Is Alphie a baby? I've noticed most of the little guys prefer crickets over worms. I'm assuming this is because crickets are generally more active than worms in terms of movement and the babies feeding response is usually triggered by such movement.


Most babies won't take worms. Either the worm is too big for them or the worm is chopped up to the point where the piece is dead and not wiggling, which won't trigger a response from the baby.


I suggest trying crawlers once or twice a week though and more as Alphie grows. Sometimes they grab it and spit it out after, but sometimes they'll take it. Associating food with tongs is generally successful. Tong feed crickets and switch it up with a worm at some point. Once Alphie is tong trained, he or she will eventually put two and two together and will start striking no matter whats dangling on the end of them.


You can also try leaving a piece of a fresh cut wiggling worm in front of Alphie for 5-10 minutes in a feeding tub. Usually after being chopped in half, the worm will go crazy and wiggle and dance everywhere (AND I wouldn't blame him LOL), eliciting a feeding response from the baby.


Cheers,


Adam