lack of interest in crickets.

[Earl]

As of recently my panther has seemed to have lost interest in eating crickets. I picked up some superworms and he ate those up but not big on crickets. What should I do?

 

[xraygirl]

Probably a hunger strike try other feeders.. Like horn worms, silk worms, dubias, flying critters, etc..

 

[Ninkylou]

Variety is the spice of life. See if you can get other feeders and start rotating. My guys get something different each day, Dubias, Supers, Butterworms, Dubias, Supers, maybe crickets. I Order other things now and then just to mix things up for them. Hornworms and silkworms are great too.

 

[lildi]

My panther switches from mealworms to cricets to locust faster than the wind can change direction, I have to keep all three because he's so picky.

 

[sandrachameleon]

Probably a hunger strike try other feeders.. Like horn worms, silk worms, dubias, flying critters, etc..

Variety is the spice of life. See if you can get other feeders and start rotating. My guys get something different each day, Dubias, Supers, Butterworms, Dubias, Supers, maybe crickets. I Order other things now and then just to mix things up for them. Hornworms and silkworms are great too.

^^^ these

don't let him get stuck on superworms. provide a rotation of feeders.
no single type of feeder prey should form more than 40% of the total diet, and better to keep enough options that no one prey type makes up more than 20%

 

[Earl]

With other feeders such as superworms silk worms and such do I gutload the same? I feed bugburger to the cricket.

 

[Kate]

Silkworms will only eat fresh mulberry leaves or artificial chow. Some have had success with dandelion, but there care is very different to crickets and roaches.

 

[Earl]

I wanted to thank everyone for their suggestions and help.

 

[sandrachameleon]

With other feeders such as superworms silk worms and such do I gutload the same? I feed bugburger to the cricket.

silkworms will eat lots of things. Primarily and naturally they will eat mulberry leaves or a chow based on mulberry. But they also eat dandelion, other leafy greens, thin shaved carrot.

butterworms will eat thin shaved or softened (lightly steamed) carrot, squash, apple, and even bug burger to some extent.

here is a link to more info you may find useful:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...just-crickets-roaches-gutload-everything.html