feeders

[jamncristian]

hello everybody, i was thinking of all the feeder insects that can be fed

so i am wondering if everybody could pitch in and describe your favorite feeder such as: size, nutritional value, how your cham responds to it, and ease of care or breeding

thanks

 

[pssh]

Dubia roaches. My cham loves them! They're big and meaty, easy to gut load, and dont smell! Plus they breed by themselves. with nothing more than heat, egg crate, and food/water.

 

[Nosybe]

Dubia roaches. My cham loves them! They're big and meaty, easy to gut load, and dont smell! Plus they breed by themselves. with nothing more than heat, egg crate, and food/water.

I second Dubia and also...
Crickets! All of my chams love them and I have never had any of them refuse crickets for a while.
Hornworms/silkworms- hornworms as a treat and silkies for a staple feeder. All three of my chams favourite fedeers are hornworms. I think it is the colour.

 

[sandrachameleon]

My chameleons best like isopods, stick insects, moths, hornworms, cabbage loppers, silkworms, and butterworms - in about that order.
They also eat turkish roaches, hissers (of an appropriate size), dubia, superworms and crickets. Seasonally grasshoppers and a few other things as well.

Check this blog entry for info about these feeders and others:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html

Scroll down to the links in this blog entry for nutritional information on various insects and the produce we feed them:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html