Dubia!!

[cla2806]

How can I get my 10 month old Nosy be more interested in them! He refuses to cup feed anything but worms. I have left them in the cup and he just wont eat them. They eventually climb out and hide under the carpet in his cage. Is there a way I can get him to eat them? Anyone help me out!

 

[Meow Kitty]

you could flip the dubias, they seem to freak out when that happens maybe that will grab his attention

 

[camimom]

theres only so much you can do.

Ive tried dubias, and then i put a cricket or two in with them to keep the roaches mving, but some fo my chams refuse to eat them.

he may jus tnot like them.

it happens.

 

[Trillian]

Some people have success holding a stick and letting the dubia run along it in front of their chameleons. The DIY converted juice-bottle feeders (search for Sunny D Death Trap!) also work well for encouraging the dubias to move about. Tapping the cup or feeder bottle also helps freak them out and move.

 

[nightanole]

I just successfully converted.

I started out with a normal cup when he was 90 days old.
Then converted to the sunnyD death trap
Then mixed crickets with dubia for about 2 weeks. The sunnyD keeps them moving, in a normal cup they just huddle together in a corner and stop moving.
At this point he still wont hand feed a dubia (infact rears up and hisses).
Next day after peeling, and in sun cage(and hungry) ate 10 dubia that are the same weight as crickets.
1 month later, day after peeling, will hand feed dubia.