Cherron
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I have had my 1.2 pygmy chameleons for just over a month now and they seem to be doing well, but I am having a little bit of a difficulty feeding them. I have been feeding them 1/8 and 1/4 inch crickets and the occasional roach nymph. My problem is that it seems like in the terrarium, the crickets have way too many places to hide. I know that I have read often that a few crickets can be left in the enclosure and that the brevs will "shake" them off, but I end up putting too many crickets in because I feel like they can't find enough to eat. I also worry that after awhile of being in the enclosure the crickets are losing their nutritional value from gut-loading, so I have been putting a dish with a little gutload and some greens in the corner of the enclosure, but this is also a bit of a pain because it has to be removed before each misting and replaced so that it doesn't get wet. After the mistings I feel like I just washed all of the supplement dust right off the crickets that were hiding (of which there are quite a few apparently.. they seem to come out as I am misting)
Sigh. Should I try a feeder cup? I am not really a big fan of cup feeding. I think that the exercise of hunting helps the cham physically and definitely gives them something to do. Any hints? Am I over-thinking it? (which I tend to do..)
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Sigh. Should I try a feeder cup? I am not really a big fan of cup feeding. I think that the exercise of hunting helps the cham physically and definitely gives them something to do. Any hints? Am I over-thinking it? (which I tend to do..)
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.