The one I linked is a 2-pack
Are we doing something wrong?
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narmstrong
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I have a clear green one so I put that in. Suction cup won’t stick so it’s just resting on bottom. Will try to stick tmrw. Hopefully he/she starts eating out of it. Tired of chasing these damn larvae aroundDrainage will depend partly on the type of enclosure you buy or build (DIY).
There's a drainage thread here. https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/drainage-systems-for-cages-get-creative.102038/
If possible, a transparent or translucent feeder cup will allow your cham to see motion (and stimulate feeding response) from almost anywhere. Nature will do the rest.
Some of us have found these:
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Inexpensive and just translucent enough that my cham can instantly tell if lunch is served.
Pickle-cham
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Not in disagreement, but i have been ordering online and from my experience they was too big even the small ones where massive. If you purchase from a pet shop you have the advantage of seeing them beforehand. Of course you can start a roach colony for farming nymphs yourself but this is less practical if you don't have a few animals too feed.
narmstrong
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We will see. I know we needed to get away from fruit flies and bean beetles. I don’t think he/she is big enough for the hornworms and he/she isn’t eating the black soldier fly larvae, which I can’t figure out why. Just doesn’t seem to have any interest in a feeding cup
crosscutts
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Silkworms are easily attainable in small sizes and I just ordered some hornworms that when I open the container I couldn’t see them but they grow very quickly . Here’s a shot of them after five days when I could finally see them and then one after nine . Depending on the temperature they grow pretty quick
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narmstrong
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I think my husband ordered silk worms. We just got a bunch of bugs from Ghanns today (crickets, roaches and 2 worms/larvae). I put roaches, crickets and black fly larvae in his cup to see if he will go to it and start eating from there.
Pickle-cham
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If you let the black soldier fly larvae pupate to the flies you might find your chameleon has more interest in them. I exclusively do this and rarely offer them in the maggot form
narmstrong
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They all end up dying before they pupate. He hasn’t eaten I don’t think in now 3 days. Idk I’m super frustrated with this whole process. Won’t eat from a feeder cup so only fruit flies but now that’s not happening. We screwed up supplements but I’ve boughten everything and correcting but if he’s not eating, then no supplements. Got a whole new setup in, just waiting on a few more supplies to get here to put it all together. He’s spending all his time on the ground. We got horrible information from the get go and now I think we seriously messed up
Pickle-cham
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Are you sure they are dying, when they ready to pupate they go into a resting stage look dark and dried out. After a certain amount of time (depending on temperature) they emerge as magnificent black soldier fly. Slow flying without biting mouth parts and irresistible to little chameleons
narmstrong
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Well then maybe they aren’t. They def look dried out and not moving. Well next time this happens I will wait and see what happens. Do I do anything special or just leave them in the substrate they come in (like put it all in a bigger container so the flies can emerge?)
Lindasjackson
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I feed my black soldier fly larvae also known as Bsfl. I put cut up veggies that I feed my other insects with right into their container and they eat them right up. This helps them to turn into flies I think.
narmstrong
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Ok. I will have to do that. If I can get him to eat anything.
