Though butterworms are high in calcium, they are also high in fat - So they should be offered every now and then and not used as a staple.
The website below has details of the nutritional value of butter worms (sorry my PC won't add a link for some reason).
www.nyworms.com/trevoworms...
That's what I throught, but stangley I am the owner of my cham but he freaks out at me most of the time these days (never used to though), even when I move slowly and it does not seem to matter what colour I wear.
But he never freaks out at my boyf who he loves climbing on and lets him get...
Montium - No worries, I thought someone would assume that. Most people find it a bit strange that I'm a girl who enjoys a bit of fishing.
Xanthoman - Cheers for the link and interesting info.
Jonas - You raise a good point.
Thanks for the suggestions Miss Lily, I've tried phoenix and silks. I'll have to try the others you said. There's nothing my cham hasn't liked so far.
Jonas - Sorry, I shouldn't have said: "I know they are full of bacteria" I should have said "I've heard they are"... some people had...
Thanks for the replies guys.
Montium - I am a her lol
Nick - Yea we do have bait shops over here
Xanthoman - Cheers for the info, I reckon I'll do some research into doing a culture for myself, better to be safe than sorry
Following a spot of fishing last weekend I've discovered many annoying flies in my home, must have had a few stray maggots in my bag :mad: leading to my question...
... I know maggots should not be fed to chams as they are full of bacteria. But would it be OK to feed chams the flies (from...