Panther prey consumption log, July 2013

Prey intake diary of my adult male panther chameleons, July 2013. All prey is gutloaded except the wild caught moths, although the grasshoppers and butterworms didnt eat much.

Supplements, when used, are also noted. “50-50 mix” means I take a spoonful of Mineral-O (the vitamin free calcium and mineral powder made by Sticky Tongue Farms) and a roughly equal spoonful of vitamin supplement (Repashy Calcium Plus) and mix them together for dusting.


Monday , 01 July : 2 lrg butterworms, 5 terrestrial isopods.
Tuesday , 02 July : nothing
Wednesday , 03 July : 1 superworm ( lightly dusted with a 50-50 mix of Repashy Calcium Plus and Sticky Tongue Farms Mineral-O.)
Thursday , 04 July : 1 large cricket (Mineral-O)
Friday , 05 July : one large wc spinx moth. 2 med dubia (50-50 mix)
Saturday , 06 July : 1 medium wc moth. 2 butterworms. 1 superworm and 2 mealworms (50-50 mix).
Sunday , 07 July : 2 large crickets, 1 superworm (50-50 dust mix)
Monday , 08 July : 2 crickets (Mineral-O). 1 superworm (50-50 mix dusted). 1 m Hisser.
Tuesday , 09 July : 2 dubia, 1 super (50-50 mix)
Wednesday , 10 July : 1 super (50-50 mix)
Thursday , 11 July : nothing
Friday , 12 July : 1 cricket (50-50 mix) 1 dubia
Saturday , 13 July : 3 super (50-50 mix), 1 dubia
Sunday , 14 July : 1 super (50-50 mix)
Monday , 15 July : 4 silkworms, 6 terrestrial isopod
Tuesday , 16 July : nothing
Wednesday , 17 July : 1 super (50-50 mix), 1 m moth
Thursday , 18 July : nothing
Friday , 19 July : 1 moth, 3 dubia (50-50 mix)
Saturday , 20 July : 2 super (50-50 mix) 2 meal (50-50 mix). 3 wc grasshoppers.
Sunday , 21 July : 2 crickets (50-50) 2 dubia (50-50), 1 super

for remainder of the month see comments section below

Gutload this month has consisted primarily of dandelion leaves, carrot, mint leaves, fresh peas and pods, dry alfalfa, dry filbert tree leaves, dried raspberry and blackberry bush leaves, almonds, kelp powder, spirulina powder, squash seeds, brewers yeast, romaine lettuce, apple, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and romaine lettuce. Plus a lesser amount of these (just once each): cantaloupe, spinach, grape vine leaves, banana, plum, clover, walnuts, orange, watermelon, papaya, and cooked yam.

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Monday, July 22: 2 butterworms, 1 superworm, 2 crickets (Mineral-O)
Tuesday, July 23: 2 butterworms, 2 crickets (mineral-o), 1 dubia, 1 hisser (mineral-O), 1 mealworm
Wednesday, 24 July: 2 dubia (mineral-o), 1 hisser, 1 hornworm
Thursday, 25 July: 2 silkworms, 1 wc moth, 3 terrestrial isopods
Friday 26 Jl: 2 superworms (mineral-0), 2 dubia
Sat 27 July: 5 terrestrial isopods, 2 termites, 2 butterworms
Sunday July 28: 5 crickets (mineral-o) 1 super
Monday July 29: 3 crickets (mineral-o), 1 super, 1 butterworm
Tues July 30: 1 hisser, 1 super (mineral-o
Wed July 31: 5 mealworms, 1 super, 1 dubia
 
I find your feeding logs very useful..
Do you think that a similar feeding schedule would work for an adult veiled?

(Sorry, I posted the same question in other of your blogs, and just found this was the newest one)
 
armando;bt1981 said:
I find your feeding logs very useful..
Do you think that a similar feeding schedule would work for an adult veiled?

glad its useful to you! :)

yes, it would be a good rough guide for a vieled too. indeed, I now use much the same feeding schedule for my Veiled as for my panthers. Veiled may get a little extra, as he is bigger.

each animal is different in its size and activity level. its a good idea to keep an eye on its physical appearance (fat pads on head, tail shape) and weight, and adjust prey levels accordingly.
 
Great!!... my veiled does looks good... perfect shape..
I did increased the food intake for this summer, because last winter he wouldnt eat that much..
My temps were fine, I live in a fairly hot place, so.. cold weather is not a big concern, but still... temperature overall was a bit colder... So Im kind of getting him ready for winter this time... just in case
its great to have this as a reference! thanks a lot for sharing all this info, Ill follow your steps :)
 
How old is your panther? Mine is 7 months and eats much more but hes still growing so fast! At what age do you sugest restricting there food or will he just eat less? Hes already somtimes having a big food day then hardly anything the next but not consistently and sotimes leaves food I give him, I normaly feed once a day until he dosent seem so interested then maybe a meal or wax worm in the afternoon as a treet but only when im not at work
 
my chameleons were / are several different ages - but the log is of what adults (over 1 year) ate.

yes, they do tend to eat less as they get older. usually you dont need to restrict prey, although some (more often females) will overeat. what the fat pads
 

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