Chameleon wont eat anything but crickets

[chuckd82nd]

My chameleon will eat nothing but crickets. I throw in mealworms and even silk worms. Tried putting them in a cup, and I also tried letting the silkworms climb on branches for a more free ranging effect. He won't even touch them. He just waits for me by the screen to throw the crickets in, then he goes for them. Any suggestions?

 

[Goldenarcher1328]

My chameleon will eat nothing but crickets. I throw in mealworms and even silk worms. Tried putting them in a cup, and I also tried letting the silkworms climb on branches for a more free ranging effect. He won't even touch them. He just waits for me by the screen to throw the crickets in, then he goes for them. Any suggestions?

Throw in some flies, chameleons can't resist flies. Get a butterfly net and catch some. haha.

 

[PantherEnvy]

If the fly idea works for you...great! Otherwise, try roaches, or hornworms. In the end, you have a pretty nice problem to have.

 

[drcrossfire]

you could try hornworms? Mine seem to chase me for them!

If your cham sticks only to crickets, make sure you have an variety of gutload. That way even if he's only eating crickets, he's still getting some changes to his diet!

 

[Skyebound]

I'm so glad to hear that mine is not the only one that just likes crickets.

 

[carol5208]

that is a good thing. Alot of people complain that their chams hate crickets once they get worms. My one cham just started eating crickets on his own this week after about a year! I have been trying all along and all of the sudden he is eating them out of a cup. These guys can drive you nuts with their eating habits!

 

[jmwhitel]

Ya my girl only eats crickets too