feeding baby

[davieb769]

as most of you already know i have a 3-4 week old veiled chameleon, and ive just been having the hardest time figuring out a way to feed him. i cant really let the crickets go in the tank because i currently have a temporary 10gal setup with a screen top with holes that are too big. any suggestions would be really appreciated!!

 

[Julirs]

Are the crickets getting out of the top? You can line the top of the tank along the upper parts of the glass with a slick tape like packing tape and then the crickets won't be able to get out. I keep my babies (they are now 2.5 months old) in large plastic totes and I have never had a problem with large pins of 1/4" crix escaping.

 

[davieb769]

well i have a plant in the tank that reaches the top so all they have to do is climb to the top of the plant and jump out of the screen top. i think i just might need to rearrange my tank setup so nothing is touching the top

 

[davieb769]

yea!!! he finally ate out of his cup! i actually downgraded it to a smaller one because the first one i had in their was too tall, i wont even have to worry about this once my new cage arrives. i ordered a small silver screen cage from LLLREPTILE, has anyone ever got anything from these guys before?

 

[Duke]

I have been very satisfied with my orders from LLL

 

[Dave]

Yea, this is one of the reason why my chams only get fed silkworms. Only once has the girlfriend found an escaped silkworm crawling around in the kitchen lol. Plus they're a lot more nutricious than crickets, higher in calcium and moisture. My experience with crickets is they always find a way to escape lol.

-Dave

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Yea, this is one of the reason why my chams only get fed silkworms. Only once has the girlfriend found an escaped silkworm crawling around in the kitchen lol. Plus they're a lot more nutricious than crickets, higher in calcium and moisture. My experience with crickets is they always find a way to escape lol.

-Dave

The problem with this is that there is virtually no chitin in a silkworm only diet and it is important for them.
Variety is the real recipe for success.

-Brad