Pancam
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I am a 1st time owner of a male Nosy Be panther chameleon (approx. 2-3 months of age):
The breeder recommended gut loading my feeders with Repashy Bug Burger and to dust them with Repashy Calcium Plus prior to each feeding. For those of you with experience...do you feel this is a good method?
Also, I'm a little lost when it comes to maintaining worms and such. The crickets aren't an issue, but how should I be gut loading worms?!?
So far, I have only used mealworms. I took a few out of the fridge and placed them in a container with a small block of Bug Burger and some of the oats from the container they came in. I left that out for 24 hours and then offered the worms (dusted) to my chameleon. I put the ones he didn't eat back in the fridge with the others.
I just bought some wax worms today, but I think they may end up being a bit too large for him right now. I read that wax worms don't eat at that stage in their life cycle...so, does that mean I don't need to do anything besides dust them prior to feeding?
I am also looking to purchase silkworms, butterworms and hornworms down the road. I know silkworms eat mulberry leaves/chow, but don't know much about the other two yet.
As far as I know, silkworms are pretty much the only alternative to crickets, and the others should only to be offered as treats. I'm feeding him crickets, but really don't like dealing with them too much and plan to switch to silkworms with less crickets if he likes them (unless someone lets me know why I shouldn't???).
Any advice is appreciated!
The breeder recommended gut loading my feeders with Repashy Bug Burger and to dust them with Repashy Calcium Plus prior to each feeding. For those of you with experience...do you feel this is a good method?
Also, I'm a little lost when it comes to maintaining worms and such. The crickets aren't an issue, but how should I be gut loading worms?!?
So far, I have only used mealworms. I took a few out of the fridge and placed them in a container with a small block of Bug Burger and some of the oats from the container they came in. I left that out for 24 hours and then offered the worms (dusted) to my chameleon. I put the ones he didn't eat back in the fridge with the others.
I just bought some wax worms today, but I think they may end up being a bit too large for him right now. I read that wax worms don't eat at that stage in their life cycle...so, does that mean I don't need to do anything besides dust them prior to feeding?
I am also looking to purchase silkworms, butterworms and hornworms down the road. I know silkworms eat mulberry leaves/chow, but don't know much about the other two yet.
As far as I know, silkworms are pretty much the only alternative to crickets, and the others should only to be offered as treats. I'm feeding him crickets, but really don't like dealing with them too much and plan to switch to silkworms with less crickets if he likes them (unless someone lets me know why I shouldn't???).
Any advice is appreciated!