diet for 5 month old ambilobe

[hotrodslp]

hey all...just browsing the forums and looking at diet for my new ambilobe,,,
i am currently feeding

crickets,. gutloaded with "total bites" by nature zone...the green jello looking stuff...about 12-15 crickets in the morning...

meal worms,....not sure what to gut load these with but he loves to eat them....about 5-6 day

daily misting 2-3 times for about 2-3 minutes and a dripper (bottle w holes) that runs for a couple hours while im at work,.,,,,

anything else i am missing...

i have read that d3 should be given 2x a month....i am dusting the crickets currently with repashy superfoods calcium plus (vitamin and calcium supplement) with each feeding. he is indoors with a 5.0 uvb.

any further insight is appreciated.

 

[SaintJimmy]

I would try and get your hands on some other feeders too. crickets are fine as staple but a lot of people here don't like mealworms or superworms because they're high in fat/too hard for chams to digest. I suggest giving hornworms, silkworms, dubias, small katydids, baby mantises, anything you can get your hands on as a treat.

Otherwise I think you're good

 

[carol5208]

I would gutload your crickets with fresh fruits and vegetables and ditch the cricket bites. I have always fed superworms which can be gutloaded just like crickets(they eat everything) and have never had a problem with digestion. As long as you mix in some soft bodied feeders, such as silks, or hornsworms along with the supers, you should be fine.

 

[sandrachameleon]

I agree with the advice to improve gutloading.

A variety of feeders is important - so you'll want to move beyond just crickets and mealworms. I also would use fewer mealworms overall unless you start combining with a lot of soft bodied prey.

Which type of Repashy C+ do you have? the low D or regular? If regular, I wouldn't use that daily (despite what the label says). Instead, reduce to once a week and use a phosphorous free and vitamin free calcium powder the rest of the time, as needed (according to the prey type - mealworms and crickets should be dusted almost always, but other feeders like butterworms or terrestrial isopods do not need calcium supplementsdusted on them)

Here are some links you may find useful:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/65-supplements.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/174-whats-supplements-brand.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/659-green-leafy-goodness-gutloading.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html

 

[hotrodslp]

Thanks for the replies. I will definitely get some other feeders to give him a variety. I will also get the regular calcium.
I will try gut loading with fruits veggies too. I think that will help the other lizards as well.....