MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hornworms are a not so often treat around here (they grow huge so fast and I’m always afraid they’ll bite back), so they make great bribery tools to get some pics and a little video.
My usually fierce sweetheart, Stella. She’s so gentle when she grabs the yummy. I just have to make sure to keep my fingers hidden or they are fair game to her.
Usually Lucky is super shy and hides away, even when I try to offer yummy treats in a cup. Once he saw I had a hornworm though, he was coming out to get it! Very rare behavior for him!
My others were much too quick to be able to try to get video. My cutie patootie, Kali was very eager and grabbed her worm before I knew it. She was so quick I almost didn’t get even a pic. I guess she gets in a lot of practice while hunting her isopods.
Mango was already climbing out of his enclosure before I could even get the worm ready to give him. But then, a few hours later he was climbing out onto the watering can when I was caring for his plants. Then other times he becomes one with his branches to avoid me even looking at him at a distance.
Bart wasn’t so sure about running over (he was busy doing his routine patrol), but once he saw what I had, he ran halfway over and just quickly shot his tongue the remaining distance. He too is either climbing out to me or staring at me suspiciously as he keeps his distance.
The beardies benefitted the most since the majority of the worms were much too large for the chams. Many were too large even for them, so I’ll once again be trying to breed my own.
Stella was just a blur…she never hesitates when it comes to her bugs. Her salads…meh.
Spike has just been a crazy beardie all around…head bobbing non stop, running all around with his beard pure black and eating his salads almost violently! When he sees a green gummy worm…O!M!G! He goes insane and will hurl his body to it! (Same response when he happens to catch sight of Electra) Unable to get it on video or pic, but with great effort and a little trickery, was able to get a calmer looking pic.
My usually fierce sweetheart, Stella. She’s so gentle when she grabs the yummy. I just have to make sure to keep my fingers hidden or they are fair game to her.
Usually Lucky is super shy and hides away, even when I try to offer yummy treats in a cup. Once he saw I had a hornworm though, he was coming out to get it! Very rare behavior for him!
My others were much too quick to be able to try to get video. My cutie patootie, Kali was very eager and grabbed her worm before I knew it. She was so quick I almost didn’t get even a pic. I guess she gets in a lot of practice while hunting her isopods.
Mango was already climbing out of his enclosure before I could even get the worm ready to give him. But then, a few hours later he was climbing out onto the watering can when I was caring for his plants. Then other times he becomes one with his branches to avoid me even looking at him at a distance.
Bart wasn’t so sure about running over (he was busy doing his routine patrol), but once he saw what I had, he ran halfway over and just quickly shot his tongue the remaining distance. He too is either climbing out to me or staring at me suspiciously as he keeps his distance.
The beardies benefitted the most since the majority of the worms were much too large for the chams. Many were too large even for them, so I’ll once again be trying to breed my own.
Stella was just a blur…she never hesitates when it comes to her bugs. Her salads…meh.
Spike has just been a crazy beardie all around…head bobbing non stop, running all around with his beard pure black and eating his salads almost violently! When he sees a green gummy worm…O!M!G! He goes insane and will hurl his body to it! (Same response when he happens to catch sight of Electra) Unable to get it on video or pic, but with great effort and a little trickery, was able to get a calmer looking pic.
Stella has always been such a pretty girl. I can’t believe Kali will be 4 soon. Time sure flies.
