How to increase appetite ?

[Greenhorn]

How can i increase a chameleons appetite? if the lighting, temp and humidity are all right ?

 

[Dankmeleon]

if its not too hot natural sunlight seems to do the trick, as well as good hydration

 

[Zerah Morris]

Well without knowing more...my first question is why do you want to increase appetite? We as obese Americans think our animals need to be as fat as we are. In the wild chams do not eat everyday, and the insects they are eating are definitely not the gut-loaded super bugs we feed.

Take a look at some pics of WILD chams, notice the difference, they are lean hunting machines!

All that aside variety is always the key. The more wild caught insects the better, the more types of insects you can raise the better. Flying insects always incite feeding IMO.

In addition DO NOT leave insects in the cage ever. You desensitize the cham to the insects and cause it stress. Only put in what they will eat in a few minutes, feed every other day or so. Then every time you put food in the natural prey drive kicks in, moving bug = food not distraction. Imagine living in a room with crickets crawling all over your walls you'd get sick of them to!

 

[Greenhorn]

Hey Zerah,

If you havn't read any of my previous posts, my 8-10 week old cham isn't eating much, but is drinking like a sailor. At this age she eating as much as she can. She seems to eat the odd worm i place next to her, but dosn't really hunt them down.