Baby Panther Ignoring Worms
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Ace
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I have a 6 month old Panther Cham, and he is just completely ignoring some small butter worms I recently purchased for him. They are the correct size and he just acts as though they do not exist.
i guess you got a picky eater..some chams r like that..no biggy...ecxept you wasted money for wroms you wont use.....you can try "strarving" your cham by nnot letting him eat for a few days and only show him the worms...but its your choice..im lucky i dont have a picky eater(i think)
vegas shooby
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that is true they dont eat everything u give them..i took a while for my guy to eat dubias..
Theirin
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Yeah I saw that now reading, just sucks cuz I was excited to finally treat him to something other than crickets... Do you have any suggestions as to other things I could try and feed him. Also, since these are butter worms, would he take mealworms? or should I just rule out every type of worm?
Ace
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silkworms, hornworms, dubia roaches, praying mantids, blue bottle flies, grasshoppers(not from the wild that may have possible pesticides,), some moths, and few butterflies i think.....superworms too
Ace
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you can switch the feeders once a week...oneweek crix, next is dubias, after is locusts, or vary it everyday....later on as he gets older feed every other day...and mix afew crix with some supers, try handfeeding worms and such...
carol5208
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hey where are you located in Florida? I only have one cham too!
vegas shooby
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hey do u guy and gals know if any body sell supers
Ace
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i only knoe petsmart near me ha them, o dont kno any vendors...sorry....try the next reptile show near you....
carol5208
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http://www.silkwormshop.com/shop_superworms.html You can also try maybe one of your local reptile shops. Both of mine sell them to the public and my local petstore sells small containers of them but they are expensive in comparison to the reptile stores.
vegas shooby
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i guess i have to guy to gay ass patco..hella $$$$$...dang
vegas shooby
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thanks u post befor i could see that haha
sandrachameleon
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I have a 6 month old Panther Cham, and he is just completely ignoring some small butter worms I recently purchased for him. They are the correct size and he just acts as though they do not exist.
How lively are the worms? If you have half-dead worms that dont move much, they might not be attracting his attention.
Where did you put the worms? If not crawling up a vine or along a branch, if just kinda stationary somewhere, he might not recognize them as food.
How much variety in food has he had to date? If he's gone a full six months without many larva, he may take awhile to realize they too are food. Try slipping one into his mouth when he's chewing his regular prey, or putting one in the same bowl you use to feed (if you cup feed).
sandrachameleon
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A different food every meal from the one preceeding it. As many types of prey as possible over the month.
I keep a detailed log of what mine eat in my blog, if you want to see the "rotation" I use.
Theirin
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New Port Richey, Just north of Tampa
