E46M3
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I was given a tongueless Vield Chameleon. The past owner gave him to me because he was in a tragic accident where his tongue was completely ripped off. According to the last owner this happend in the begining of Sept, and he hadn't eating anything since it happend. I seen the posting on Craigslist and decided to take the Chameleon in, since I had previously had one. I have had him for a little over a week now. He was in horrible condition when I took him in...Almost dead. I have been feeding him crickets (dusted with the rep cal calcium, and the reptivite vitamins WITHOUT D3, and also the Repto cal with D3) with one of those long 10' prongs they sell at the pet store.
My question: Can I feed him the "non-live" reptile food that comes in those canned containers? Such as the grass hoppers, crickets, ect. As a daily staple? If not, what about the live worms they sell at the pet store? I guess im trying to eliminate the crickets just because their a pain in the butt to catch with the prongs, and i find them everywhere throughout the house. If not, then ill just have no choice to keep feeding him with the crickets, just thought i'd ask if there was something a but easier to feed him with manually.
I'd like to add that I have put live food (worms, crickets with their back leg taken off) in a small container he can get to, to try and see if he will try to eat them with his teeth, he has tried but he can never seem to actually get anything in his mouth. Then he just gives up and leave them in there.
Extra info: He's showing better colors in the short time I have had him. When he came in he was white with dark colors and his eyes were sinked in and had crust over them. Now he displays a lime green throughout his whole body and his eyes are completely cleared up and no longer sinked in. He moved around actively in the old cage I used to have for my old chameleon I used to have. I mist him about 2-3 times a day and he drinks plenty of water.
My question: Can I feed him the "non-live" reptile food that comes in those canned containers? Such as the grass hoppers, crickets, ect. As a daily staple? If not, what about the live worms they sell at the pet store? I guess im trying to eliminate the crickets just because their a pain in the butt to catch with the prongs, and i find them everywhere throughout the house. If not, then ill just have no choice to keep feeding him with the crickets, just thought i'd ask if there was something a but easier to feed him with manually.
I'd like to add that I have put live food (worms, crickets with their back leg taken off) in a small container he can get to, to try and see if he will try to eat them with his teeth, he has tried but he can never seem to actually get anything in his mouth. Then he just gives up and leave them in there.
Extra info: He's showing better colors in the short time I have had him. When he came in he was white with dark colors and his eyes were sinked in and had crust over them. Now he displays a lime green throughout his whole body and his eyes are completely cleared up and no longer sinked in. He moved around actively in the old cage I used to have for my old chameleon I used to have. I mist him about 2-3 times a day and he drinks plenty of water.
