Millz&Jukka
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hi just wondering about a box of crickets i got from a store i've never bought from before. I bought a tub of black crickets and i'm not sure if he can eat them. Normally gets locusts but i thought i'd change it up a bit.
can he eat these?
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Remkon
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Can but black crickets tend to nibble on your chameleon.so don't leave em in there.
Also I don't think locust is a good staple and 'chaning it up a bit' should be their normal diet. This will also help you when your chameleon decides he had enough locust for a while. There's plenty of feeders available, shipped to your home if needed. Variety is the spice of life.
Also I don't think locust is a good staple and 'chaning it up a bit' should be their normal diet. This will also help you when your chameleon decides he had enough locust for a while. There's plenty of feeders available, shipped to your home if needed. Variety is the spice of life.
trickedoutbiker
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A butterfly net and a huge open field or a dense forest can yield some amazing variety. One of my favorite things about summer is watching my cham munch down on summer bugs.
CharlieCharmingo
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You can give them black crickets but they are aggressive so make sure there of food to go around others they'll find something else to eat (other crickets or your chameleon). I would definitely not leave them in the cage though when it's bed time or whatever.
EveryGreen
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what makes black crickets tend to nibble on them more than regular crickets?
Remkon
Chameleon Enthusiast
its a more agressive species that also canibalizes a lot more than tje regular banded or house cricket.
Chameleon Crazy Chick
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I've heard several things about crickets being cannibals..... is this true just when they're hungry or all the time?
Remkon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Basically it happens most when you don't feed em enough and/overcrowd their.container.
Andee
Chameleon Enthusiast
Black crickets are a type of field cricket that the Chinese use (a different subspecies (?) but still the same general type) for cricket fighting. They are severely aggressive and are prized for size/weight/aggression etc. Most cricket fights don't end up as actually physically dangerous, but that's because the people remove them before they can be. The species of black field cricket they use are super territorial (males) and the males will fight each other to the death if the loser cannot escape safely.
Usually with black field crickets they consume huge amounts of high energy foods, do better with higher protein levels in their diet (though it doesn't have to be from animal protein), and are territorial. All this adds up to not being good as a feeder. They are high cost animals to use as a feeder. I have kept them for fun, but they have huge mandibles (for the way they dispute territories) and getting bit by them is not fun
Usually with black field crickets they consume huge amounts of high energy foods, do better with higher protein levels in their diet (though it doesn't have to be from animal protein), and are territorial. All this adds up to not being good as a feeder. They are high cost animals to use as a feeder. I have kept them for fun, but they have huge mandibles (for the way they dispute territories) and getting bit by them is not fun
