Bolt fired up at a baby hornworm for 2 weeks. Now, hornworms beware cause Bolt is a on the prowl. He just ate grasshoppers immediately. His first day with me, I greeted him with 5 baby grasshoppers, 3 silkies and 2 hornworms. He immediately ate the hoppers and did not touch the worms. So I gave him 5 additional crickets which he gobbled down. Take a video of Bert's reaction. Bert is older so he might question this new thing.
Since they’re so clean, big, and hardy I wondered if I could just go straight to grass hoppers instead of smelly short-lived crickets? But grasshoppers have a harder exoskeleton, right? And I don’t think they will eat Repashy bug burger, cricket crack, or other prepared gut load foods like a cricket will. Just leafy greens?
I haven't tried bug burger. I gut load with fresh food. Mustard /collard Greens,dandelion greens, carrots, fruit. It's actually what the grasshoppers eat to survive. The exoskeleton is a bit harder but perfect for Chams. Just make sure the grasshoppers are the right size. If I have grasshoppers,I don't feed crickets. That's y I'm breeding my own.
And it takes 10 months for them to hatch? Jeez that’s a long time. I may get a small Reptibreeze enclosure for them. What do you use
It only takes 10 months if you allow them to go through diapause/overwinter. But I'm keeping them at 85degrees year round.
I'm fooling them to believe it's summer.
Oh wow so how long does it take to hatch nymphs from the Time the eggs are lain?It only takes 10 months if you allow them to go through diapause/overwinter. But I'm keeping them at 85degrees year round.
I'm not sure but I have had eggs hatch from my feeders. I use a heat lamp with my feeder grasshoppers. After I've had my feeders over 30 day, I find baby hoppers in the bin. I told @SauceGandhi about it.
I'm so sold on grasshoppers. The care alone has me hooked and because they are bigger, I feed my Chams fewer feeders. 1 grasshopper = 2 crickets. And did I say grasshoppers don't smell.
Does Bart voluntarily crawl onto your hand or do you ply him with food or herd him?Little Bart is growing fast and staying sweet. I am so entranced by him and everything he does…except for maybe wiping his little sperm plugs on his screen. He says Hi and sends chameleon kisses to his auntie @Beman
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Bart is a breath of sunshine.Little Bart is growing fast and staying sweet. I am so entranced by him and everything he does…except for maybe wiping his little sperm plugs on his screen. He says Hi and sends chameleon kisses to his auntie @Beman
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Little Bart is growing fast and staying sweet. I am so entranced by him and everything he does…except for maybe wiping his little sperm plugs on his screen. He says Hi and sends chameleon kisses to his auntie @Beman
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he’s so amazingly beautiful 
Look at those purples coming out!Little Bart is growing fast and staying sweet. I am so entranced by him and everything he does…except for maybe wiping his little sperm plugs on his screen. He says Hi and sends chameleon kisses to his auntie @Beman
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I feel you on that one! I have Bilbo (Jacksons cham), Kitty Kat (veiled cham), Treebeard (panther cham), Winter (syrian hamster), Hagrid (crested gecko), Yoda (dog) and Jyn (dog).
I didnt even notice the purples!!! Lucky!!!
