gutload worms?

[parishcromer]

Can you gutload worms? What is the best way to feed my cham worms? He does not use the cup feeder and he has not taken worms form the tongs.

 

[thephotoprincess]

do you mean superworms? I give them greens and sweet potatoes and squash and carrots. I cup feed or hand feed.

silk worms and hormworms usually come in a cup with their chow and they don't get anything else. I don't feed meal worms.

 

[parishcromer]

Are superworms too big for my five month old cham. Pet store lady said the worms can eat through a cup. huh And since he wont eat out of a cup or by hand do i let the worms lose in his cage?

 

[Jelloman]

I have a 4-5 month old veiled and I have fed many superworms, some froma cup, some with the long tweezers, some I stuck to the screen near the Cham and I have even left them free in the enclosure. The Superworms tend to crawl up the screen and he would pick them off. I did find a few managed to escape or tuck themselves tightly into the corners but I would say of the free ones 95% get eaten by the cham (I suppose the rest escape or die and desicate. The superworks are so awkward it is hard to place them on a leaf or anything but the will try to wiggle themselves free and if they are close to the screen they will latch right on.

 

[sandrachameleon]

how to gutload worms

All larva can be gutloaded, some with more variety than others. Check this blog entry for info on gutloading silkworms, superworms, mealworms, butterworms, hornworms (and more):

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...just-crickets-roaches-gutload-everything.html