Fruit Fly questions (Dusting/gut loading) ?

[Ryan Jarosek]

I have a couple of question when it come to feeding my baby Ambilobe Panther Chameleon.

He is about 3 - 3.5 months old. He was shipped with fruit flies and Herptivite, Rep-Cal w/D3 and Miner-Al-0 supplements.

I received a schedule from Kammerflage and some directions but want to make sure I am doing it right.

Question 1 : What is the best method for dusting fruit flies?
Question 2 : How many do I feed him?
Question 3 : Do you gut load fruit flies?

Any additional information on this subject would be appreciated and welcomed

Thanks,

 

[Vegas Chad]

The files are meant to be an additive to your feeding schedule; the files for the most part only eat the media in the bottom of the cup. Also they are a pain to dust because of there size… You will need to get some crickets and or worms, gut load and dust them as well.

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

Thank you, Thats kinda what I was thinking. I will get some crickets today. I love this forum.

 

[Vegas Chad]

Np. Now it’s not to say that you can’t feed the flies, I just mean that you should not depend on them to be the core of your feeding/dusting/gut load routine. You will find the best deal by buying your crix in bulk at least 1k at a time.

 

[Rocky]

love at first site imo

 

[Vegas Chad]

<3 ........................ <3

 

[sandrachameleon]

I put a little calcium in a cup. just a little. I shake in some fruit flies. I shake and swirl the cup until the flies are coated. I put cup in the chameleon habitat. If the flies can still climb the sides of the cup, that's it. If the flies cant climb, I help them with a twig.

I keep flies in two or three different types of medium, which I hope means slightly different nutritional values and maybe even altered taste.

I agree adding small crickets, small silkies etc is a good plan too

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

Hahaha this was my first thread ever.

 

[PardalisGirl]

What's up Ryan?

What's up with this thread Ryan? This thread seems a bit hinky for a man of the chameleon world like you Ha...Ha....I just saw the date on the original post. Rocky why did you resurrect this old thread?