Allan very generously has given me some bug burger, water crystal stuff, and the all in one repashy supplement to try. This fits very nicely as I was already starting a little experiment due to my queer success without using preformed vitamin A.
I am going to keep my original dubia colony and all my chameleons except one on my original routine of feeding gutloading and supplementing (see all previous food log entries).
But I have moved one young adult male panther onto the repashy supplement roughly twice a week, with use of a plain calcium now and then on other days. This is in addition to his dubia coming from a separate colony (I have split my dubia colony into two) which will eat Repashy Bug Burger, instead of my normal gutloads. I might occassionally give this new dubia colony some fresh greens or whatever, but primarily they will eat bug burger. All other feeders will be kept and fed the same as before, and offered same to both.
One of the chameleons on the "old" regime is a brother to the one on the new regime. Their same size cages are side by side, and they share the UVB tube going across the top of both. They have the same watt heat bulb. They drink from the same type of home made dripper. So a fairly direct comparision is possible.
Frankly, I dont expect to see much difference between the two animals. Certainly not for many months.
But I'm looking forward to the 6 months mark. Because if I see no difference between the two animals at that point (or if the repashy animal seems healthier somehow), I'll know the Bug Burger and the all in one supplements are easy peezy alternatives.
My life is so busy these days, every easy but still good alternative I can find is awesome.
I doubt I'll ever fully cease using some fresh veg and such, but having an easy quality gutload available would be great. Also, having more choices when it comes to supplements is great too.
I am going to keep my original dubia colony and all my chameleons except one on my original routine of feeding gutloading and supplementing (see all previous food log entries).
But I have moved one young adult male panther onto the repashy supplement roughly twice a week, with use of a plain calcium now and then on other days. This is in addition to his dubia coming from a separate colony (I have split my dubia colony into two) which will eat Repashy Bug Burger, instead of my normal gutloads. I might occassionally give this new dubia colony some fresh greens or whatever, but primarily they will eat bug burger. All other feeders will be kept and fed the same as before, and offered same to both.
One of the chameleons on the "old" regime is a brother to the one on the new regime. Their same size cages are side by side, and they share the UVB tube going across the top of both. They have the same watt heat bulb. They drink from the same type of home made dripper. So a fairly direct comparision is possible.
Frankly, I dont expect to see much difference between the two animals. Certainly not for many months.
But I'm looking forward to the 6 months mark. Because if I see no difference between the two animals at that point (or if the repashy animal seems healthier somehow), I'll know the Bug Burger and the all in one supplements are easy peezy alternatives.
My life is so busy these days, every easy but still good alternative I can find is awesome.
I doubt I'll ever fully cease using some fresh veg and such, but having an easy quality gutload available would be great. Also, having more choices when it comes to supplements is great too.
