can phoenix worms be a main meal for my jacksom

[IFazeWork]

she wont eat crickets so i ordered meal worms to try and bring more variety but they are real hi in nutrition and was worried about supplementing please reply

 

[IFazeWork]

bump just for a answer

 

[Elizadolots]

Phoenix worms are great, much better than meal worms from a nutritional standpoint. I suspect most people would tell you to try to introduce a feeder that is easily gutloaded, like a Dubia Roach. Silk worms are also very good "worm" feeders. They do take some maintenance but you might find it worth the effort.

If your baby is a worm eater (some are, some aren't) you can look into hornworms, silkworms and super worms as options.

 

[IFazeWork]

Phoenix worms are great, much better than meal worms from a nutritional standpoint. I suspect most people would tell you to try to introduce a feeder that is easily gutloaded, like a Dubia Roach. Silk worms are also very good "worm" feeders. They do take some maintenance but you might find it worth the effort.

If your baby is a worm eater (some are, some aren't) you can look into hornworms, silkworms and super worms as options.

well my jackson always goes crazy for her meal worms but now she stopped eating her crickets and i dont want her to get full off meal worms which are just fat so im introducing phoenix worms and i was wondering when they get here how many shuld i give a day to my female jackson

 

[Elizadolots]

I don't know about quantity...but they are very nutritious. They are loaded with calcium. They are super wiggly too, which can be good.

I'd offer them separately from the meal worms. I suspect the meal worms might view the phoenix worms as food.

Try giving her the equivalent of a teaspoon of Phoenix worms, let her eat that then offer the other feeder.

 

[IFazeWork]

thank you will do

 

[Lovereps]

Let her eat as many as she likes.
Remove the uneaten feeders by the end of the day so your cham doesn't get chewed on by the feeders or put a fresh piece of potato or carrot in the cage for the bugs to nibble instead.

 

[IFazeWork]

i put her in a smaller container to see if she would eat but she doesnt want her crickets or her meal worms anymore im starting to think im dealing witha hunger strike

 

[sandrachameleon]

pheonix worms (soldier fly maggots) can and should be gutloaded, especially if you are going to offer then in quantity

 

[IFazeWork]

pheonix worms (soldier fly maggots) can and should be gutloaded, especially if you are going to offer then in quantity

what type of gutload ???

 

[mcbdz]

Hello, I'm feeding mine the same gutloads as crickets. They like the wet better though. Lots of fruits and veggies I also add some of the dru for B vit.s.

 

[Lovereps]

i put her in a smaller container to see if she would eat but she doesnt want her crickets or her meal worms anymore im starting to think im dealing witha hunger strike

I wouldn't put her anywhere outside her cage to eat, she might not eat then just because she isn't in her cage.

My chams typically wait until I am a "safe" distance away before they can pay enough attention to a bug to grab it.

2 days without eating isn't terrible but, as I mentioned in your other thread keep an eye on her for signs of illness and change the few things that members have suggested.

She is lucky to have a caring owner and I hope she is eatjing well and acting normal after those few changes.