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Could I get some advice on how to switch my female ebt from just worms? Problem is I've had her for just 9 days now and she has been a shy reluctant eater. She didn't eat for 6 days at first, but on day 7 she finally ate 3 earthworms. Presently she is offered fresh fruit, vegetables, superworms, Mazuri, crickets, hard boiled egg and TerryO's venison mix. Nothing seems to work except for earthworms. She is given a warm soak for 30 mins everyday, and for the last two days a carrot and squash baby food soak. She's always warmed up prior to food being presented and her enclosure temps are 85 one side and 75 cool side. She doesn't seem to mind eating worms under the mvb. I put her in a separate tub that is in her enclosure for feeding because the worms would just disappear into the substrate. Other than that, there is always food offered in her enclosure which she doesn't touch. I've read all the different threads regarding picky eaters, but I feel that if I just play hard ball with her and stop offering worms, she'll stop eating and I'll have worse problems to deal with. Should I just keep offering earthworms and the other foods, and if she just eats the earthworms so be it until she becomes more settled in?