Have you tried varying the options in the bin? @DeremensisBlue had a great podcast on this
https://chameleonacademy.com/ep-205-creating-a-chameleon-egg-laying-bin/
I always recommend flying insects for picky eaters. I haven’t had a Cham not go crazy over anything that flies
House flies, bottle flies, black soldier flies, moths, flying roaches….
Congratulations on your babies!
I’m sure it is very frustrating being on the forefront and learning as you go, but I love your efforts
Even more so, I really appreciate you sharing your progress
The adults are stunning. Thank you again for sharing
They also live at higher elevations and the percent of UV exposure goes 2-10% or so for every 1000 meters of elevation.
I kept mine at a higher UVI as well
I definitely understand having trouble with variety when they turn everything down. For my Hoehnelii they ate silkworms, mealworms, very small discoid and Dubia roaches, green and blue bottle flies (favorites). BSFL, but they likes black soldier flies even more. Fruit flies, bean beetles….Red...
Fantastic ideas!
Don’t forget Hoehnelii, campani, willsii, and the list goes on……
@kinyonga is absolutely correct (as always), but don’t run, get more and join the madness 😁
I copied that off their website. You will be adding more of all of the fat soluble vitamins by switching from Repashy to Reptivite by a fairly significant percent
I’m sure you already have, but also consider your feeder variety and your feeder’s food variety as well. I think there’s...
Here’s what I can find after a quick look.
Repashy LoD:
Reptivite with D3:
Both have fat soluble vitamin content of roughly 100:10:1 A:D:E, but Reptivite is about 20-25% higher across the board.
Reptivite appears to have a higher content of % calcium, and a 2:1 Ca to phosphorus ratio. I...
Here’s the spectrum of wave points 12000K and 6500K bulbs. Aside from some differences in the green and blue spectrum, they are very similar. It really is describing what we perceive the color of the light to be, so use the one you prefer
Definitely check out your UVI readings with a UVB meter
The 12000k might be fine. The kelvin rating on fluorescent and LED bulbs only describes the visual hue humans perceive, it doesn’t necessarily show spectrum. A 6500k bulb will look more like sunlight, but it’s spectrum may be much different than natural light. Those bulbs are there to grow...
It’s funny the things we do for the hobby. I keep a branch pile in my yard. I watered and harvested a huge dandelion in one of my outdoor planters all summer last year to feed my bugs 🤷♂️😂