Mealworms...

[Tiberius]

I am able to get my cham to eat mealworms by hanging a plastic cup with holes in it from the ceiling of his cage.
As the worms dangle he sees them and snatches them up. But a lot of them end up on the floor of the cage...
Any possible solutions??

 

[xryan]

Best DIY instead of retail mealworm feeders? I was told not to use worm, wax and meal worms cause they are treats and have no nutritious value.

 

[tzap13]

bowl underneath?

try to put a small bowl underneath with smooth sides to catch the strays. then if he eats em out of the drop down cup or the catch bowl its fine and no wanderers

 

[Alexl]

Best DIY instead of retail mealworm feeders? I was told not to use worm, wax and meal worms cause they are treats and have no nutritious value.

That's true, although they have a real big nutritious value - it's only they contain too much fat and protein to be a good regular chameleon food. Mealworms should be rare treats and can easily fed by hand separately. I would not recommend to feed that much worms you need a bowl or anything similar for the feeders. Mealworms can be kept in the fridge with a small amount of food, they can stay over weeks and months this way. And if they pupate - great, the beetles are much better food for chameleons than the fatty mealworms could be.

 

[sandrachameleon]

I am able to get my cham to eat mealworms by hanging a plastic cup with holes in it from the ceiling of his cage.
As the worms dangle he sees them and snatches them up. But a lot of them end up on the floor of the cage...
Any possible solutions??

Use a bowl that he look down into instead.
Mealworms are not an ideal feeder prey choice, but when properly gutloaded and lightly calcium dusted, they're okay to include as part of a varied diet.

 

[Tiberius]

Thanks everybody for the advice.

That's true, although they have a real big nutritious value - it's only they contain too much fat and protein to be a good regular chameleon food. Mealworms should be rare treats and can easily fed by hand separately. I would not recommend to feed that much worms you need a bowl or anything similar for the feeders. Mealworms can be kept in the fridge with a small amount of food, they can stay over weeks and months this way. And if they pupate - great, the beetles are much better food for chameleons than the fatty mealworms could be.

I only feed them to him occasionally.