Djturna4thakidz
Established Member
I was wondering when I could start feeding foods other than crickets? I have a 5 month old female Panther Chameleon. I have heard silk worms and dubias are good treats.
Start Feeding New Foods?
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Dean Pulcini
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Any time as long as they are the right size.
Djturna4thakidz
Established Member
Ok, in terms of the silk worms and dubias, how do I offer them? Do I just put them on the bottom of the cage? or put them in some sort of container to keep them from running all over? If a container is used, do I put it up where the chameleon hangs out or on the bottom where she never goes?
reptilover
New Member
^^^ this is very efficient. I use tongs for treat bugs cause I enjoy it
dubias can be let go in the cage in larger quantities there good food worms keep em as treats
Djturna4thakidz
Established Member
I am having trouble visualizign the milk carton/bottle aparatus. You mean just cut the top off the bottle or milk carton creating a small dish and then hang this? couldnt I use a tupperware or just take a paper cup and cut the top off?
chameleonboy1
Established Member
no you cut it in the middle kinda so you have a back wall and the middle is cut open so the cham can eat them
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
I offer a variety of foods from day one. You dont need to wait for anything
Yes, both of those would be good additions to your chameleons diet.
I like to bowl feed roaches, so that I am certain all are eaten up and none escape. If you suspend a bowl under a favourite branch, this works well. The larger the bowl, the more like natural hunting it is.
the milk jug method: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_od47TlbXA
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Djturna4thakidz
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sandrachameleon what foods do you feed and what is you regiment?
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
I provide a variety of feeders, including (in no particular order):
fruit flies (breeding for myself) - for small chameleons only
dubia (breeding for myself)
hissers (breeding for myself) - nymphs only
indian walking sticks (breeding for myself)
terrestrial isopods (breeding for myself)
crickets (store bought)
grasshoppers (wild caught, in season)
superworms (breeding for myself)
mealworms (breeding for myself)
Silklworms (was breeding for myself, but now I just buy eggs or grown larva due to constraints on my time)
termites (wild caught)
painted lady butterflies (wild caught)
butterworms (store bought)
hornworms (store bought)
moths (wild caught)
cabbage loppers (wild caught)
leaf rollers (wild caught)
Harvestman (wild caught)
Turks (was breeding them, hate them, now just trade some of my feeders to get them from time to time)
List of commonly used feeders:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html
Monthly logs of what exactly I've fed my chameleons:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/food-diary/
fruit flies (breeding for myself) - for small chameleons only
dubia (breeding for myself)
hissers (breeding for myself) - nymphs only
indian walking sticks (breeding for myself)
terrestrial isopods (breeding for myself)
crickets (store bought)
grasshoppers (wild caught, in season)
superworms (breeding for myself)
mealworms (breeding for myself)
Silklworms (was breeding for myself, but now I just buy eggs or grown larva due to constraints on my time)
termites (wild caught)
painted lady butterflies (wild caught)
butterworms (store bought)
hornworms (store bought)
moths (wild caught)
cabbage loppers (wild caught)
leaf rollers (wild caught)
Harvestman (wild caught)
Turks (was breeding them, hate them, now just trade some of my feeders to get them from time to time)
List of commonly used feeders:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html
Monthly logs of what exactly I've fed my chameleons:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/food-diary/
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Djturna4thakidz
Established Member
Can you give m ean example of your feeding regiment over a copuple weeks?
Jbujarski
New Member
where do you get your silks at?
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
local pet shop, or online.
