What Should I Feed MealWorms?
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chameleon97
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first of all, broccoli has oxolates (i think) so get rid of it.
i have 50 mealworms in a bin with oatmeal & cheerios, only a few die offs in my 3 weeks of keeping them.
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
A bedding of bran and/or oats
then provide (for hydration and some nutrients) pieces of
carrots
corn
squash
yam
apple
orange
which can just be placed on top of the bedding.
NOTE: Mealworms are NOT recommended as more than an occasional feeder for chameleons. Mealworms are somewhat hard for the chameleon to digest (exception: the very freshly molted/freshly shed mealworm that is still white is fairly soft and will digest more easily) and beside which they provide little/no nutrition to the chameleon.
Instead try superworm (aka Kingworms). These are easier to gutload properly, fairly easy to breed, grow bigger naturally, and are easier to digest.
then provide (for hydration and some nutrients) pieces of
carrots
corn
squash
yam
apple
orange
which can just be placed on top of the bedding.
NOTE: Mealworms are NOT recommended as more than an occasional feeder for chameleons. Mealworms are somewhat hard for the chameleon to digest (exception: the very freshly molted/freshly shed mealworm that is still white is fairly soft and will digest more easily) and beside which they provide little/no nutrition to the chameleon.
Instead try superworm (aka Kingworms). These are easier to gutload properly, fairly easy to breed, grow bigger naturally, and are easier to digest.
