Chameleon won't eat crickets

[Andee]

How often are you offering the mealworms?

 

[Replife]

Currently having the exact same issue with my juvenile Panther. He was good for 3-5 crickets per feeding until he found out what mealworms were. Now he crushes mealworms (I gut load them best I can) and turns away from crickets for the past week. Today he took ONE freshly molted, slow cricket and didn't seem as happy about it as I was. My veiled will eat absolutely anything that moves.

Mealworms are the worst you should try silkworms and Dubai roaches

 

[JoeDigiorgio]

Mealworms are the worst you should try silkworms and Dubai roaches

I only bought them with the intentions of it being one of multiple different feeders on the menu but he got hooked. I have small supers on order to hopefully at least replace his craving for the time with that. And I'm going to get roach cultures going very soon as well.

 

[JoeDigiorgio]

How often are you offering the mealworms?

Every day because I don't want to fast him. I'm not desperate to get him off them yet.

 

[Replife]

I get it for sure I had the same problem but now he loves everything I give him

 

[Andee]

Every day because I don't want to fast him. I'm not desperate to get him off them yet.

I would get him off the mealworms as soon as possible, they can not only cause impaction, but also prolapses, and malnutrition, plus obesity.

 

[marley patches]

I have a male vield and female panther , they a little over a year old , they wouldn't eat anything but crickets til about a month ago , I tried all other feeders but they wouldn't eat them , then over night bam one morning I fed dubia and they ate them ,,,,,, I feed the every other day about 10 crickets one day and next feeding 5-8 dubia