How to tempt a picky eater?

Tinydino

Tinydino

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She is 14 weeks old and has ignored every feeder besides crickets.
Any Ideas how to get her to eat a more varied diet?
 

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What I would do is present everything else but crickets. and she will get the hint that that's her only option for now.
 
Fchamel said:
What I would do is present everything else but crickets. and she will get the hint that that's her only option for now.
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I tried that but only for 1 day. i got worried that she wouldnt eatHow long can a juvenile safely hunger strike for?
 
Gingero said:
I talk about hunger strikes in the video I linked above ^^ Took my guy almost 3 weeks to stop eating superworms. A chameleon won't starve itself.
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She is only 14 weeks this coming Friday. I've had her a month. She has a healthy appetite. Just only wants crickets.
How long is safe for a baby to go without eating?
 
Tinydino said:
She is only 14 weeks this coming Friday. I've had her a month. She has a healthy appetite. Just only wants crickets.
How long is safe for a baby to go without eating?
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I'd say at least 2 weeks. If you keep offering crickets, that's all they're going to eat. Like I mention in the video, make sure the other bugs are moving and you are giving them privacy to eat.
Also worth mentioning that crickets are a totally fine feeder. Supers on the other hand are not an okay daily feeder...
 
Gingero said:
I'd say at least 2 weeks. If you keep offering crickets, that's all they're going to eat. Like I mention in the video, make sure the other bugs are moving and you are giving them privacy to eat.
Also worth mentioning that crickets are a totally fine feeder. Supers on the other hand are not an okay daily feeder...
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Thank you. Thats a relief.
She refuses to even look at supers. Lol
 
Gingero said:
I talk about hunger strikes in the video I linked above ^^ Took my guy almost 3 weeks to stop eating superworms. A chameleon won't starve itself.
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One thing about them is that they don't die as easily as crickets, and they can't get out of feeder. Crickets may last about a week for me and I feed them fruit and carrots and sweet potatoes and they die. They have space too.
 
Kaizen said:
Tough love!
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I got her to finally eat something new today!!
She put down 8 crickets this morning. Then a small horn worm and a silk worm.
I don't have access to horn or silkworms unless I drive to the city. Around here its just crickets and supers available readily. But it was nice to see her finally attempt a different food.
I have one more of each to give her this weekend.
Proud mama moment here. Lol
 
Tinydino said:
I got her to finally eat something new today!!
She put down 8 crickets this morning. Then a small horn worm and a silk worm.
I don't have access to horn or silkworms unless I drive to the city. Around here its just crickets and supers available readily. But it was nice to see her finally attempt a different food.
I have one more of each to give her this weekend.
Proud mama moment here. Lol
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I had my hormworms mailed to me. They arrived fine
 
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