MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Can you post a pic of what you’re using and the other one?
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MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
I would suggest buying (or making your own) shooting gallery style feeding station. I’ve made my own versions of it a few times from various plastic food containers. I can’t recall if they came from a frozen meal or take out, but I washed it very well before making. You could probably use any plastic food containers. Leaving about 1/4 x 1/3 of the bottom intact, cut a big enough hole for your cham to easily stick its head into. I sand down the cut sharp edges and then apply a scant thread of hot glue to make sure it’s dull enough. I kind of smear just the smallest thread of hot glue for better adhesion. If you run a nice line of it, it can easily come off. Some dull the edges with a lighter. I had poor success with that method. To stick it to the inside of the screen door, I use push pins stuck thru from the inside and then I found pencil eraser material adequate to secure by placing on the sharp points on the outside. You could probably use thin wire to secure it and not have to deal with push pins and erasers. lol It stays in place and with the exception of bsfl and wax worms, it helps prevent feeders from escaping easily. There are all different variations out there to buy, especially on Etsy. I hope I’ve helped a bit.
Bro Bott
Established Member
You have helped a lot but I do have a few questions. First what is the pros of having that style feeder? Second I’m not sure she will actually use it or want to use it or even know there are bugs in there bc she doesn’t eat out of any of my other cup feeders. Third do you have a picture of it? I’m a little confused about shape. Thank you so much for the information though.
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Well, I think we all have our own preferences when it comes to things like this. I can tell you my opinion on the pros and cons of it.
Pros: the feeders climb the screen and make themselves attractive moving targets for a chameleon. The way it is designed and the slick plastic inside make it more difficult for the feeders to escape. It stays in the same exact spot so that your chameleon always knows where food will be. It’s pretty much not taking up valuable space and is very easy to access when placed inside of the door.
Cons: it can be a pain in the tail to keep it clean, as it needs to be removed to be washed. Usually it’s just excess supplement that soils it, so it isn’t too bad unless you really overly dust your feeders. It does not contain bsfl well at all. They just squirm right thru the bottom within seconds. I haven’t even tried putting waxworms in, but I assume it might be similar. If not secured properly with tacks along the sides and not just the corners, roaches can escape too. Being a thin plastic, I did crack one when washing it a bit too vigorously. It was a small crack and I just glued it together.
I very often will see my chameleons walking over and looking inside their feeder stations just in case some bugs magically appeared. I had one big veiled guy that actually squeezed inside and slept in his at times. If for a male veiled, I definitely suggest the larger sized one.
They are due for washing, so pardon the soiling. This is one I bought. Outside view. I should have turned the tacks facing the other way with pointy ends out.
Inside view - what your chameleon sees. The edges are all dulled around the cut out and there’s a plastic protector where they might (and do) step.
This pic you can see how the tacks go. The bought one comes with clear rubbery things to place over the pointed ends…almost like some earring backs.
Here is one that I made from a food container. Not as pretty, but it works.
