zigzagzug
Member
Yea, I know they aren't used to crickets in the wild, but Bloo has been in captivity since Feb 2018 and he has always eaten crickets as a staple.
Bloo needs to bulk up!
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Dave85731
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Switch it up some try some suppers as well but he could just be shy as well.. wild Caughts tend to like to be alone as much as you’d like him to get used to you it’s not as easy as cb chams your taking on a bigger challenge than most keepers a wc is way more difficult than your normal cb Cham and more expensive but like I said before do a fecal go to a regular dog and cat vet you don’t need a exotic vet for that and it’s way cheaper call and find the cheapest place but with wc they’re not out the woods for a few years in captivity when it comes to parasites
GoodKarma19
Chameleon Enthusiast
You can if you know the right people! Next time you're at a reptile store, ask if they have any "special feeders". The underground roach game is strong, here
janjan20
Chameleon Enthusiast
Awesome!just a quick update, his appetite is REALLY turning around!! he's taking down 10-15 large crickets a day, I know that is a lot for an adult, but once he gains some weight back, ill slow it down to 5-10 every other day.
zigzagzug
Member
I've looked around and I can't find a single place to get sticks, seals, mantis, isopods or beetles. I live in Ottawa Canada
zigzagzug
Member
I've tried trust me, no luckYou can if you know the right people! Next time you're at a reptile store, ask if they have any "special feeders". The underground roach game is strong, here
GoodKarma19
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cyberlocc
Chameleon Enthusiast
Not very hard.
https://www.kijiji.ca/b-reptiles-amphibians/canada/isopods/k0c14654004l0
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-pets-other-...ch/1445242062?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
That took about 5 secs.
Ya, if you think your going to walk into a Pet Store and get Isopods, Sticks, Mantids, ect, you will find nothing. The same is true in the US. You need to look online, and join some CA Facebook groups. You can find what your looking for, you just need to look in the right places.
You can also catch native snail's, sticks, fruit beetles, ect, and breed them out into feeders. You can get those from local Facebook sale groups. Ask, and someone will have some infesting their garden they would love to get rid of.
I gaurntee you can get roaches the same way, from Facebook groups for reptiles. If you really want them, they are there, you just have to get in the nitty gritty.
We have 2 pet stores in my town, and before I gave them crap for weeks for not carrying roaches, now they have dubias (the mom and pop one). Most petstores don't care to carry roaches, sticks, Mantids, Isopods, ect.
https://www.kijiji.ca/b-reptiles-amphibians/canada/isopods/k0c14654004l0
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-pets-other-...ch/1445242062?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
That took about 5 secs.
Ya, if you think your going to walk into a Pet Store and get Isopods, Sticks, Mantids, ect, you will find nothing. The same is true in the US. You need to look online, and join some CA Facebook groups. You can find what your looking for, you just need to look in the right places.
You can also catch native snail's, sticks, fruit beetles, ect, and breed them out into feeders. You can get those from local Facebook sale groups. Ask, and someone will have some infesting their garden they would love to get rid of.
I gaurntee you can get roaches the same way, from Facebook groups for reptiles. If you really want them, they are there, you just have to get in the nitty gritty.
We have 2 pet stores in my town, and before I gave them crap for weeks for not carrying roaches, now they have dubias (the mom and pop one). Most petstores don't care to carry roaches, sticks, Mantids, Isopods, ect.
zigzagzug
Member
I live in Ottawa, I've spent lost of time trying to find other more "rare" feeders, and I haven't had any luck. I've looked on kijiji and facebook groups.
janjan20
Chameleon Enthusiast
Awesome! Thanks for the update!
zigzagzug
Member
Not that it's SUPER relevant, but I recently got my hands on a small dubia colony, 5 males, 10 females and a few dozen nymphs. Bloo is still eating regularly. I can't wait for my dubia colony to start pumping out roaches, then I won't have to spend nearly as much on feeders every week! It took FOREVER to find dubias, but with perseverance I found em
It took FOREVER to find dubias, but with perseverance I found em 
AmandaS
Retired Moderator
Thats cool. I bet Bloo will love that.Not that it's SUPER relevant, but I recently got my hands on a small dubia colony, 5 males, 10 females and a few dozen nymphs. Bloo is still eating regularly. I can't wait for my dubia colony to start pumping out roaches, then I won't have to spend nearly as much on feeders every week!
