Cup feeding dubia roaches (Cham not eating)
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Kristen Wilkins
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Run baby roach run fast !.
Rst_Cham
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Oh I've tried that too, over and over. lol
Rst_Cham
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I actually dont know if that's it since I only started with superworms treats recently. I've been trying roaches since I got him in January and he's always been "NO WAY". I'm definitely planning on the tough love thing with roaches when he's a bit older, or do you think it's an ok thing to do with a 5-6 month old panther? What's best?
Rst_Cham
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Ok I am trying this. Every time I think I have outsmarted Beman with Dubia and have it all figured out. He outsmarts me and goes on Dubia strike again.
SERIOUSLY?! Dang!
Yep we are in a standoff now. Today is day 1.... lol
jamest0o0
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Yeah just wait until the cham is older. Around 9 months is a good time to start the tough love.
And also. literally any other feeder he's been getting could have him hooked as well. Not just superworms that are addicting
Rst_Cham
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Ah, ok, not sure what he's hooked on. I'm feeding him crickets daily, plus I add in one or two other types of feeders, rotating so every day is a bit different: silkworms, BSFL, BSFs, blue bottle fly larvae, blue bottle flies, superworms (only 1-2 times a week), hornworms (though these are rare since he doesn't seem to like them all that much). He eats all of those, but is a constant "no" on roaches. But I really do want him on roaches as well, so tough love it is at 9 months.
I'll hopefully be adding in grasshoppers and katydids over the summer once I catch some and figure out if I can breed them; if not I might feed wild ones that I catch in grasslands far away from anything (we camp in the middle of no where!) to avoid pesticides and do routine parasite testing like Brody does (there's an awesome chameleon vet in Denver that will do fecal testing). I'm going to add in snails too when he's older, along with stick insects or praying mantids-haven't figured that out yet. Are any moths and butterflies ok? I read some are dangerous.
jamest0o0
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Sounds like you have a solid feeder mix. I didn't mean that they're hooked on something like it's bad, but he might much prefer silkworms and crickets over roaches. A lot of chams are raised by breeders without ever getting roaches so that probably affects it a little. I made the switch from crickets to roaches and had to fight with them for a couple weeks until they started eating them willingly.
Rst_Cham
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I definitely want him on roaches eventually. I'm OK with crickets, I just like how many different Roach varieties there are, and how they don't jump or make noise but still gut load well like crickets do.
