them. He eats about 30-50 medium sized crickets a day, but no fruits and the only veg he will touch is bok choy, and only the leaves of that. He likes the dried mealworms as well, but I only give those once a week as a treat, and even if they're in the veggie bowl, he just picks out the worms and ignores the veg. Any advice on my picky eater?

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At that age I'd just let him be picky and go after bugs. He needs the protein to grow. Keep offering salads so he's familiar with them as a food source and try hand feeding to see if he'll take some now and then. When he gets closer to a year old and his growth slows he should slowly transition over to eating more veges. This transition is easier if they are already pretty familiar with them.
 
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