what to feed my chameleon

[dobby]

i have a veiled chameleon male about 8 months old and he will no longer eat crikets he has meal worms but not many as hes not keen he loves wax worms but ive been told to only feed him these once a week as they are fatty im at a loss on what to feed him any advice would help as i worry hes not getting enough food

 

[camimom]

i have a veiled chameleon male about 8 months old and he will no longer eat crikets he has meal worms but not many as hes not keen he loves wax worms but ive been told to only feed him these once a week as they are fatty im at a loss on what to feed him any advice would help as i worry hes not getting enough food

Since hes on a hunger strike abotu crickets, a good daily feeder are dubia roaches.

 

[junglejoe]

feeders

try to get your hands on blue bottle flys.. as well as smaller horn or silk worms,,good luck

 

[camimom]

try to get your hands on blue bottle flys.. as well as smaller horn or silk worms,,good luck

Im not sure on the flies, but silks and horns cant be fed as daily feeders i think.

 

[lecham]

i have a veiled chameleon male about 8 months old and he will no longer eat crikets he has meal worms but not many as hes not keen he loves wax worms but ive been told to only feed him these once a week as they are fatty im at a loss on what to feed him any advice would help as i worry hes not getting enough food[/QUOTE


what time do u usually feed the guy? if he is not wanting to eat..try a different schedule maybe feeding him later in the day so he will get a little hungry..u can try feeding him some roman lettuce ..sometimes chameleons are not attracted to the food if its not moving so try moving or jiggling its crickets around maybe that will catch its attention. get back to me

 

[sandrachameleon]

i have a veiled chameleon male about 8 months old and he will no longer eat crikets he has meal worms but not many as hes not keen he loves wax worms but ive been told to only feed him these once a week as they are fatty im at a loss on what to feed him any advice would help as i worry hes not getting enough food

He will eat crickets, eventually, if you stop offering him the bad, fatty foods.

Wazworms are little blobs of fat, offering little to nothing in the way of nutrition. Giving these to your chameleon is kinda like giving a two year old child candy every day just because the kids likes candy. Bad idea.

Mealworms are also fatty, and while they can be gutloaded somewhat they are a bit hard to digest. Mealworms should make up no more than 10% of your chameleons diet.

I recommend you cease offering mealworms and waxworms, and instead go back to offering crickets, plus other healthy feeders such as sikworms, butterworms, dubia and other roaches, stick insects, terrestrial isopods, grasshoppers, cultured blue bottle flies, and even a few gutloaded superworms. Here is a link to a blog entry that lists most of the commonly used feeders, as well as a few less common ones, and gives you information about each: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html

If you cannot find good bug choices at local shops, buy online:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/171-where-buy-feeders-online.html

 

[Basilisk09]

I primarily feed my panthers superworms. They are large, cheap, and great when gutloaded. Both will eat crickets, but superworms never fail