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...chameleon. The safest and most effective size feeder is the one that is easily dispatched by that first chomp. Nutrition and Enrichment Gutloading feeders for 24-48 hours before feeding is essential. Those pet store crickets are often nutritionally empty. Use quality cricket chow with...

I just wanted to share what I've learned over the course of setting up and maintaining a Dubia roach ranch as feeders for my panther cham Poppy. There's a ton of info all over the internet, but I thought it might be helpful to have the basics aggregated all here, specifically for cham owners...

The Philosophy of Gutloading 5. Insects and the work they do As I said previously, I was under the impression that though chameleons can’t digest many of the gutload ingredients we use, they can certainly access the nutrients of these ingredients via the gut contents of our feeder insects. In...

The Philosophy of Gutloading Acknowledgements I would like to thank Anthony Herrel and Walter Tapondjou for their helpful advice on where to look for relevant papers. 1. Introduction Recently, it was suggested to me that our current gutloading practices might be wrong-headed. In particular, I...

Introduction to Trioceros montium We have made landfall on the Western coast of Cameroon and are slowly making our way up in elevation. At around 700 meters above sea level we start to see one of the best known of the Cameroon species, Trioceros montium. This is one of the most confused when you...

...– 20C) One thing to note about T. pfefferi is that they are extra sensitive to synthetic vitamins. Just two doses can generate edema. So gutloading feeder insects is even more critical with this species. I give them a little bit of calcium powder, but I watch carefully with even this. T...

Natural History of Trioceros serratus Today we hike higher in the mountains of Cameroon and travel up Mount Oku where we encounter the most colorful chameleon in Cameroon, Trioceros serratus, appropriately nicknamed the Peacock Chameleon. This is a small chameleon and is about the size of the...

...happen it won't be the end of the world to me. Also, though, I just love science and so being a part of this food chain process and gutloading the feeders to have them ready for your chameleon is just a fun part of the process. 4. VEILED. I'll have to be super blunt about this decision. I...

This months Dry Gutload: a dry meal made from ground raw sunflower and pumpkin seeds, dried alfalfa, dehydrated papaya, desiccated coconut, brewers yeast, raisins, dried cranberries, almonds, Spirulina powder, bull-kelp powder, oak tree leaves, bee pollen. April 1 carrot some dry mix...

...can change especially depending on your lighting situation. Feeders: You need to make sure you have feeders and you have started the gutloading process before you get your chameleon. If you're just getting started, experiment with many types of appropriate feeders for your cham in the...

...in hopes of getting better at this whole cricket care thing. A lot of established members and veterans on here would be proud of all the gutloading I'm getting into as well. Oh and when I got crickets on Sunday, even though they were small, they were bigger than the first batch I bought by a...

Diary of what the chameleons ate this month. Supplement is currently three parts sticky tongue farms mineral-o and one part repashy calcium plus -regular/original strength. Crickets, superworms and mealworms are dusted. Don't usually dust roaches, butterworms, silkworms, terrestrial...

what I fed the roaches and crickets. Pillbugs, snails, Supers and mealworms got similar fair. First week October: Apples (fresh from the tree) Pear (fresh from the tree) Cauliflower stems/leftovers (store bought and not something I would suggest offering often) Carrot (locally grown)...

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...to hang it from (see pics). Feeders - I've been experimenting with different feeders to make sure my little guy gets variety, all while gutloading everything I can. I swear, he eats better than I do. I've given him the obvious crickets, but I've tried different sizes. It's true what they say...

intended for the hissers and dubia all mixed up coarse chopped with a mini food processor (not finely blended) one medium carrot (in three chunks so it would fit in the little machine) one tablespoon molasses a big handful of fresh young spring dandelion leaves (about three medium plants...

...http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/367-gutload-recipe-october-2010.html http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/394-dry-gutload-recipe-january-2010.html General gutloading info...

...crushed barley (vitamins, minerals), garland chrysanthemum, bee pollen If you want to take it a bit further, consider: http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/697-dry-gutload-mix-august-2012.html...

Sandra's Gutload recipes as everyone knows are fantastic but the biggest problem I have is finding half the stuff on the Dry list maybe because I'm a guy and I don't have that female shopping instinct and you sure know I'm not about to ask for directions on how to get to it. So I decided to...

Log of Feeder prey offered to adult male panthers and a 1 year old male veiled during the month of May 2014. Most feeders lightly dusted with a 50-50 mix of Mineral-O and Calcium Plus (orig), or just the Mineral-O. May 31 - 1 small hisser, 2 mealworms, 1 wc harvestman May 30 - nothing May 29...