Types of Food

[Uvagohoos]

Hello, tomorrow we will be bringing home my new Veiled Chameleon for the first time (it's three months old). I'm very excited but have some questions for the future. I am allergic to roaches and they are out of the picture when it comes to food. I have crickets, superworms, mealworms, and silkworms ready for the chameleon. I know Waxworms and hornworms are okay too. As for the future though I would like to add more variety. Some of the foods I looked at were

A. Fruit Flies
B. Locust/Grasshoppers (I think these are okay just don't know where to get them)
C. Praying Mantis

Are these okay, how should I go about gut loading or do I even need to. Also are there any other? Lastly could someone give me a list of acceptable vegetables to gutload with?

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the forums. I can see yo are already in love.
All the foods you mentioned are ok except wax worms and mealworms. They are ok as a treat every now and then but I don't use them. House flies, blue bottle files, Phoenix worms and butter worms are good feeders too.

I use greens to gut load with such as endive, kale, dandelion, mustard and turnip. Butternut squash, bell pepper and sweet potato is good also. I also use a good dry gut load made by a forums member.

You might find my blog for new keepers helpful.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html

 

[Uvagohoos]

Okay thanks yes I am aware about the mealworms it was just for the start since they were on sale at the pet store I am looking for replacements now thanks