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[georginachelsea]

so far all ive been advised to feed my veiled is crickets, locusts an waxworms. locusts and waxworms are treats i give her say once a week. she recently couldnt shoot her tongue in which case she was eating mostly waxworms, although she is enjoying the crickets i dont want her to get bored (which i think she sometimes appears to be, despite a lots of vines and freedom in the bathroom on some days) i would just like some other options for her or will she be happy enough of those?

 

[NewOwner]

stick insects , dubia , kale (If she likes it), Uhm... Theres plenty of options, Mind me asking why she couldnt shoot her tongue?

 

[sandrachameleon]

It is a very good idea, in my opinion, to offer as much healthy variety as possible. I would not include waxworms in the healthy category, and would therefore recommend you not offer these more than once a month as a treat. Better options for cricket alternatives are: gutloaded zophobas (superworms/kingworms), roaches, butterworms, silkworms, hornworms, stick insects, moths, cabbage loppers, and occassionally isopods and freshly moulted and gutloaded mealworms.

have a look at my blog for bugs lists: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html
and an example of what my chameleons eat: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/food-feeders-feeding-supplements/

 

[georginachelsea]

{Mind me asking why she couldnt shoot her tongue}
when i first got her she got an eye problem (which she still has but we know how to control it now) that caused her to start stalking the crickets first and within the week she was just trying to bite them, we never found if there was anything actually wrong with her tongue the vet couldnt find any obvious signs. after a month and with better care for her eyes she has started using it more and more, so the reason is still unknown in a way, it appears to be because of the eye problem (which is not diagnosed we just know how to make it better) but other than that she is healthy, hissing away like mad still but none the less beautiful. as for the food side of things its hard to get some insects without it bein incredibly costly...and i mean incredibly costly! but thanks i will treat her to a few more things soon!!

 

[Hilikus311]

{Mind me asking why she couldnt shoot her tongue}
when i first got her she got an eye problem (which she still has but we know how to control it now) that caused her to start stalking the crickets first and within the week she was just trying to bite them, we never found if there was anything actually wrong with her tongue the vet couldnt find any obvious signs. after a month and with better care for her eyes she has started using it more and more, so the reason is still unknown in a way, it appears to be because of the eye problem (which is not diagnosed we just know how to make it better) but other than that she is healthy, hissing away like mad still but none the less beautiful. as for the food side of things its hard to get some insects without it bein incredibly costly...and i mean incredibly costly! but thanks i will treat her to a few more things soon!!

Hmmm. . . was the eyelid swolen any and/or was she unable to open her eyes completly? cuz if this is the case then she might have suffered from krato-conjunctivitus which is caused by the wrong type of lighting ie. compact flourecents! (please forgive my attrocious spelling)

 

[Lizardlover]

Dont forget about mantids! they are a good staple OR enrichment, the only bad thing about them is you have to gutload the gutload (crickets flies etc). I have an incubating oothica now, cant wait till they hatch

 

[sandrachameleon]

....as for the food side of things its hard to get some insects without it bein incredibly costly...and i mean incredibly costly! but thanks i will treat her to a few more things soon!!

If you can, maybe consider buying a handful or bucket full of roaches and start breeding them yourself. The initial investment might be expensive, but you'll pay yourself back in the long run by not having to spend as much money on feeders (including reduced need for crickets).

Zophoba M (aka superworms aka kingworms) are also easy to breed and would provide a change from crickets, and are a better option nutritionally than waxworms.

 

[georginachelsea]

thank you!!!

the thing with her eyes, they aint swollen or sunken they are normal, she just gets a sleep, she did have a compact light when i first got her, but even with the correct one she stil gets it, its nothing a good steaming session in the bathroom doesnt clean up (SHE LOVES BEING IN THERE!!) My vet says it is just like us with sleep in our eyes an aslong as its not hurtin her or interupting with her sight then she's ok.
and as for breding my own creepie insects.......no way lol!!! urgh they not something i can manage like that but i wil definately look for mantid etc, thanks for your comments x