I adopted a Veiled, help with a few questions!
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VeiledChams
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JonRich
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Awesomee
You cant give up!
Yea, im super stoked!! I remember Jannb mentioned that they get territoral when caged. So i tried something today when i got home from work. I got a wooden clothes hanger and got him to walk onto it and took him out. He made a b-line up the hanger and straight up my arm , to my shoulders and ontop my head.
He never once hissed or looked stressed. I put my hand up to my head and he climbed onto my hand. I handled him for about 5 minutes,let me 2 year old Sophia touch his tail and put him back. Sucess!!!
It felt almost too easy! lol
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DavidBuchan
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Excellent! He'll be eating out of your hand next....... We have a new addict to add to the collection, lol
VeiledChams
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Yea, im super stoked!! I remember Jannb mentioned that they get territoral when caged. So i tried something today when i got home from work. I got a wooden clothes hanger and got him to walk onto it and took him out. He made a b-line up the hanger and straight up my arm , to my shoulders and ontop my head.
He never once hissed or looked stressed. I put my hand up to my head and he climbed onto my hand. I handled him for about 5 minutes,let me 2 year old Sophia touch his tail and put him back. Sucess!!!
It felt almost too easy! lol
That's the best way to do it. Let them get onto something they see as not being threatening such as a plant or an inanimate object like the hanger. Once they are out, they are not so angry (except my guy..haha, he'll fight till the death)
JonRich
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yea man! im hooked , along with my girls!!
like i want to play with him now, but he's fast sleeping. Guess i'll have to wait till morning!
Thezillaman21
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mealworms and waxworms are very high fat and low protein plus mealworms are hard on the digestive system so try not to feed them more than once a week. altho iv bn discusing with people how if its the outter shell of the mealworm thats bad if feeding freshly molted mealworms could be a better for there health.
JonRich
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thanks for the info. So i guess it's Crickets then ( and i can try to sneek some Dubias once or twice a week. Ifff i can find them locally)
VeiledChams
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You can feed superworms as "treats".. You can also get hornworms. They are not gross at all.. They are actually very interesting. They are good for hydrating. You can also get katydids, grasshoppers, and many other insects that dont freak out the wife! haha
JonRich
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damn! soo many worms, lol
meal, super,horn, waxm lol
So meal and wax worms = fastfood worms ,high in fat but low in protine
Crickets are good once gutloaded but noisey
Dubia's are the $hit!! But the wife hates em
Its good that you speak about hydration because i feel as though he is not getting/drinking as much water as i'd like. I'll look into the hornworms.
VeiledChams
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Crickets are awesome
hahaha.. I love ripping their legs off.. Go on mulberry farms (site sponsor).. they sell horn worms for cheap. Also, Dave also sells them.. Look him up in the classifieds.
JonRich
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Crickets are awesome
Go on mulberry farms (site sponsor).. they sell horn worms for cheap. Also, Dave also sells them.. Look him up in the classifieds.
ill be sure to check them out..In the mean time it's only been 3 hours since lights out and there are already 5-6 Dubia's in the "trap" cup. Kamo should be happy in the morning. Breakfast in bed!
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VeiledChams
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You are definitely doing great with that guy! Remember to feed him every 2-3 days..not every day
JonRich
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Oh damn, why not everyday? I read to feed everyday and dust 2-3 days.It's always good to have a 2nd opinion.
VeiledChams
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He's almost full grown, or at least 8 months.. If you feed every day, he'll become obese!
As far as dusting, here's what i do with my guy:
Monday-saturday: Calcium W/O D3
Sunday: Alternate between multivitamins and calcium W/ D3 (one sunday one, the next the other)
JonRich
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im a lil
. So you do feed 7 days? Just Calcium 6 days and on the 7th you alternate between multivitamins/Cal with D3?Or are you dosing Cal without actually "feeding"?
VeiledChams
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im a lil
Or are you dosing Cal without actually "feeding"?
I feed every other day, but I say Monday-Saturday cause I'm too lazy to write out each day.
And yes, every feeding that is Monday-Saturday use Ca w/o D3. On Sunday you alternate multivitamins and Ca w/ D3.
Here it is easier to understand:
Monday- Ca w/o D3
Tuesday- Skip
Wednesday- Ca w/o D3
Thursday- Skip
Friday- Ca w/o D3
Saturday- Skip
Sunday- Alternate between Multivitamins and Ca w/ D3
Also, since you'd feed Monday and Sunday, feed him just a little less (i.e instead of 6 crickets, feed him 4)
JonRich
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ahhhh, i see what you did there! lol
got it! So i was deffinatly overfeeding him. One day he ate 8 crickets,10 mealworms and 4 waxworms.
JonRich
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That schedule you have is wayy better and manageable.
I'll buy only what he will eat for that day, since there is a petshop a few blocks from me and i pass it everyday on my walk home. This way there are no crickets chirping overnight (or feed him the male crickets first)
While we are at it, is it better for him to eat female crickets over males. I say because they seem to be bigger and are probable loaded with eggs.Because i'm sure they will let me pick out females at my LPS!
I'll keep some superworms at all times , justtt incase there is a snowstorm or freak hurricane!
Why didn't i get a Cham before again? This seems too easy :knock on wood:
I'll buy only what he will eat for that day, since there is a petshop a few blocks from me and i pass it everyday on my walk home. This way there are no crickets chirping overnight (or feed him the male crickets first
)While we are at it, is it better for him to eat female crickets over males. I say because they seem to be bigger and are probable loaded with eggs.Because i'm sure they will let me pick out females at my LPS!
I'll keep some superworms at all times , justtt incase there is a snowstorm or freak hurricane!
Why didn't i get a Cham before again? This seems too easy :knock on wood:
VeiledChams
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That schedule you have is wayy better and manageable.
I'll buy only what he will eat for that day, since there is a petshop a few blocks from me and i pass it everyday on my walk home. This way there are no crickets chirping overnight (or feed him the male crickets first
I'll keep some superworms at all times , justtt incase there is a hurricane of snowstorm!
Why didn't i get a Cham before again? This seems too easy :knock on wood:
You have to gutload your crickets though. Buy them in the morning, leave them in a bin with plenty of fruits and veggies (check Sandrachameleon's blog for gutloading).. Otherwise the cham will not get the nutrients it needs.
Here's the link to the blog:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html
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