IMO,they're not that hard to train on pellets. I have a 6" albino CK who learns how to eat sinking pellets after 4 days of starvation.He'll smell,swallow and spit it at first but as time goes by,he'll easily get used to it. Just drop the sinking pellets in front of them then they'll smell and eat it.I feed mine 2-3 times a day, so good luck.