Any good insect breeders online?

[GabeCastro]

So Jasper's on a damn food strike...So now I'm on the hunt for a huge selection of feeder insects. He's not eating or even bothering to LOOK at crickets or dubias. Starting to worry me because he's not getting his supplements. I can only dust waxworms, usually i dip them in water then dust them so he gets allot.

He only wants mealworms (i only feed them after they molt so they're softer) and waxworms. About the mealworms, i fed them to him TWICE and eversince he craves them!!! He sits on his perch where i hand feed him and waits for hours till i give in, once i give in he goes up to his basking perch...This chameleon is starting to get spoiled! lol i went a day without feeding him and he ate one cricket, but when i flashed a mealworm infront of him he attacked it like he was starving...

Early today I made an order with www.lindasgonebuggie.com - I just ordered 15+ Count Horn Worms, 100 Super Worms, and 100 Large Repti-Worms. Came out to around $30 bucks shipped, shipping was $10 bucks and i can't find ANY of these feeders in the bay area besides supers so it doesn't hurt much. Also Linda's customer service is amazing, super nice person!

I really want to try Dragonflies, Mantids, Stick Bugs, Moths, Locust/Grass Hoppers, Large Silk Worms, and any other recommended treats/feeders?

Are there any legit sites that you guys have ordered from that sell what i'm looking for? Specifically in the USA? Also what should i be warned about? I plan on cutting off hornworm chompers before i feed them to Jasper.

Thanks!!!

 

[GabeCastro]

I guess not

 

[carol5208]

you can get silkworms from Mulberry Farms and Coastal Silkworms (westcoast) if you are in California. They both deliver. as far as I know you can not get locusts in the US.

 

[sandrachameleon]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/171-where-buy-feeders-online.html

try some of these

But if you stop giving him mealworms and waxworms, he will stop eating them he wont starve himself, eventually he will go back to eating other things (it may take a week or more)

 

[pssh]

Just stop feeding them. Keep a check on his weight and offer him other foods until he eats them.

Locusts and stick bugs are illegal unless they are native/introduced to your area. You would have to catch them. You would need to catch dragonflies and most moths too. You can sometimes find moths and butterflies (make sure they are safe.) check insectnet.com in the classifieds section.