Little Turk loves Greens!!

[JoshCrane1]

now both my chameleons are in love with greens, i notice turk my 3 1/2 month male munching on a croton plant so i put some lettuce on his vine and he ate it aggressively. he was sooo funny, it was like he couldnt fit enough in his mouth at one time. anyways thought i would share that even little guys can love the veggies. my female has been eating her pothos and greens since 3 1/2 months old too.

 

[Carnae]

What type of lettuce do you feed them on? I would love to see if my cham wanted to put a little green into her belly!

 

[JoshCrane1]

all ive used so far is iceberg, but now that both like greens im gonna go buy some romane and maybe some mustard greens.(he just munched down on it cold!!lol)

 

[Carnae]

So it doesn't really matter then? It's just that I've read stuff about only gutloading on romaine as normal lettuce has something that prevents calcium absorption. I was just wondering if it was actually true!

 

[JoshCrane1]

it might be, i thought iceberg is just useless, but i was just getting him away from the shefflera and croton, cuz those are probably worse.

 

[BocaJan]

They like Kale and it is available at most grocery stores. Kale is a recommended green. I get a package that has precut pieces and every day I tuck some pieces here and there and they go looking for it. I do that with strawberry pieces also, but the pieces have to be seedless and cut very thin. My 3 month old managed to break a slice, but couldn't manage to bite it. She struggled trying to get the whole piece down, but finally spit it all out. Fortunately I was watching and if she hadn't spit it out, I was ready to reach in and take it out. However, she was licking her lips for that strawberry juice!

 

[JoshCrane1]

cool thanks, kale looks tasty!!

 

[Carnae]

Thanks! Given me a few ideas to try out!

 

[Kat77]

I think spinich is a green that hinders calcium absorption, kale and mustard greens are ok though!

 

[FOREVER ENDEAVOR]

your right Kat, spinich does hinder calcium absorption. not good for feeders or chams..

 

[JoshCrane1]

just tried giving them some kale, and so far turk loves kale too!!!! i cant wait to try strawberries. i thought little guys dont eat much green but go figure.lol.

do i need to back off the supplementation a tad if they are eating greens? the bag of kale says its a good source of calcium,iron,beta carotene.etc.. so..........

 

[shedevil7953]

I'm glad you're babies are eating kale. Mine won't even go near anything that doesn't move. I've tried kale and mustard greens as I give that to the crix but no luck!

 

[JoshCrane1]

i didnt even try until i saw him taking a bite out of his croton plant. i yelled at him and stuck a piece of lettuce above him on his basking branch.he ran right up and took a bite. i guess he got the point since im the food god and all.lol

 

[hawaiianice99]

what other fruits and veggies can chams eat?

 

[JoshCrane1]

collard greens,mustard greens,endive,strawberries,mango,lettuce,alfalfa sprouts, just depends on what they will fancy or not.