well butter worms are better for your cham than wax worms i think. Wax worms are the fattiest things that i can think of so if you want to fatten him up just feed some of those but not too many.
wax worms are high in fat so you could add a couple of those here or there in your feeder schedule should fatten him up nicely, you could also add in butterworms too if you want variety
This is my first winter with my cham, so im not too experienced in this, but all i can suggest is that to keep an eye on the temperature of the basking spot and the ambient temperature of the room, if it seems to be cooling down more then upgrade to a stronger bulb, but if everything stays...
i think 1000 adult dubias wont fit in the tank you described. I would just go to walmart or soemthing and pick up a big tote bin with a lid and put some egg crates in it and you are golden :)
never used mesh for a cage, ive only made an enclosure with black aluminum screen. The frame is made out of wood and it didnt cost too much at all. My cage is 4x3x2 and it only cost me 60-70 price of 20$ worth of plants in that cost. :D
You can google how to make a corner cabinet and then all you would really have to do is put screen in for the door and on top so that light can get through. heres a link that i found when i googled it, it is pretty detailed and even goes through how to make the patterns and stuff on it too. Im...
nope 2-3 months is perfect, better to start them off early. I did exactly what you are doing, i had some stuff in the cup and then had some free range. Cup feeding is great especially if you have more than one feeder type. I only use the cup for my dubia roaches though because the crickets...