What else?

[Blevine1292]

Other than crickets and fruit flies, what else can i feed my baby veiled? he is 3 maybe 4 inches, about a month old...i want to give him more to choose from cause it looks like he doesnt like crickets all that much. he is very...reluctant (for lack of a better word)...with eating them

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Dubia roaches if small enough, general rule is don't feed it if it's bigger than the size between the eyes. Also I've heard of another bug... holdon.

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Bean weevil.

 

[chino]

I just received today ReptiWorms... and my guy LOVES EM!!! Never seen him move so fast towards my hand to feed him. I only gave him 4 today, but tomorrow im gonna give him moar... They are small size, even the "Large" they sell. Give em a try, you wont regret it.

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

You might want to ask some other people on here whether or not reptiworms are good staple feeders.

 

[Blevine1292]

its the same general rule for all reptiles, any species of bug i should stay away from? or any type i can buy, if small enough.

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Not any you can buy, some like mealworms are bad staple foods. Their hard shells can constipate your lizard and they're not that nutricious at all.

 

[Blevine1292]

i hate feeding any of my reps mealworms, they are pointless...butter/goliath worms are where its at

 

[chino]

Don't get me wrong, this are treats, he gets his 8 to 12 crixs a day... ReptiWorms I think can be used also a staple food... But also I do need to verify with another members...

Also Blevine... are you cup feeding or free roaming? I think when chams still young and small in a large cage, they can't see the crix and therefore hunt their food.

 

[Blevine1292]

im cup feeding right now, but i put 6 or 7 crix in the cup this morning and there is only about 4 left in there and i know for a fact one got out of the cup cause i saw him hopping around the leaves