how to feed chameleon super worms

[jstart1]

I have had my veiled chameleon for about a week now and I want to incorporate some variety in her diet. She mainly eats crickets but I wanted to introduce her to super worms. I put one in her cage but she didn't notice it. Is there a certain way I should feed them to her or is simply putting them in her cage okay?? any suggestions so i can try again tomorrow?

 

[broderp]

Hold the worm either in the palm of your hand so your Cham can see it crawl around or you can hold it by the tail and the top half will whip around. Either way works for most Chams.

Either way will get you this)

 

[jstart1]

Hold the worm either in the palm of your hand so your Cham can see it crawl around or you can hold it by the tail and the top half will whip around. Either way works for most Chams.

Either way will get you this)

thats awesome, thanks so much!

 

[JacksJill]

Sherman looks so proud of himself with that worm.

 

[Virgil1972]

I cup feed or hand feed my cham superworms because they like to burrow and hide under stuff. So I put them in a cup to keep them where they will be seen.

 

[Greywyuulf]

try letting it crawl up the side of the cage if you have a screen cage...my chameleons also really zoom in on the freshly shed worms

 

[Nursemaia]

My video nomnomnomnom in the video contest, 3rd from the top shows my female veiled hand feeding a superworm. Feel free to vote for her too.

 

[broderp]

My video nomnomnomnom in the video contest, 3rd from the top shows my female veiled hand feeding a superworm. Feel free to vote for her too.

Have you nor shame?

VOTE FOR THE SHERMAN WALK VIDEO!!!!

 

[Nursemaia]

Have you nor shame?

VOTE FOR THE SHERMAN WALK VIDEO!!!!

There is no shame when it comes to the video contest. Cam is a winner

Vote nomnomnomnom!

 

[ali9021]

Hold the worm either in the palm of your hand so your Cham can see it crawl around or you can hold it by the tail and the top half will whip around. Either way works for most Chams.

Either way will get you this)

I must admit, I have a bit of a crush on Sherman. He is soooo cute!

 

[Nursemaia]

I didn't have to enhance my video with music. Cam is amazing all by herself.

 

[Nursemaia]

I'm only talking smack so don't take anything personally

 

[opheliaeatsbugs]

hahaha I've seen some shameless plugs for video and photo - so funny! I wish everyone could win.

when I first brought Ophelia home, she wouldn't eat anything other than crickets. She'd only been fed crickets and everything else was totally foreign - you could tell she was confused and nervous about new things. The first blue horned worm sat on a branch and didn't move and she totally ignored it. I was like - eat it! it wasn't cheap! Eventually, just like @broderp said, when I picked it up by the bottom half to move it closer - it started to whip around and that's when O decided it must be consumed. I almost didn't let go of it soon enough when she shot at it.

 

[Nursemaia]

If you have them where you're at. Catch katydids when they come out. All my chams go nuts for them.

 

[JacksJill]

A cup with a screen section that the worms can climb on is good if you don't have time to hand feed. I don't let them loose in the cage because they are very good at hiding and once hidden begin to change into beetles.

 

[mandaxx3x]

We hand feed ours 1-2 a day when we can get her out of her habitat it took us about a week to get her to hand feed.

 

[broderp]

I didn't have to enhance my video with music. Cam is amazing all by herself.

Oh, you want to go there....it is so ON............

I'm only talking smack so don't take anything personally

I know.

 

[broderp]

I must admit, I have a bit of a crush on Sherman. He is soooo cute!

Thank you! The little turd gets me in the heart every day. I love watching him grow up. I don't really see it until I realize he no longer fits in/under/ between some the branches he use to crawl thru...

 

[Nursemaia]

Oh, you want to go there....it is so ON............



I know.

Then bring it Cam grew up in Petsmart she knows how to fight.

 

[broderp]

Then bring it Cam grew up in Petsmart she knows how to fight.

I can't beat that........you win.

(I laughed for over 10 minutes on that comment!)