add toppings to hand fed bugs

[danTHAman152000]

Now that I am primarily hand feeding my two chameleons, I started to add a little dab of uncooked Bug Burger (with water added) onto the belly of a cricket before I hand feed it off. Pretty convenient way to delivery nutrients on top of gutloading and dusting.

I also injected a couple of crickets with water via insulin syringe, which resulted in a little extra boost pf hydration for my chams.

Anybody else add any toppings to their bugs?

 

[danTHAman152000]

Aw, no replies? lol I figured this is the next logical step once hand-feeding is mastered!

Now I can add a little sliver of carrot or some other safe veggie because he usually does not eat my fake "carrot worms" when I hold them out for him.

I did a search but wasn't too sure how to easy word such an inquiry. Anyways, good day to you all!

 

[Sanababit]

Hi, i have never tried dusting with extra toppings, just the basic, calcium and vitamins, what you are stating makes sense, its faster than feeding your crickets and then giving them to your cham, one question, these supplements when given to crickets and beign gutloaded would they be more effective, meaming that crickets process the gutload more efficiently, and bug burger expands when it hits water i believe, wouldn't it expand inside your cham?, just courious

Sana

 

[danTHAman152000]

Yeah that's a good point about potentially expanding inside. Not sure if it does or not, but I know it congeals when cooked, though. Water crystals do expand in stomachs, I've read.

I still gutload and dust, just with a little dash of flavor on top lol.

I wonder if anyone has had any aspiration problems with "extra-juicy" bugs.