New Food?

[Jacksonschameleon65]

I have a jacksons chameleon and he eats a boring diet of crickets and sometimes wax worms should i get him something else besdies that like silkworms for example or anything? An d also what wood be a good webstite to get them from?

 

[SaintJimmy]

Silkworms, superworms, hornworms, dubia roaches, katydids, grasshoppers, stick bugs, etc. There are a lot of feeders out there. I even think you can use snails or flies sometimes.

 

[teejayteej]

my baby Jackson will not eat anything but crickets...I have tried several different things. I think he is about 3 months (maybe??) Give or take a little

 

[pigglett79]

Jacksons seem to go nuts for blue bottle flies and snails. You should also try the various worms (horn, silk, butter etc), isopods, roaches etc. My boy eats anything I offer.

 

[teejayteej]

I have tried horn, silk, wax and meal. I have not tried the flies or the snails (where do you get these - snails?)

 

[Lathis]

Yep, silkworms would be great to have regularly, but you will likely have to order them online. Pet stores locally should have some superworms; that is a nice one to add for variety. Waxworms really don't have any nutrition. There are tons of other options, too, like Pigglett mentioned, that are available online. Isopods are really easy to breed, too; I have a tub of the giant orange Spanish isopods that I have just started feeding off. Roaches are great if your husband isn't squeamish

BUT

Do yourself a favor and get some blue bottle flies. He will go crazy with happiness! My Jax is the pickiest eater ever and BBFs are the only thing he really goes nuts for. So much fun to watch

 

[pigglett79]

I have tried horn, silk, wax and meal. I have not tried the flies or the snails (where do you get these - snails?)

You either get a USDA permit and order wild caught adult land snails (not for feeding as they may have parasites) from nilesbio and breed your own, or find friends who breed land snails.

 

[Lathis]

my baby Jackson will not eat anything but crickets...I have tried several different things. I think he is about 3 months (maybe??) Give or take a little

Blue bottle flies and isopods would be plenty small for your little guy. I get my BBFs from Mantis Place, and I got my isopod breeders from Niles Bio. The isopods were pricey and take about 4 months to get a breeding population up and running, but are very easy to care for and are prolific breeders.

I am getting my snail permit, but the folks at the local USDA office here in KC have never processed one before (ha!), so I have to call back when the permit specialist lady is back in the office

 

[pigglett79]

Blue bottle flies and isopods would be plenty small for your little guy. I get my BBFs from Mantis Place, and I got my isopod breeders from Niles Bio. The isopods were pricey and take about 4 months to get a breeding population up and running, but are very easy to care for and are prolific breeders.

I am getting my snail permit, but the folks at the local USDA office here in KC have never processed one before (ha!), so I have to call back when the permit specialist lady is back in the office

Try double D's for the isopods. They have a variety that are meant to be feeder insects and reasonable prices.

 

[teejayteej]

Any Friends near KY have Land snails...lol really is there?? how about the BBF she was talking about where would i get those?

 

[pigglett79]

Any Friends near KY have Land snails...lol really is there?? how about the BBF she was talking about where would i get those?

Try

http://www.mantispets.com/feeders--supplies.html

also sometimes the classifieds here.

 

[Lathis]

Ditto. I buy BBF pupae from mantis pets. Order 100 at a time, keep them in the fridge, and use them within about two weeks.



Don't hatch them all at once! Voice of experience...

 

[CarlC]

Order the fly gut load from Rebbeca also. You can keep the flies a few days if you use it.

Carl