Lincolntowncar
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Hello chameleon community,
So I just bought a male veiled chameleon yesterday, super excited, he’s really awesome and healthy and seems to like his new home! One little issue I ran into was his diet.
Initially I knew crickets were a must but I wasn’t too crazy about the idea of them, I was just ready to suck it up and do it for the little guy. When I went yesterday to finally pick him up, the lady that was helping me told me I Don’t necessarily have to do crickets, I can do meal worms for everyday food and he should be okay. I did a little further research after going home with him, the food and all of his supplements and saw a lot of people say meal worms and super worms should be given as a treat, rather not everyday food. I was a little nervous because he wasn’t eating it initially but it was just because of the way I was approaching the process of feeding him, got that all figured out. I ended up posting this problem on Reddit because my account for here was waiting to be approved and I got some good responses, one in specific that seemed like it came from a knowledgeable person. He basically told me I need to get crickets because I don’t want my chameleon getting used to the worms, as they are more fats than nutritious. Anyway, after he finally ate the worms I brought home I was relieved but I still feel I need some more opinions, especially now that I got approved for the account on the forums.
Basically the main question to be asked, do I have to go to crickets or can I try dubia roaches? I got my chameleon at a pretty young age, I think he’s a few weeks- maybe a month old, he’s pretty small. The guy also said that because he’s still young I should avoid even the small dubia roaches.
Oh yeah, reason why I didn’t want crickets was because I’m not a big insect guy and neither are my family. I know they can get annoying and stubborn when dealing with them, but I will suck it up If it’s necessary!
Any help/advice or tips would be greatly appreciated! Thank you
So I just bought a male veiled chameleon yesterday, super excited, he’s really awesome and healthy and seems to like his new home! One little issue I ran into was his diet.
Initially I knew crickets were a must but I wasn’t too crazy about the idea of them, I was just ready to suck it up and do it for the little guy. When I went yesterday to finally pick him up, the lady that was helping me told me I Don’t necessarily have to do crickets, I can do meal worms for everyday food and he should be okay. I did a little further research after going home with him, the food and all of his supplements and saw a lot of people say meal worms and super worms should be given as a treat, rather not everyday food. I was a little nervous because he wasn’t eating it initially but it was just because of the way I was approaching the process of feeding him, got that all figured out. I ended up posting this problem on Reddit because my account for here was waiting to be approved and I got some good responses, one in specific that seemed like it came from a knowledgeable person. He basically told me I need to get crickets because I don’t want my chameleon getting used to the worms, as they are more fats than nutritious. Anyway, after he finally ate the worms I brought home I was relieved but I still feel I need some more opinions, especially now that I got approved for the account on the forums.
Basically the main question to be asked, do I have to go to crickets or can I try dubia roaches? I got my chameleon at a pretty young age, I think he’s a few weeks- maybe a month old, he’s pretty small. The guy also said that because he’s still young I should avoid even the small dubia roaches.
Oh yeah, reason why I didn’t want crickets was because I’m not a big insect guy and neither are my family. I know they can get annoying and stubborn when dealing with them, but I will suck it up If it’s necessary!
Any help/advice or tips would be greatly appreciated! Thank you