Fruitflies

[Jonnyboyy009]

About how many fruitflies does everyone feed there chameleon??

Jonny Silva

 

[Mellow]

First,How old is your chameleon ? Because fruit flies are small and usually once your Cham is big enough you feed it things like worms and crickets

 

[sandrachameleon]

with very young panther chameleons, I give them as much as they can eat within about 5 minutes, two to four times every day. Doesnt matter if I'm offering fruit flies, pin heads, or other tiny feeders.

 

[Jonnyboyy009]

First,How old is your chameleon ? Because fruit flies are small and usually once your Cham is big enough you feed it things like worms and crickets

Okkay well my chameleon is 8 months so I have a feeling his mayb to big for fruitflies I do feed him crickets, worms, and sometime dubias but I was thinking of mayb adding some flies to his diet.
Say his to big for fruitflies is there any other flying insect I can feed to my little dude

Jonny Silva

 

[sandrachameleon]

an 8 month old chameleon is unlikely to eat fruit flies (unless its a pygmy)
You could use cultured blue bottle flies.
Moths are a nice enrichment treat.
Flying termites are also a good snack

 

[Jonnyboyy009]

Okkay I thought so since there really tiny lol
N I have a male veiled
Okkay so any of those are good for him do you know if any of those are easy to find in a local pet/reptile store or do I have to order online
I have feed him couple of moths before n he goes crazy for them lol

Jonny Silva

 

[sandrachameleon]

No way for me to know what your local pet shops carry. Mine has a pretty good selection these days (thanks to years of coaxing by me and others). Online is certainly a good option if your local choices are limited.

you may find these blog entries useful:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/171-where-buy-feeders-online.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html

 

[Jonnyboyy009]

Thank you soo much
Im look into this links.

Jonny Silva