My locale affords climate such that I can keep the chameleon outdoors. I’m looking to get my first chameleon, and am considering building my own cage. My plan was to mainly provide properly dusted and gut-loaded crickets. But I was also I was also considering building a cage where I could remove/replace cricket-proof screen panels, where natural flies and fruit flies could enter the cage.
Anyone try putting fruit in your chameleon’s cage to naturally attract fruit flies (or other flies) for your chameleon to eat. I was thinking that this could provide an additional source of insect variety.
I was even considering making a fly bait box that would be like a screen box that would contain a tray inside. I had an uncle who used to dry his own fish and had these screen boxes to keep the flies off his fish while the fish sun dried. There were always flies on the outside of the screen box. I was thinking of rigging a mini-version of this to put in the chameleon’s cage to attract flies. I know, sounds quite weird.
Any thoughts, comments, or advice would be appreciated.
Anyone try putting fruit in your chameleon’s cage to naturally attract fruit flies (or other flies) for your chameleon to eat. I was thinking that this could provide an additional source of insect variety.
I was even considering making a fly bait box that would be like a screen box that would contain a tray inside. I had an uncle who used to dry his own fish and had these screen boxes to keep the flies off his fish while the fish sun dried. There were always flies on the outside of the screen box. I was thinking of rigging a mini-version of this to put in the chameleon’s cage to attract flies. I know, sounds quite weird.
Any thoughts, comments, or advice would be appreciated.