how much is too much?

[lysinlight87]

So my guy has developed a raging apetite & whilst I'm certainly not complaining, I was just wondering how much is too much?

He's a veiled, 4 months old. Today I hand-fed him 9 tiny baby crickets and 5 small locusts. I also saw him nab a couple of escapees, so I guess he's had 16 prey items today. I think he's fishing for more, can I give him some?

 

[reptilover]

Until he's 8 or so months old just give him all he'll eat he's a growing boy!

 

[Branman]

Young chams will eat ALOT sometimes. But as they get older they will eat less. Your feeding him enough right now, dont worry

 

[camimom]

if hes four months old and hes eatint those tiny crickets.. thats not enough!


he can eat as much as he wants, and you can upgrade his bug size too.

at 4 months, they can eat smalls and mediums.. let him eat as many as he wants!

 

[jurjenfromholland]

my chameleon is 8 months old and eats bout 2 locust big oness..
and 3 to 5 crickets ... the only thing he always eats are
waxmoth larvs he real loves them but heared they are kinda fat
other worms he dislikes

 

[lysinlight87]

if hes four months old and hes eatint those tiny crickets.. thats not enough!


he can eat as much as he wants, and you can upgrade his bug size too.

at 4 months, they can eat smalls and mediums.. let him eat as many as he wants!

wow, really? the medium crickets look bigger than his head! I was worried he would choke on them, but if he can handle them I'll get some. He's just munched his way through another 5 small locusts, & he certainly handled them better than he did a month ago.

 

[lysinlight87]

Um, he's too skinny, right?

 

[reptilover]

He's a little scrawny.. his eyes look great and his color tone! U could include some wax worms daily (just one or two) that will aid in thickening him up.. is that a veiled? Kinds looks Like a senegal in that pic.. I'm also an identifying disaster lol..

 

[lysinlight87]

He's a little scrawny.. his eyes look great and his color tone! U could include some wax worms daily (just one or two) that will aid in thickening him up.. is that a veiled? Kinds looks Like a senegal in that pic.. I'm also an identifying disaster lol..

Yea, he's a veiled, at least that's what the pet shop told me!

Poor little guy, when I hold him he puffs up so I didn't realise. He gets all the grub he wants from today onward.
I've got some wax worms but he won't touch them, he seems a bit scared of them, but I'll try one again tomorrow.

 

[Crruxxy]

Hehe hunger strikes. I remember when I as first introducing my veiled to butter worms he was like WTF mate these don't look good. He seems to prefer darker colored feeders.

 

[jurjenfromholland]

ye wax worms are great chams realy love them atleast
my one does.. i just maked a mistake that i fed them every day like 4 to 5
so hes kinda lazy.. quited them now for the last week
guess that was my starters fault

 

[Crruxxy]

Haha, when I started it was only crickets everyone has to start somewhere

 

[lysinlight87]

success! Got him to eat a wax worm

 

[RealIzeRecognIze]

Well hell be hooked now lol don't feed him too many or that will be all he wants and hell sure be a lazy fatty. My female veiled easily eats over 20 feeders a day crickets, roaches, phoenix worms, silk worms and wax worms all varied daily at 5 months and she's just now starting to get some tone in her limbs. I was afraid of her getting an upset stomach which I don't know if possible.

 

[lysinlight87]

That's interesting, I never thought about them getting upset stomachs. I'm gonna try him on mario worms when he's bigger, the ones they sell at the pet shop are enormous! & maybe some silk worms too.

How do you gutload wax worms? mine are just sitting in the pot I bought them in.

 

[RealIzeRecognIze]

I wouls like to know if they could, of course we do give them a goos diet ha. I've never tried morio worms tho. Wax worms I have them in wheat bran honey and glycerine mixture. I think its just easier/cheaper to leave them in the wood shavings( that's what mine come in) and keep them in the dark.. they're a treat not supposed to really be healthy and I probably wont be feeding them off when my cham gets older. There are many videos on YouTube for feeder care btw