Feeding tips.

[ChameleonRave]

Okay, as more and more chameleons hatch out, they must be getting hungry. I tried cup feeding with pinheads and I don't want to release them in the bin just because they can get under the paper towels. Any experienced breeders have tips? Please just experienced breeders. Thanks

 

[imcurt]

Your babies will start eating at around 3days old. offer ff as well as pin heads. they do better with a choices. Watch that humidity. thats been key for me with raising babies. I rember your how many eggs thread. glad it worked out! you must be so excited!!!!If you need any help or questions Ive raised lots of veild

 

[jannb]

My babies started eating at 2 days old. You will need to free range the FF and crickets. Just sprinkle them on the plants and they will zap them off.

 

[pssh]

Same as above. Cup feeding doesn't go over well with babies in my experience. They eat the food so quick anyways, very few get under the towels!

 

[reptoman]

I found that putting pinheads in a small cup with a stick coming out of it worked really well to get the crix/ff up into the area where the babies could snap them up. Make sure the stick is leaning against their network of branches and the crix go up every time. After a while the babies will all go to the area of the cup when they see you coming and wait for you to put the pinheads in.
I never use paper towels on the bottom of the bin. I just removed the entire jungle gym-like structure with the babies still on it and wipe down and rinse out the baby bin in the tub twice daily. The daily cleaning takes all of 5 minutes done a couple times a day. I waited until after their morning poop before cleaning the bin for the first time and again when i get home from work.
As the babies grow I split them into more bins and repeat the cleaning ritual for the additional bins right up until the babies are big enough to sell or house in an individual screen cage. Hope this helps.

 

[fluxlizard]

I second the suggestion to get rid of the paper towels and just go with a bare bottom. If they are there for water collection- don't mist so heavily. Mist lightly enough that you don't drown your bugs, and then during the hours you are home, repeat your mistings as soon as the cage is completely dry- try to mist less more often, rather than more less often.

 

[ChameleonRave]

Thanks! I will try to sprinkle some over the vines that I have in the bins. So far there are 19 out and I seen another one almost out from the egg.