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I use black soldier flies and blue bottle flies for enrichment. IME the blue bottle flies hatch out faster and easier than the BSF. I have only found them for sale at rainbow mealworms. But I warn you these are straight up maggots. I take some out put them in a container so they pupate then...

While @MissSkittles is going through your husbandry I wanted to offer some information on bugs. I often do not keep crickets either, I only have them right now because my Juvenile Jackson's really only eats those at the moment. Some great alternatives are BSFL (my favorite, easy to keep, cheap...

I would say that this is great then! You are doing fantastic. Some members get really in to building free range areas for their chams. Your guy seems to really enjoy it. Maybe do some searching on the forums here for other’s set up’s and see how they give their chams enrichment time.

Enrichment is a great way to bond with your chameleon and increase their quality of life. Things like free ranging your chameleon, taking them outside, and feeding them flying bugs can be enjoyable experiences for your chameleon if done correctly. What do you do to provide enrichment for your...

I order a ton every 4 months or so. Most of my bsfl Tuen into flies because I can’t feed them off fast enough but it’s a really good enrichment feeder for my chams do I don’t mind. You just need to build up on you ninja fly catching skills :)

Holy cow, your enclosure is gorgeous!!!

Love your set up! Giving me some inspiration on what to do with mine. How do you secure the tree branches in the screen? Can you walk me through that, and provide photos?

...It takes only one nibble to cause a potentially fatal bowel obstruction. Also, being able to safely nibble and enjoy live plants adds enrichment to their lives, is more aesthetically pleasing to us and will also help clean the air. You can start simple with one nice bushy pothos and take some...

...If the OP can fill it out we can review all of the husbandry in one place. https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/ Also here's a picture of an enclosure for inspiration. Obviously it is for a larger cham but you can see the level of planting and enrichment for the...

...too. Just about all of my chameleons have figured out that there are isopods and they spend some time daily ‘hunting’ for them. It’s nice enrichment and a natural behavior for them. It’s nice to be able to not have to deal with moving plant pots around to clean the poos, and of course, the...

...out daily, even waits by the door for us. Nothing is wrong he just thinks he’s going on an adventure outside or to his free range. Getting enrichment. Some days (rarely) he doesn’t want to come out but we just give him his space and he’s good. I suspect it’s the human love I mean “trust” he...

...Nah but seriously i put some food in the feeder also so when they do warm up , they are more inclined to Stay there for a bit , personally the only feeder I would free range is my locusts ( other than black soldier flies and hopefully silkmoths) to add enrichment and natural hunting and exercise

...with ReptiSun 10.0 or Arcadia 12% or 14% (I use the 14% for mine), pretty strong basking light, hides and basking platforms plus decor for enrichment. I’ve spent as much on setting up my beardies as I have my chameleons. I recall hearing very recently (can’t recall where) that beardies are...

...I prefer to feed smaller feeders just for my animals comfort in swallowing. Plus, giving more of smaller feeders is a nice little bit of enrichment imho and easier to give a bit of variety in a single feeding. Getting called away right now. Just wanted to add a bit more to the excellent...

I actually do that intentionally. I buy a lot of BSFL when I order my bugs because they are good little worm feeders but then if you don't feed them all they go black and hard and in 2 weeks or so you have flies that are fun enriching bugs to feed your chameleon. I also do this with my wax...

...down on his own. This is my signal to offer him a helping hand to go back to his still open cage where he catches the last few minutes of sunlight before eventually retreating back into his cage. In my eyes this is enrichment for the chameleon but I could be wrong and be stressing him out.

I have springtails, still need isopods, they should be arriving this weekend. But leaf litter on top, yes! Quick question, can I add some BSFL in the substrate as CUC? Would they be beneficial in any way other than enrichment when they turn to flies?

Good to know about the feeder. I usually flick a mixture of crickets, dubias and some bean beetles (dusted with vitamins) into the cage. Her poops look good (pretty big for such a small lady actually) so I trust she’s finding her food. I tried putting a plain feeding dish in her enclosure once...

Thank you! He hasn’t eaten BSFL, but I am wanting to try hand feeding them for him, since he tends to like that more anyway. He hasn’t loved cup feeding, though he has done it. I’ve been trying all sorts of different feeders and such for him, but he mainly likes hand feeding. I’m working on...

...arena, of developing very high skilled keepers with very socially complex aquariums that achieve a decent balance of sustainability and enrichment. Raptors (birds of prey) commonly have a 99% mortality rate their first year of life in the wild, and a 99% survivability in captivity. A...