Chameleon Diet

[Totem]

I have a 4.5-5 month old panther, and he used to eat crickets and dubias. I fed him soldier fly larvae last week, and he wont eat anything else now. Can I continue feeding him mainly soldier fly larvae or is that not a healthy diet?

 

[Andee]

I don't recommend giving to any sort of cham addiction, because I don't think they should have a diet of anything less than six feeders regularly in a week. But that's just me.

 

[Totem]

I don't recommend giving to any sort of cham addiction, because I don't think they should have a diet of anything less than six feeders regularly in a week. But that's just me.

I agree, but he wont feed on anything else for about a week . He went two days without eating, when I gave him roaches and crickets. After two days, i gave in and started feeding larvae again.

 

[Virgil1972]

Some tough love will probably break the feeding strike.

 

[Andee]

His size likely can easily got 2 weeks without eating, he knows you will likely break before him and he's waiting you out. Unless he is losing weight I honestly wouldn't worry.

 

[NickTide]

Never had the problem so I'm wondering... would offering him something else that would be tempting work? Adult soldier flies perhaps? Something green is said to work like stick bugs , locus or green roaches. The green roaches might be a segway back to your regular roaches.

 

[Andee]

Never had the problem so I'm wondering... would offering him something else that would be tempting work? Adult soldier flies perhaps? Something green is said to work like stick bugs , locus or green roaches. The green roaches might be a segway back to your regular roaches.

I see it happen more with adults. But it does sometimes happen with younger ones. I have never personally had it happen, but plenty of people have experienced it. I usually find it happens most when their feeder lists are too limited or their are fed fattier insects too often. But a lot of people can't commercially raised species other than 3-4. And for some reason a lot of people are terrified of feeding wild caught insects.