Morio worms staple?
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sandrachameleon
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I wouldnt recommend daily, no. Max 20% of his diet for morio/supers, 10% for mealworms.
He will (eventually) eat crickets (and other prey) instead of the mealworms etc if you simply dont offer the fatty larva
He's holding out for the larva like a child prefers ice cream and candy over vegetables. Generally considered Not healthy to only eat mealworms and superworms long term. Consider adding other choices, like terrestrial isopods, butterworms, silkworms, termites, cultured blue bottles, locust etc
He will (eventually) eat crickets (and other prey) instead of the mealworms etc if you simply dont offer the fatty larva
He's holding out for the larva like a child prefers ice cream and candy over vegetables. Generally considered Not healthy to only eat mealworms and superworms long term. Consider adding other choices, like terrestrial isopods, butterworms, silkworms, termites, cultured blue bottles, locust etc
carol5208
Chameleon Enthusiast
you can but he might hold off alot longer than you would like meaning he might not eat anything then for awhile. Mine would eat crickets for the longest time so I fed supers, silks, horns, moths. He has started to eat crickets again so I feed the supers here and there. Their fat is about 3 times as much as a cricket. Its like us, some fat in our diet is fine but we have to have some not so fat items also!!
ZuggieTheCham
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Id say get some silkworms! If he likes his worms its more than likely he will love silk worms and they can be fed as a staple my guy loves them there quite good for them too
there quite good for them too
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
The cricket and locust are good. But all three of those larve are quite fatty. mealworms and supers are Okay in moderation, but I wouldnt offer waxworms at all. So if you can add the occassional other feeder type, great! if not, concentrate more on the locust and crickets.
Lala0
Member
Id say get some silkworms! If he likes his worms its more than likely he will love silk worms and they can be fed as a staple my guy loves them
Are silk worms good value for money? Or are they really expensive compared to crickets?
ZuggieTheCham
New Member
They are quite expensive but not massivly!! but off one batch that u have baught put six or so seperate to the others and get them cocooning and u will have silkmoths and they will produce silkworm eggs free silks they provide extra hydration too so bonus! There well worth the money definatly! The breeding of them is so easy ill talk u thru it if u wanted to start breeding them
free silks they provide extra hydration too so bonus! There well worth the money definatly! The breeding of them is so easy ill talk u thru it if u wanted to start breeding them
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
more expensive than cheap crickets and mealworms, yes - but worth it
if your budget allows, try offering just a few, even just one a week. I think your chameleon would appreciate it
(gutload with dandelion, grape vine leaves, other green leafy things, shaved carrot, and mulberry leaves or chow)
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
one or two a day is not "treat" status, thats staple status!
One of two a month would be a treat. One or two a week would be what I would aim for /recommend.
Lala0
Member
They are quite expensive but not massivly!! but off one batch that u have baught put six or so seperate to the others and get them cocooning and u will have silkmoths and they will produce silkworm eggs
Yes I will defiantly be ordering some, if I take 10 aside and put them in an old cricket box and give them food will they cocoon? Do I then keep them as moths in the box until they lay eggs?
Yes they will cocoon if you keep feeding them. You can keep them in the box until they cocoon, just make sure to clean out the poop.
ZuggieTheCham
New Member
Yeah they should last you quite a while, separate ten off like u said and keep all the others together you have to lay them on mesh like there sort of levitating so there poop falls through like this
They then will mate for up to 24 hours
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samelgert
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Do you think you could teach me about that too?They are quite expensive but not massivly!! but off one batch that u have baught put six or so seperate to the others and get them cocooning and u will have silkmoths and they will produce silkworm eggs
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Check out this blog entry:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html
under silkworms you will find links to info about breeding them. Lots of other feeder info there as well
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html
under silkworms you will find links to info about breeding them. Lots of other feeder info there as well
ZuggieTheCham
New Member
Do you think you could teach me about that too?
Yeah no problem just private message me whenever im always on, ill talk u through it its easy enough once u get goin
