My cham hates worms

[paulkaranik]

Anything in worm form including mealworms millipedes superworms.. Is this normal? He loves crickets beetles roaches and pillbugs.

I caught him wild myself and is very "settled" to enclosure life. Maybe it just doesn't look natural to him?

thank you

 

[guanagator]

They don't really need them especially if he's eating a variety of other feeders. If you can find some I suggest trying hornworms mine all love them.

 

[Wowbango]

That's nuts. All my chameleons love both superworms and hornworms. I didn't know there were any in existence that didn't like them!

 

[Andee]

He shouldn't like millipedes, they excrete a foul tasting and smelling toxin... I guess would be the word. So I wouldn't feed them to him. Some hardshelled worms aren't liked by some Chameleons, my cham doesn't like hard-shelled worms but he loves silkworms and hornworms.

 

[The Learned Lizard]

They are very strange animals we had a chameleon that simply refused to eat crix. Would eat everything else apart from crix

 

[jcarlsen]

Anything in worm form including mealworms millipedes superworms.. Is this normal? He loves crickets beetles roaches and pillbugs.

I caught him wild myself and is very "settled" to enclosure life. Maybe it just doesn't look natural to him?

thank you

Damn, I wish I had your problem haha. My panther is a worm addict, especially with super worms. I'm currently working towards weening him off.

 

[nick barta]

Try hanging the hornworm, silkworm, or superworm on the screen lower than the chameleon, so it climbs up toward the chameleon. Another trick is to use a feeding cup and place them on the climbing surface.

One thing I have found on mature chameleons, offering food every day will create a more picky eater. I skip days intentionally and offer a variety of feeders, and refusal rate is low.

CHEERS!

Nick