Baby Panther only wnats to eat fruit flies

[theAfamily]

Hi all I am new here and to chameleons as well.
I got a 2 week old panther about 2 weeks ago and I got him to eat crickets the first couple of days I had him. Then he did not eat for over a day, just starring at crickets so I introduced fruit flies which he immediatly went after, and now that is all he wants.

Is this an acceptable diet for a 1 month old panther, how do I dust these or do I (pet store guy said not nec.).

Thanks for your help.

 

[SamanthaElle]

I got a 2 week old panther about a week about too! Thats so funny!

And yeah, they only fed him fruitflies at the shop and I tried pinheads too. He ate them the first day, but then day two I noticed him hunting them but refusing to eat them. Instead he would look around for the fruit flies.

I dont have an answer to why both our babies do this...but we are in the exact same boat.

Maybe its the hardness of the crickets that they don't like.

 

[theAfamily]

lol

that's funny so I guess I have nothing to worry about. he seems to be plenty active. pooping plenty too.


who knows maybe we got a set of siblings lol

 

[SamanthaElle]

Umm...woah, your from central florida.

Did you get your's from a shop in Casselberry?

 

[theAfamily]

yep

imagine that

 

[SamanthaElle]

haha, thats so funny, we do have siblings! There were 3 hatched when I got my little guy!

Hope your little panther stays happy and well!

 

[theAfamily]

so far so good. how funny,

good luck to you as well

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

I dust fruit flies using a cup with some dust at the bottom. Just dump them in the cup, swirl them around so they get a little coat of dust on them and then give them to your panther baby.

 

[SamanthaElle]

oh and about dusting, just throw the fruitflies in a plastic bag with the shake them. Dont lather them completely, but cover them evenly and lightly.

I have started the supplement regimen everyone preaches here:

Calcium without D3 everyday
Calcium with D3 twice a month
Herpivite twice a month.

 

[sandrachameleon]

Hi all I am new here and to chameleons as well.
I got a 2 week old panther about 2 weeks ago and I got him to eat crickets the first couple of days I had him. Then he did not eat for over a day, just starring at crickets so I introduced fruit flies which he immediatly went after, and now that is all he wants.

Is this an acceptable diet for a 1 month old panther, how do I dust these or do I (pet store guy said not nec.).

Thanks for your help.

Im horrified that a pet store is selling 2 week old panthers, but aside from that...
Not a problem that it eats only fruit flies for a few weeks. Yes, you should dust some of the flies, especially if your fly growing medium is weak. I dust fruit flies by putting some small amount of supplement into a plastic container, banging some flies into the container, shaking/swirling the container
keep introducing pin head crickets, and soon also you can offer tiny silkworms, tiny mealworms, etc

 

[theAfamily]

awsome, thank you all for the input. I will dust lightly and keep feeding for another week or two then try to introduce crickets again. you guys r great