Small crickets

[Bunke]

I've just started to give my cham (about 2-3 months old) small crickets instead of house flies. Since he's only able too eat the small ones and they tend to grow pretty fast, I need to buy new ones maybe 2 times a week.

Do you got any good tip or that's just the way it is?
I've tried to free range the crickets, but it dosen't work out that good. Can I use a "cricket cup" even when he's this small? Don't want him too hurt his tongue if he would hit the edge when he draws it back.
Cheers

 

[Swayne8998]

I've just started to give my cham (about 2-3 months old) small crickets instead of house flies. Since he's only able too eat the small ones and they tend to grow pretty fast, I need to buy new ones maybe 2 times a week.

Do you got any good tip or that's just the way it is?
I've tried to free range the crickets, but it dosen't work out that good. Can I use a "cricket cup" even when he's this small? Don't want him too hurt his tongue if he would hit the edge when he draws it back.
Cheers

I'm afraid really there's no way to stop growth :/ If you're afraid of escaping crickets (I don't free range crickets because of this), you can hand-cup feed. That's what I do with my veiled, they don't climb or jump. Have you ever tried baby roaches or silkworms?

 

[Bunke]

Okay, mainly cause it's alot of money too spend every week. Guess I just have to deal with it untill he's bigger No, I havent tried to feed with any of that. What would you recommend that I get? I rly like too free range it, I just feel that theirs better things to feed him with than those flies
When you hand cup feed, you just put them in a small cup and hold it infront of your cham?

 

[Bunke]

I just found out about "Exo Terra "canned" insects", have any of you tried those? Will chams even eat them?

 

[JonRich]

You should only feed your Chams LIVE feeders.

 

[JonRich]

I have a feeding station i have been working on, little hard to explain. But i'll make a video and link you tomorrow.

 

[lysinlight87]

They generally don't eat dried food & I don't think there's much nutritional value in it.

I had a similar problem, the locusts kept out-growing my cham so I had to keep buying new boxes, & now I find that he's eats loads of mediums & the large locusts are too big for him- so I still have buy loads of boxes!

I guess it's something that will probably become cheaper when he's 7 months old- their appetites taper off & u can reduce feeding to every other day.

 

[Bunke]

I have a feeding station i have been working on, little hard to explain. But i'll make a video and link you tomorrow.

I would love too see it!

 

[Bunke]

They generally don't eat dried food & I don't think there's much nutritional value in it.

I had a similar problem, the locusts kept out-growing my cham so I had to keep buying new boxes, & now I find that he's eats loads of mediums & the large locusts are too big for him- so I still have buy loads of boxes!

I guess it's something that will probably become cheaper when he's 7 months old- their appetites taper off & u can reduce feeding to every other day.

Yeh I know, that's why found it strange when they even recommended it for chameleons :S

Ye I guess thats just something you have too do when their small

 

[ISA my Veiled]

Why don't you try buying Pinheads online, then if you only get a number of them by the time you get through with them they won't be to big for the chameleon to eat, just my thought

 

[Swayne8998]

Okay, mainly cause it's alot of money too spend every week. Guess I just have to deal with it untill he's bigger No, I havent tried to feed with any of that. What would you recommend that I get? I rly like too free range it, I just feel that theirs better things to feed him with than those flies
When you hand cup feed, you just put them in a small cup and hold it infront of your cham?

Yes, that's how I cup feed. I will still recommend baby dubias and small supers. Dubias usually will not move all that much, so if you put them on a leaf or something they are likely to stay, unless they fall and are most likely to hide. Superworms can cling to branches fairly well.