feeding crickets
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RealIzeRecognIze
New Member
I would do both and I switch between fresh vegies and cricket total bites.
PantherEnvy
Avid Member
good advice. remmber h20 also.
RealIzeRecognIze
New Member
The total bites are water vitamins amino acids, spirulina? And it smells like jolly ranchers
The crix like fruits and veggies way more tho.
The crix like fruits and veggies way more tho.ok so im feeding them crushed up cat food till the cricket crack gets here. i bought some flukers water cubes for them also. i bought 40 crickets and theyre dieing pretty fast. looks like theyre chewing each others limbs off. i probably only have about 20-30 crickets left in there and i started 3 days ago. should i have started with more crickets?
Zubi
Established Member
I wouldn't feed them cat food its not good for the chams, also make sure you take out the dead crickets everyday because they give off something that kills the other crickets
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Vegetables are the most important, but fruits and dry are also wanted. Total bites and worse cat food are not what I would recommend
if you give your cricktets some veg and fruit you dont need to add water (they get hydration from the veg and fruit)
if you give your cricktets some veg and fruit you dont need to add water (they get hydration from the veg and fruit)
Adam Harrelson
Member
not good
never do get cat food because the cham can get kidney damage because it has high protein.
never do get cat food because the cham can get kidney damage because it has high protein.
Rottsko
Avid Member
There's a ton of information on here about gutload. Just do a search. My main gutload (bc its easy and great) is I cricket crack for dry gutload and bug burger with Dino fuel in it. I also give oranges, apples, collard greens, baby carrots when I have them. Just do a search...you'll see.
Here is a crash course on gutloading: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/ferretinmyshoes/446-basics-gutloading.html
Rottsko
Avid Member
C'mon ferret. I was trying to the man how to fish and you just handed him a net of fish!
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
great! These blog entries will give you some additional ideas:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...just-crickets-roaches-gutload-everything.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/215-oxalic-acid-content-vegetables.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/nutritional-information/
and these links too:
http://www.chameleonnews.com/05JunDescamps.html
Gutloading tips for new owner...
gutloading recipes
http://screameleons.com/gut-loading/
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ok i got em eating some cut up carrot and flukers orange cubes right now. cricket crack is supposed to be here tomorrow or wednesday. next time i goto the grocery store i'll get a couple extra fruits n veggies. thanks for all the links n guides i appreciate it. im about to get my first cham and after spending all this money just in prep for him i wanna make sure he is healthy as can be.
