Crap, crapola and craptastic!

[maxttu]

So I'm trying to introduce different feeders to my boys, with no luck. Superworms, dubia, horns/silks and they refuse them all! Only eating crix.

So today I saw one of those mealworm beetles in my bucket and thought that I'd present him to Fenix on a deli cup lid. BAM!!! No soon as I put the lid in front of Fenix he gobbled that thing right up!

So now I'm thinking, ok, let's put a dub on the lid. Maybe that's the trick! Nope. I stood there for 5 minutes holding that lid with the dub (nymph) and he had one eyeball on me and one on the dub. Now I'm thinking him eating that beetle was a fluke. I saw another beetle in the bucket and put him on the lid and BAM!!! The beetle didn't stand a chance!

I then put another dub on the lid and still no luck! WTH?? Can our chams really differentiate feeders that are "similar" looking. I mean, he has never had a bad experience or even tasted a dub, so why so picky?? Uggghhhh...

 

[kokom05lb]

I introduced a dubias with Ringo, he wasn't interested. Introduced one to Freckles and he got excited ate it with no hesitation. And it was his first. Ringo likes worms so might be making a order for silkies soon

 

[mclovin]

Sheldon will eat anything except dubias. Won't even try one. Leonard won't eat anything but crickets and it's driving me nuts. He flares up if I put a butter worm near him. I have a leopard gecko who will lick to taste things first before she decides whether or not to eat it and sometimes, she sticks her nose up at it and walks away. Easy to be picky when we provide such a wide variety. I doubt they'd be this selective in the wild.

 

[maxttu]

To my eye, the difference between the beetle and dub is obvious. Take into consideration similar size and coloring, can chams really tell the difference?? I guess the proof is right before my eyes...Picky Paula's!!

 

[lysinlight87]

I managed to get my guy to eat 3 dubias before he decided he hated them. Ended up flushing them down the loo- such a waste

 

[reptilover]

I've tried every Trick in the world to get my guy to eat those dubias I got from you.. my geckos get tgem for about 30% of there diet and my turtles LOVE the larger ones. To the point where tgey fight over em.. but they onky get two every other day.. so i have pet dubias to.. love those little guys..

 

[maxttu]

I've tried every Trick in the world to get my guy to eat those dubias I got from you.. my geckos get tgem for about 30% of there diet and my turtles LOVE the larger ones. To the point where tgey fight over em.. but they onky get two every other day.. so i have pet dubias to.. love those little guys..

Lol. Maybe we were cursed with Cham resistant dubs??

 

[Chamlo]

I have to put peroxide in my chams mouth for a small infection. Should I try sticking a small dub in his mouth? He doesn't even want to try them so maybe if he tasted one he'd like them?

 

[pssh]

They can tell. Anywho, try freshly molted dubia. The white color seems to really get them interested. With really picky ones I had to introduce slightly older freshly molted ones until they took normal colored ones. (white to grey/beige to brown colored ones.)

 

[monstertankman]

So I'm trying to introduce different feeders to my boys, with no luck. Superworms, dubia, horns/silks and they refuse them all! Only eating crix.

So today I saw one of those mealworm beetles in my bucket and thought that I'd present him to Fenix on a deli cup lid. BAM!!! No soon as I put the lid in front of Fenix he gobbled that thing right up!

So now I'm thinking, ok, let's put a dub on the lid. Maybe that's the trick! Nope. I stood there for 5 minutes holding that lid with the dub (nymph) and he had one eyeball on me and one on the dub. Now I'm thinking him eating that beetle was a fluke. I saw another beetle in the bucket and put him on the lid and BAM!!! The beetle didn't stand a chance!

I then put another dub on the lid and still no luck! WTH?? Can our chams really differentiate feeders that are "similar" looking. I mean, he has never had a bad experience or even tasted a dub, so why so picky?? Uggghhhh...

i feel your pain..i bought a 50 count deli cup from my local petstore. Sid ate 5 and said screw you i am not eating those things. I' ve tried on and off for 3 months and everytime, i get that oh heck no look lol.

 

[maxttu]

They can tell. Anywho, try freshly molted dubia. The white color seems to really get them interested. With really picky ones I had to introduce slightly older freshly molted ones until they took normal colored ones. (white to grey/beige to brown colored ones.)

That's a great idea! I'll look for some fresh molts and try to offer those up! Thx!

 

[Ta2Smitty]

Out of my crew there's only 5 or so out of 15 that will eat dubias with gusto every single day. As long as someone is eating them that's less crix I have to buy/feed.

 

[maxttu]

So far I've owned 3 panthers and one verrucosus and none of them ate the dubs. I'm still gonna hold hope since the current two are less than 4 months old...

 

[suzi]

Mine wouldn't eat them from cups but when I put them on the screen and they start to run the movement catches there attention and then they eat them. That made a big difference for me

 

[maxttu]

Ok! A lil victory scored for Max today! I found some smaller supers at the LPS today and offered them up to Fenix and Walker. BAM! They each ate two! I cut them off after that! VARIETY!!!! Victory for Variety!!

 

[Psychobunny]

Dont forget flies!

The original and perfect cham prey, flies! yummy fat blue bottle flies.
Never met a cham that didnt love em'

I buy the white maggots from Grubco.com, put them in a plastic container with lid and let them pupate and hatch.

I feed them a mixture of powdered fly food, Repashy Bug Burger and honey, all blended up. No need for water when using prepared bug burger

Flies give young chams great practice and sharpens their coordination and reflexes.

Adult chams have fun catching them too

I dont hear much talk about flies as feeders, but they are very cheap and easy (not every day, of course).
You can also feed them whatever you want, and hatched flies can be stored in the fridge untill needed.
Just take them out, let them feed, and give them to your chams

 

[maxttu]

The original and perfect cham prey, flies! yummy fat blue bottle flies.
Never met a cham that didnt love em'

I buy the white maggots from Grubco.com, put them in a plastic container with lid and let them pupate and hatch.

I feed them a mixture of powdered fly food, Repashy Bug Burger and honey, all blended up. No need for water when using prepared bug burger

Flies give young chams great practice and sharpens their coordination and reflexes.

Adult chams have fun catching them too

I dont hear much talk about flies as feeders, but they are very cheap and easy (not every day, of course).
You can also feed them whatever you want, and hatched flies can be stored in the fridge untill needed.
Just take them out, let them feed, and give them to your chams

I've read that other keepers use the flies and I've contemplated using them myself. How do you CONTAIN them from getting loose when you place them in the enclosure or when you open the enclosure?? I don't want an external presence of flies...

 

[coldbloodedAL]

The refrigerator for about 5 minutes will slow them down enough to stop flying, then you just dump them in the cage!

EVERY cham loves flies

Oh and theres almost never any flies left over to escape the cage

 

[maxttu]

The refrigerator for about 5 minutes will slow them down enough to stop flying, then you just dump them in the cage!

EVERY cham loves flies

Oh and theres almost never any flies left over to escape the cage

Thx, Al! I just might try this out!

 

[Psychobunny]

A few flies will always get out, but they arent very stong fliers after being cooped up in a little plastic box all their lives, so they are easy to swat