Prey intake diary of my adult male panther chameleons, July 2013. All prey is gutloaded except the wild caught moths, although the grasshoppers and butterworms didnt eat much.
Supplements, when used, are also noted. “50-50 mix” means I take a spoonful of Mineral-O (the vitamin free calcium and mineral powder made by Sticky Tongue Farms) and a roughly equal spoonful of vitamin supplement (Repashy Calcium Plus) and mix them together for dusting.
Monday , 01 July : 2 lrg butterworms, 5 terrestrial isopods.
Tuesday , 02 July : nothing
Wednesday , 03 July : 1 superworm ( lightly dusted with a 50-50 mix of Repashy Calcium Plus and Sticky Tongue Farms Mineral-O.)
Thursday , 04 July : 1 large cricket (Mineral-O)
Friday , 05 July : one large wc spinx moth. 2 med dubia (50-50 mix)
Saturday , 06 July : 1 medium wc moth. 2 butterworms. 1 superworm and 2 mealworms (50-50 mix).
Sunday , 07 July : 2 large crickets, 1 superworm (50-50 dust mix)
Monday , 08 July : 2 crickets (Mineral-O). 1 superworm (50-50 mix dusted). 1 m Hisser.
Tuesday , 09 July : 2 dubia, 1 super (50-50 mix)
Wednesday , 10 July : 1 super (50-50 mix)
Thursday , 11 July : nothing
Friday , 12 July : 1 cricket (50-50 mix) 1 dubia
Saturday , 13 July : 3 super (50-50 mix), 1 dubia
Sunday , 14 July : 1 super (50-50 mix)
Monday , 15 July : 4 silkworms, 6 terrestrial isopod
Tuesday , 16 July : nothing
Wednesday , 17 July : 1 super (50-50 mix), 1 m moth
Thursday , 18 July : nothing
Friday , 19 July : 1 moth, 3 dubia (50-50 mix)
Saturday , 20 July : 2 super (50-50 mix) 2 meal (50-50 mix). 3 wc grasshoppers.
Sunday , 21 July : 2 crickets (50-50) 2 dubia (50-50), 1 super
for remainder of the month see comments section below
Gutload this month has consisted primarily of dandelion leaves, carrot, mint leaves, fresh peas and pods, dry alfalfa, dry filbert tree leaves, dried raspberry and blackberry bush leaves, almonds, kelp powder, spirulina powder, squash seeds, brewers yeast, romaine lettuce, apple, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and romaine lettuce. Plus a lesser amount of these (just once each): cantaloupe, spinach, grape vine leaves, banana, plum, clover, walnuts, orange, watermelon, papaya, and cooked yam.
Supplements, when used, are also noted. “50-50 mix” means I take a spoonful of Mineral-O (the vitamin free calcium and mineral powder made by Sticky Tongue Farms) and a roughly equal spoonful of vitamin supplement (Repashy Calcium Plus) and mix them together for dusting.
Monday , 01 July : 2 lrg butterworms, 5 terrestrial isopods.
Tuesday , 02 July : nothing
Wednesday , 03 July : 1 superworm ( lightly dusted with a 50-50 mix of Repashy Calcium Plus and Sticky Tongue Farms Mineral-O.)
Thursday , 04 July : 1 large cricket (Mineral-O)
Friday , 05 July : one large wc spinx moth. 2 med dubia (50-50 mix)
Saturday , 06 July : 1 medium wc moth. 2 butterworms. 1 superworm and 2 mealworms (50-50 mix).
Sunday , 07 July : 2 large crickets, 1 superworm (50-50 dust mix)
Monday , 08 July : 2 crickets (Mineral-O). 1 superworm (50-50 mix dusted). 1 m Hisser.
Tuesday , 09 July : 2 dubia, 1 super (50-50 mix)
Wednesday , 10 July : 1 super (50-50 mix)
Thursday , 11 July : nothing
Friday , 12 July : 1 cricket (50-50 mix) 1 dubia
Saturday , 13 July : 3 super (50-50 mix), 1 dubia
Sunday , 14 July : 1 super (50-50 mix)
Monday , 15 July : 4 silkworms, 6 terrestrial isopod
Tuesday , 16 July : nothing
Wednesday , 17 July : 1 super (50-50 mix), 1 m moth
Thursday , 18 July : nothing
Friday , 19 July : 1 moth, 3 dubia (50-50 mix)
Saturday , 20 July : 2 super (50-50 mix) 2 meal (50-50 mix). 3 wc grasshoppers.
Sunday , 21 July : 2 crickets (50-50) 2 dubia (50-50), 1 super
for remainder of the month see comments section below
Gutload this month has consisted primarily of dandelion leaves, carrot, mint leaves, fresh peas and pods, dry alfalfa, dry filbert tree leaves, dried raspberry and blackberry bush leaves, almonds, kelp powder, spirulina powder, squash seeds, brewers yeast, romaine lettuce, apple, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and romaine lettuce. Plus a lesser amount of these (just once each): cantaloupe, spinach, grape vine leaves, banana, plum, clover, walnuts, orange, watermelon, papaya, and cooked yam.
