Hunting for Lunch

[mschultz]

I normally feed my Jackson from a small cup in her cage. That way I know when she eats, how much she eats and I don't leave crickets in the cage overnight.

Today was the first day I've ever seen her hit the outside of the cup when attempting to catch a cricket (from below the cup). I've had her for about 4.5 months. It was very bizarre.

So I decided to do an experiment. I let one cricket loose in the cage.... well it didn't last long! She snapped it up as soon as I took my hands out of the cage (she doesn't really like me too much... we have a love-hate relationship... but its all good). She ate it so fast!!! I then put the remaining 5 crickets loose in the cage... here we are not 5 minutes later and she has eaten the other 5! I think she really enjoyed stalking them around the cage.

Has anyone else found that their chameleon prefers to eat free range crickets? How do you round up any non-eaten crickets in the evening?

 

[Clint526]

I always leave cricks loose for my panthers, no issues. Eat when they're hungry, never set to a time.

 

[MSMorgan]

Mshultz,

You may try a few TP tubes in the cage in the evening with a little gut load in the tube. Just pick up the tube and there should be a few crix in there. It works for me approx. 70% of the time. The rest you have to pick out. Some folks leave the crix in the enclosure, as above. I say, "better safe than sorry."

 

[mschultz]

Mshultz,

You may try a few TP tubes in the cage in the evening with a little gut load in the tube. Just pick up the tube and there should be a few crix in there. It works for me approx. 70% of the time. The rest you have to pick out. Some folks leave the crix in the enclosure, as above. I say, "better safe than sorry."

Thanks! I will try this... right now she leaves none alive! I feed her 6 every other day.

 

[JaxyGirl]

Thanks! I will try this... right now she leaves none alive! I feed her 6 every other day.

My female Panther prefers to hunt for her crickets so I'll just put in enough that I know she will eat before lights out. I've also found that if a cricket is still in the cage put in a little piece of orange or some crix food at the bottom of the cage to munch on instead of your Cham.