Hand feeding

[Bruno]

Is it bad to keep hand feeding my 3 month old cham? It seems like he eats more when I hand feed him.

Will he forget how to hunt on his own? I just figured that this is best for him now and when he gets a bit older he will be able to fend for himself.


TIA

 

[flapjack]

I wish I could get my 4 month old panther chameleon to hand feed.

 

[Bruno]

I wish I could get my 4 month old panther chameleon to hand feed.

He started eating from my hand a week after I brought him home

 

[sdheli420]

i think its a good start to a healthy relationship with your cham..they will still hunt on there own..they are oupportunistic eaters anyway..so whatever is convienient they will go for first..

 

[chrisw]

cham

Agreed- hand feeding makes cham ownership that much more fun! Keep doing it.

 

[Stanly]

I agree with others here I think hand feeding helps build trust (plus it's a way cool interaction you can have with your cham that isn't to stressful for him/her), I don't think they would forget how to hunt, but if your worried about it (or just want to make sure he/she's getting some exercise) you can just hand feed a few a day, or every other day and free range the rest (best of both worlds)

Maybe make the hand feed ones a treat (such as a worm or favorite food)

 

[Bruno]

thanks everyone. I'm going to stick with it!!

 

[Chamster]

im going to start training my 2 month old veiled to hand feed although he is eating well at the moment....about 5-6 half inch crickets daily.. so.. its good for now..