BSFL?

[NickTide]

Nick...if you can find a used or reasonably priced new wine cooler they hold the temp you need perfectly. I had tried the small refrigerater before and it was hard to keep the temp consistent.

I was looking for one but none came up on close to me. I looked for a few weeks. I will try the fridge and will keep an eye out for a wine cooler. Thank You

 

[CamrynTheCham22]

I recently bought a used mini fridge and an APPROPRIATELY rated timer. Still have not gotten the temp adjusted (using the timer) but I need to get it between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. This will make BSFL go dormant and can last for months. This allows me to order 1 or 2 thousand at a time to save money.

I like to let some of them pupate... my chams love the hunt. You can also make a weekend feeder by putting the pupae in a container where the chams can't get to them but the flies can get out of.

Unrelated to chams... I used to raise chickens and rabbits. The rabbit coops where designed so the poop would hit a slanted floor (under the wire) and fall off the back. Anyway, the BSF would lay their eggs in the mess and when the larvae would start to pupate, they would crawl up hill and fall off the front of the poop catcher and the chickens would gobble them up. It was a great feeder all summer long.

Feeder variety seems to be the key to successful cham keeping. It also helps keep chams from getting bored with the food.

Thank you for the tips. I am ordering some hornworms soon and you can refrigerate those as well, correct? I am going to hold off on the BSFL for a few years because I am going to be switching my feeders around for my next chameleon. I am real excited though!

 

[Fiona's Mom]

Thank you for the tips. I am ordering some hornworms soon and you can refrigerate those as well, correct? I am going to hold off on the BSFL for a few years because I am going to be switching my feeders around for my next chameleon. I am real excited though!

Hornworms also can not take it too cold...I keep mine 55-60 to slow them down. Too cold kills them.

 

[CamrynTheCham22]

Ok. I wasn't planning on refrigerating them for extended periods of time. Do you think I could put them in the freezer for like 30 seconds to stun them? At least for the first time my cham tries them. She is used to small roaches who have zero defense, so I was going to work her into the different behaviors of the hornworms.

 

[Fiona's Mom]

Ok. I wasn't planning on refrigerating them for extended periods of time. Do you think I could put them in the freezer for like 30 seconds to stun them? At least for the first time my cham tries them. She is used to small roaches who have zero defense, so I was going to work her into the different behaviors of the hornworms.

Hornworms move pretty slow...all I can say is try it.

 

[CamrynTheCham22]

Hornworms move pretty slow...all I can say is try it.

Thanks for the tips. I am a first timer with them, so I wasn't sure. I am ordering them tonight