Enclosure Size

[katelynpc]

So I just bought a 18x18x36 FL Champs starter kit. Is this an OK size for a baby or too big? If not what is a good age for a baby to be in this size enclosure? I was planning on mainly using worms not crickets, if that makes a difference. Also can you gutload feeder worms? and what is the best gutload?

 

[CrazyChamLady13]

Depending on the size of the baby. But you can split the enclosure if the baby is really small.

 

[kplatvoet]

You should check out Sandrachameleons posts and blogs on feeding - as much as I dislike crickets chameleons really need a variety of feeders and some worms are better than others- a cricket that has been fed a healthy mix is much better for your baby than most worms and no worm is good as a total replacement.

I'm pretty sure that the main thinking behind a small cage for a baby is to make sure he's able to find his food- Finding food also depends on the chameleon- I have a panther who was pretty much cup trained when I got him - I put his crickets in a cup and as soon as I went away he went to the cup and ate them he could have found the cup anywhere I put it in any size cage

My Jackson used to look at a cup and ignore it- when he was real little I'd put a piece of fruit in and he would hang out by it and eat fruit flies - It also depends on what kind of chameleon it is - and how old his is - my Jackson has been in a cage that big since he was about a month old and my Panther has been in a 18 X 36 X 42 almost since I got him at about at about 3 months -

There are also some humidity issues with a larger screen cage - I don't have humidity issues as I live in NJ - I'm also a newbie my information might not be as good as someone who has kept chameleons longer -

 

[katelynpc]

I plan on using crickets occasionally, but I was hoping I could use superworms, reptiworms, and hormworms. I haven't seen a lot of info on whether you can use Reptiworms. Are they safe to feed? I know that they are good staples for beardies but idk about chameleons.