not eating veggies w/calcium, help please

[staylor]

Oscar has decided he will not eat his veggies if his calcium is sprinkled on them. I tried hiding it, changing up the veggies, putting it on his favorite foods, nothing! He will go without eating for 2 days before I cave and feed him veggies with no powder. How can I get him his calcium? Should I do tough love and make him go without eating until he gives in and eats it anyway? Should I mix it with some water and force it with a syringe? He is 5 so he does not eat many live feeders but would much rather eat them over veggies.

Please help

 

[renich]

Have you tried dusting the crickets?

 

[staylor]

I do dust his crickets but he only gets 30 once a week. I tried keeping more but they die before I can feed them all so I just get what he will eat in a day.

 

[corrine]

Maybe the liquid spray on calcium. Maybe he doesn't like the powdery taste

 

[staylor]

can you recommend a good spray calcium?

 

[corrine]

Personally I've never used it but I've seen in at the pet store. Maybe someone else could help out there.

 

[EAGLES]

A potato in the cricket cage will keep them alive for the most part of a week as well.....