Food

[Hamza2006]

Were you able to make the husbandry changes suggested to you? I would get her to a vet if possible.

I don't know if the vets of my region know anything about chameleons.

 

[Hamza2006]

Is this normal?
I put Harab in a place crawling with insects.
She walked passed them and ignored them all... But she kept her eyes on one of them.
Then she went and ate it.
I'm wondering... Why did she ignore all the insects but only focused on one?

 

[cloverthechameleon]

She is not eating the insects becasue she is a wild caught chameleon and you are scraring her. Picking her up and placing her near insects will not make her eat, she needs to be comfortable to eat. I think your best choices are to either build her a screen enclsoure since i dont believe chameleon cages are readily available in Kenya. The larger the better, keep it out side in a spot that gets afew hours direct sunlight a day. Or to let her go, preferably far away from the place that feeds chameleons to snakes. If you do decide to keep her, please keep in mind you are going to have to start farming insects as she will need to be fed 3-4x a week.

 

[KobaOregonherper]

She is not eating the insects becasue she is a wild caught chameleon and you are scraring her. Picking her up and placing her near insects will not make her eat, she needs to be comfortable to eat. I think your best choices are to either build her a screen enclsoure since i dont believe chameleon cages are readily available in Kenya. The larger the better, keep it out side in a spot that gets afew hours direct sunlight a day. Or to let her go, preferably far away from the place that feeds chameleons to snakes. If you do decide to keep her, please keep in mind you are going to have to start farming insects as she will need to be fed 3-4x a week.

As much as I hate to agree, I have to agree. Saving her from being a meal was a good thing to do. But if youre going to care for a WC cham youll need atleast an enclosure they feel is their home where they aren't afraid of being eaten from every angle. You can probably keep them outside because theyre local. Just keep in mind that the light requirements will not be met naturally indoors without a uvb light.

 

[kinyonga]

How long has she been ignoring the food?

 

[Hamza2006]

How long has she been ignoring the food?

She eats better now days but otherwise she was a nervous eater since I got her (7th Aug).

 

[Hamza2006]

Harab might have eaten a lot yesterday because today she left a pile of poop on my hand.
This is good news.

 

[kinyonga]

Let's hope she's heading in the right direction for sure now.

 

[Hamza2006]

Woah!
Something weird just happened.
I'm finding a lot of poop in her plant these days and sometimes she randomly starts snapping her jaws at me and once she opened her mouth for 7 seconds.
Is it me or is she eating stuff behind my back?

 

[Hamza2006]

The only problem is that she only wants ants and I know that ants are not good for her.

 

[The Wild One]

She is not eating the insects becasue she is a wild caught chameleon and you are scraring her. Picking her up and placing her near insects will not make her eat, she needs to be comfortable to eat. I think your best choices are to either build her a screen enclsoure since i dont believe chameleon cages are readily available in Kenya. The larger the better, keep it out side in a spot that gets afew hours direct sunlight a day. Or to let her go, preferably far away from the place that feeds chameleons to snakes. If you do decide to keep her, please keep in mind you are going to have to start farming insects as she will need to be fed 3-4x a week.

Coda only eats if the bugs moves, a lot.

 

[Hamza2006]

By the way guys... Don't give me any complex suggestions cuz I'm just 13 .

 

[Hamza2006]

I'm about to ask the most craziest questions ever:
1) Can u make a chameleon follow ur voice?
2) Can u make a tiny jacket for ur chameleon during cold weather?
There aren't any seasons in Kenya but it is getting quite cold.

 

[MissSkittles]

I'm about to ask the most craziest questions ever:
1) Can u make a chameleon follow ur voice?
2) Can u make a tiny jacket for ur chameleon during cold weather?
There aren't any seasons in Kenya but it is getting quite cold.

1) probably not
2) no, but I’m having a good laugh picturing it.
You’ll need a good basking light to keep your cham warm. A regular incandescent lightbulb will work.

 

[MissSkittles]

1) probably not
2) no, but I’m having a good laugh picturing it.
You’ll need a good basking light to keep your cham warm. A regular incandescent lightbulb will work.

Duh! Just remembered that chameleons don’t really hear. They feel vibrations and can sense lower frequencies.

 

[Hamza2006]

1) probably not
2) no, but I’m having a good laugh picturing it.
You’ll need a good basking light to keep your cham warm. A regular incandescent lightbulb will work.

 

[Hamza2006]

What is the fastest way to farm insects?
What species is good?
Cuz I might need to start farming bugs cuz wild insect are hard to catch.
I usually just go out in my apartment's parking-lot and start waving around a butterfly-net to try and catch something.

 

[Hamza2006]

Hmmmm... I've been thinking... My dad feeds his fish with dried sea-shrimp.
Could Harab eat that?

 

[janjan20]

Hmmmm... I've been thinking... My dad feeds his fish with dried sea-shrimp.
Could Harab eat that?View attachment 244242View attachment 244243

No dried shrimp lol, the food needs to be moving...do you have access to crickets or grasshoppers? Here is a pic of appropriate feeders hopefully you can find some in your area.

 

[MissSkittles]

I don’t know if there’s any bug dealers in your country that sell on line. Would be a good source to start breeding your own feeders.