Superworms

gratefulj

gratefulj

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How often should I feed my 4 month old cham superworms? I just intoduced them to him today and he really likes them. I read somewhere worms are real fatty? Should I just feed him a few maybe a couple times a week so he doesn't get overweight?
 
A Sandrachameleon will probably say soon on this thread, VARIETY!

Also, some people feed exclusively superworms, but they gut load them really well. This isn't recommended but is possible. Yes they are high in fat, and should be a part of a diet.

Some chams seem to get addicted to them though, so don't be surprised if you feed them a lot and they suddenly think crickets are boring :)
 
gratefulj said:
How often should I feed my 4 month old cham superworms? I just intoduced them to him today and he really likes them. I read somewhere worms are real fatty? Should I just feed him a few maybe a couple times a week so he doesn't get overweight?
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It's about variety, but for me if you are using the small 1" ones than one or two everyday or every other day is fine. This is for when they are small and eating a lot of other feeders. one 1" superworm should not fill up a 4mo cham;)
 
Do I just throw em in a bin like crix, with gutload of course? they like to burrow so will they be fine without being able to burrow? put in egg crates or what lol? thanks ya'll
 
gratefulj said:
How often should I feed my 4 month old cham superworms? I just intoduced them to him today and he really likes them. I read somewhere worms are real fatty? Should I just feed him a few maybe a couple times a week so he doesn't get overweight?
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Superworms, when well gutloaded, are fine to make up 20% of a young chameleon's diet.

And yes, variety is good. The more prey choices you provide, the better :)
 
thanks for that info sandra, so say I wanted to purchase 1,000 superworms, make the substrate put it in the bottom of say a 35 gal sterilite bin and thats suffice? same thing goes for other types of worms?
 
gratefulj said:
thanks for that info sandra, so say I wanted to purchase 1,000 superworms, make the substrate put it in the bottom of say a 35 gal sterilite bin and thats suffice? same thing goes for other types of worms?
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probably dont need that large of a container.
add some "wet" food, in small pieces, on top of the substrate for their hydration and extra vitamins (dandelion leaves, apple, carrot, yam, arugula, etc)
superworms and mealworms can be treated essentially the same.

other larva have different needs
 
gratefulj said:
thanks for that info sandra, so say I wanted to purchase 1,000 superworms, make the substrate put it in the bottom of say a 35 gal sterilite bin and thats suffice? same thing goes for other types of worms?
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If you only have one chameleon I wouldn't get 1,000 superworms. Even if you fed him 3 everyday that would be a years worth and I don't think they would last that long ... I could be wrong - I've had them for as long as 3 months but at that point they are usually all eaten.

If someone knows how long they live that would be helpful? Mine get super chow (from Steve who makes cricket crack) as well as squash, greens, carrots, sweet potato, etc.
 
I just bought some a couple days ago, Im gut loading with a mixture of dry bug burger, repashy superload, dinofuel, and small variety of veg.
 
thephotoprincess said:
If you only have one chameleon I wouldn't get 1,000 superworms. Even if you fed him 3 everyday that would be a years worth and I don't think they would last that long ... I could be wrong - I've had them for as long as 3 months but at that point they are usually all eaten.

If someone knows how long they live that would be helpful? Mine get super chow (from Steve who makes cricket crack) as well as squash, greens, carrots, sweet potato, etc.
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They can last a year in right conditions, but three a day would be too many. Extra's can be encouraged to pupate to beetles (some will eat the beetles too!), then those will make more worms for you - no need to ever purchase again
:)
 
sandrachameleon said:
They can last a year in right conditions, but three a day would be too many. Extra's can be encouraged to pupate to beetles (some will eat the beetles too!), then those will make more worms for you - no need to ever purchase again
:)
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Thanks - that is very helpful. I didn't know they could last that long. none of mine eat those stinky beetles. I think I'll try to start raising them ...
 
What kinda things would I need to do to get worms to pupate to beetles and beetles to produce worms? Thats kinda what I'm goin for anyway. More chameleons.. less expense feeding? Sounds about right to me :p
 
Just buy a few flat tackle boxes with SEPARATE compartments. Place the number of supers you wish to breed (try like 50-100 for a steady colony) into SEPARATE tackle compartments with NO FOOD to force them to pupate (the whole point of larvae is to collect the fuel it needs to pupate and mate). This will take two weeks to a month, and once they are jet black beetles (not their half white / half black inbetween stage) you transfer them into a bin of substrate. There they will breed and lay eggs and die, then remove the dead beetles and just wait, soon you will have a container full of superworms. Feed off some, And leave some to repeat when they're full grown.

If you need visuals there's good videos on YouTube explaining it all.
 
Just be careful I have had many a chams that get hooked on supers and then won't even look at a cricket. Then it's hard as hell to get them to switch back to eating other prey items.
 
thePopeJP said:
Just buy a few flat tackle boxes with SEPARATE compartments. Place the number of supers you wish to breed (try like 50-100 for a steady colony) into SEPARATE tackle compartments with NO FOOD to force them to pupate (the whole point of larvae is to collect the fuel it needs to pupate and mate). This will take two weeks to a month, and once they are jet black beetles (not their half white / half black inbetween stage) you transfer them into a bin of substrate. There they will breed and lay eggs and die, then remove the dead beetles and just wait, soon you will have a container full of superworms. Feed off some, And leave some to repeat when they're full grown.

If you need visuals there's good videos on YouTube explaining it all.
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very helpful- thanks!
 
gratefulj said:
What kinda things would I need to do to get worms to pupate to beetles and beetles to produce worms? Thats kinda what I'm goin for anyway. More chameleons.. less expense feeding? Sounds about right to me :p
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https://www.chameleonforums.com/can-i-breed-my-19747/
http://www.howtobreedsuperworms.com/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/bocajan/45-super-worm-breeding.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs...tload-one.html

other feeders:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html
 
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