Crickets/millworms

[ALLIEGATOR]

Millie has been doing great with crickets. We decided to give her a variety adding wax worms, milk worms to her diet, she seemed to have an upset belly. Turned yellow and just seemed down. This morning, millie must have puked up the wax worms. But shes feeling much better

 

[nick barta]

When you say milk worms , do you mean silk worms (white) or mealworms (light yellow)?

CHEERS!

Nick

 

[ALLIEGATOR]

Typo. I'm sorry meal worms.

 

[Syreptyon]

Wax worms are known to cause allergic reactions in some chameleons.

And mealworms offer no nutritional value, with the added detriment of being difficult to digest and causing compaction in some cases. I would stop feeding either of those and choose healthier options - especially because she seems to be reacting adversely

 

[ALLIEGATOR]

I totally agree. It's so hard to get accurate information. Glad I joined this forum to get expert knowledge. What other insects would you recommend

 

[Syreptyon]

I totally agree. It's so hard to get accurate information. Glad I joined this forum to get expert knowledge. What other insects would you recommend

Glad you found us, too! Other options to consider: silkworms, hornworms, dubia roaches, orange head roaches, red runner roaches, black soldier fly larvae, black soldier flies, blue bottle flies, and superworms (only as a treat, though for the superworms)

 

[ALLIEGATOR]

My local pet stores do not carry any of these. Can I buy live roaches online?

 

[Beman]

You can order them online. There are some site sponsors that sell them as well as other places like Rainbowmealworms.com. Their Phoenix worms are Black Soldier fly larvae. If you want to try silks. @Spyro88 sells them
Here is some helpful info as well.

 

[ALLIEGATOR]

Thank you!

 

[Beman]

Thank you!

Your welcome! Quick question. Are you using a double dome light fixture with the compact UVB bulb?

 

[ALLIEGATOR]

This is what I have

 

[ALLIEGATOR]

Your welcome! Quick question. Are you using a double dome light fixture with the compact UVB bulb?

Did you see this

 

[Beman]

Did you see this

Ok that is what I thought you had with the image you posted so you will want to get rid of the compact uvb bulb. They are virtually useless and will lead to extreme health issues. And get a T5 HO linear unit.

 

[Multivitamins]

You can order them online. There are some site sponsors that sell them as well as other places like Rainbowmealworms.com. Their Phoenix worms are Black Soldier fly larvae. If you want to try silks. @Spyro88 sells them
Here is some helpful info as well. View attachment 225050View attachment 225051

I ended up ordering two tubs shipped very quickly, very happy with the silkworms from Spyro

 

[Multivitamins]

Did you see this

 

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that's great. I got it today actually!!
Bought my live plants as well.

 

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@Multivitamins check it out