Hatchlings supplementation

[marcsman16]

Hi everyone!

I have a question...

How do you supplement your feeders for your hatchlings?

Do you dust them or you just gutload them?

Thanks!

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

Please always give more specific information. There are soooooooo many different kinds of chameleons each with their own specific needs! Thank you.

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

O, well, we are willing to help!

 

[marcsman16]

O, well, we are willing to help!

Sorry Matt! I was Incredibly busy!
I'm talking about panther hatchlings.
I'm just getting prepared so when my babies hatch everything will be under control.
My question is that is it enough for the fruit flies to be gutload with the fruit fly media or do I have to give them or dust them something else?

Thanks!

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

Fruit flies don't eat much when they are in the fly phase. They will pretty much drink and eat yeast. If you fruitful medium is exceptionally nutritional the flies will still get a little bit of nutrition that way but not much! Some of the nutrients taken in during the worm phase will still be available to the chameleon but not much! The fly maggots (worms) have a much higher nutritional value so I feed them to the babies too. So in short, always dust suplimentation on all feeders! Crickets are true gutloaders so they are a much better feeder to feed babies and yet, I still dust them with suplimentation.

 

[marcsman16]

Thanks a lot!

So... What do you feed your hatchlings with?

Just crickets and flruit flies (maggots and fly phase)?

In what amount each of them?

I want them to have the best nutrition possible!

 

[alphakenc]

Pinhead cricket fruit fly in first stage...then between 2-3 month add new born dubia roaches(soft body shell) as much as they can eat and variety is the key !

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

Fruid flies, bean beetles, Praying mantis hatchlings, small black soldier fly larvae, small stick bug hatchlings etc.

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

O, if you can find them, aphids that has been eating off chameleon safe plants are great too!

 

[extrajordinary]

O, if you can find them, aphids that has been eating off chameleon safe plants are great too!

So does this mean aphids are okay for chameleons to eat? Leo’s hibiscus is slowly becoming infested with aphids but he loves hibiscus so I want to keep feeding them to him if possible...

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

Yes, if they have been living a organic life they are chameleons safe. They are so small however that only little chameleons will be interested in them.

 

[extrajordinary]

Yes, if they have been living a organic life they are chameleons safe. They are so small however that only little chameleons will be interested in them.

Awesome! Leo will be happy!