Veiled doesnt eat no more crickets! or locust! haha :P

[jurjenfromholland]

soooo my male is kinda sick of all the locust and crickets...
he is realy tired of it hahah...
today i checked my box of wax worms...
and there where flys/moths in it...
as all the 3 small locusts where wandering around
stil... i thought.. ahh welll lets let them go in the cage with some d3...
because he dindt he do locusts he dindt got his weekly
d3.... and he went!! insane! he rann like crazy and popped them all 3
like all in 30 secs after he at 1 bye 1....
so i gues i need some flying feeders... any good suggestions or healty suggestions?? thx already!

 

[jurjenfromholland]

soooooooo ? noooone

 

[sandrachameleon]

patience! LOL you cant expect a reply within a couple hours.

a variety of prey is important for keeping interest. you may find that he'll be more interested in crickets and locust again once you start adding in more variety on a regular basis. Aim to have no single feeder prey type make up more than 40% of the diet, and aim to have no fewer than 5 types of feeder prey in a month. Waxworms are not a very good feeder, and should be offered as treats only.

good flying options for variety are moths (not very nutritious, but stimulating) and blue bottle flies. you might also want to try silkworms (and the adult moths), butterworms, termites, indian walking stick insects, terrestrial isopods...

 

[jurjenfromholland]

mmmm arent there any big fly races???

 

[sandrachameleon]

are you asking what some large feeder prey types that fly are?
some stick insects fly, some mantis can fly, most grasshoppers/locust will fly.
you wont be able to provide sufficient variety using flying feeders only.

 

[jurjenfromholland]

know i know that mate but he ignores locusts and
crickets... like the topic.. says... so was thinking about
krul flys thats what they are called in holland... haha

 

[junglefries]

Bumblebees. Put in a ziploc and place in fridge for 25 seconds. pull bag out. remove stinger and feed. it is an awesome revenge for all those stings from their cousins. and if you are allergic to bee stings, like me, it is a bonus. butterflies also work pretty good.

 

[sandrachameleon]

bumble bees provide an important ecological service.
most butterflies are toxic

jurjenfromholland - once you start providing a wider range of variety, I think you'll find your chameleon will go start enjoying locust again.