butter worms

[alan23]

r these gd to feed me cham quick respose wud b gd as gonna buy food in a min ty

 

[Will Hayward]

Butterworms can be a great addition to a chameleons diet.

There are however individuals who are not interested in their slow movement, and others who do not care for their taste.

 

[alan23]

thanx mate i think im gonna have a try my cham seems greedy lol

 

[PardalisGirl]

Butter worms......

Good choice for a "greedy" boy. High in calcium low in fat

 

[alan23]

thing is he needs fattening up i do feed him quite abit bt stil see ribs abit bt see how it goes

 

[Will Hayward]

Chameleons do not seem to really have layers of fat between the skin and their ribs. They are naturally lean animals and like some other reptiles, many species of chameleons have specific locations of the body that serve as fat/nutrient reserves.

For veiled chameleons the area in the triangle of their casque, serves that purpose. Chameleons that are not adults should remain lean here as well. If you have a chamleeon that is still quite young, you have less to worry as their bodies are growing and using all the available nutrients, they will put on very little bulk.

A group of detailed photos of your chameleons would help determin if there needs to be a change in diet. However for a young growing chamleeon, two things insure good growth asside from proper husbandry. 1) Variety in food, and/or; 2) Maximising the foods nutrient output by having healthy clean feeders, given a last minute gutload.

 

[alan23]

gt my butter worms today he sems to like em had another one after i fed him one then gave him some meal worms and he had locust and brown cricket lol spoilt i know lol