bechsgaard
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Hi, i've heard afew people say that one a panther chameleon turns 6 months old you can feed them silk worms as a staple instead of crickets, i know that silk worms are lower fat so tell me what you think
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I totally agree with Jon, you can't live on just chocolate (as much as I would like to!)
although we are talking about juveniles and they don't have many options other than crickets in which you should have more than 50% of diet with, and silk worms, and occasionally wax worms and butter worms
You may not be able to live off chocolate, but cows can live off just grass. Horned Toads and Thorny Devils can live of just ants. Osprey can live off just fish.
Don't be ambiguous.
Yes you can feed your chameleon only silkworms as a stable, in fact they are probably the best option for a staple if you can afford them or breed them yourself.
It is a better idea though, to feed say 75%-90% of the diet in silkworms, and the remainder as roaches, crickets, other worms, wild insects, moths, etc.
My guys love the silk moths, so pupate them when you get the chance!
I never heard of mealworms causing seizures before , but I'm totally with you on taking extra care with wild caught insects, pesticides and parasites make me paranoid.......I can almost guarantee no pesticides where I collect them, and I do get occasional fecal samples checked.......mealworms are certainly a bad idea for juviniles, they often cause seizures and dont have much nutrition. And wild caught insects pose the risk of making ur cham sick if it is infected. Wild cause insects often are the sourse of parasites in chameleons, and the pesticide risk is high, exspecially in North America
actually, in the wild chameleons prefer insects of the Raico..something.. family, they are essentially small spiders and with the panther chams, over 90% of their wild diet is just these, its quite interesting, that they are virtually same size, nutrition, and taste as crickets. In the wild crickets also love moths, and thats what they consider a treat. Simple is elegant, things dont nessesarily have to be complex to keep your chameleon happy
its a type of spider and the first part of the species name is raico so it could be something like raicojfdjgjfhbj lol. the last time i fed my chams WC insects, they got worms, it was a simple stick bug, but it cost me 400 bucks in medications and Fecal exams. got to 4 of the babies, and 1 adult
mealworms are certainly a bad idea for juviniles, they often cause seizures and dont have much nutrition.
And wild caught insects pose the risk of making ur cham sick if it is infected. Wild cause insects often are the sourse of parasites in chameleons, and the pesticide risk is high, exspecially in North America
actually, in the wild chameleons prefer insects of the Raico..something.. family, they are essentially small spiders and with the panther chams, over 90% of their wild diet is just these, its quite interesting, that they are virtually same size, nutrition, and taste as crickets. In the wild crickets also love moths, and thats what they consider a treat. Simple is elegant, things dont nessesarily have to be complex to keep your chameleon happy