Relocation stress gone, still picky...

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Reven1337

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So i moved my 4~ month dragon from my g/fs to my place. She was always a problematic eater. But after 2 weeks of baby food with calci she seemed to be getting her appetite back. She now has no stress marks and is alot more active so i assume the relocation stress is gone, however it seems she has gotten so used to the baby food that when i offer her crickets or greens she just looks at me and gapes her mouth open as if to say "get the dropper!". To answer a few of the question i know i will be asked....
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I have a bottle of reptaid on the way, but now im not sure if that will help, i ordered it as an appetite stim but now she WANTS to eat... just not anything i have time to feed her... I work full time and goto school full time. My male (housed seperatly) is thriving, hes a healthy 10.5 inches at 4 months with a reasonable sized tail nip. She is 2 weeks younger and barely pushing 7 inches.

Are there any tips or tricks to get her back on the crix? I love my lizards to death but when i have a busy day i cant spend 30 minutes dropper feeding her 3 times a day. Any suggestions would be great. Please dont suggest Phoenix worms, they are TERRIBLY expensive here in Canada (22cents each after shipping).
 

spurlee01

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I would only feed her babyfood on her last feeding and even then maybe just a small amount. Hopefully she will get hungry enough to eat the crix at the other two feedings. I know some people pull off crickets legs to make them easier to catch but I can't do that...
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Reven1337

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Thx for the suggestions Spurlee, though it would appear as if you forgot to add a link in your second post.
 
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