locast??????????

[danni]

i dont think my little monty likes crickets or locast.


when i picked him up last week the breader i bought him from gave me some crickets, i didnt put any in with him when i got him home, but a few in the next day, i saw him eat around 2, but they blended in & i thought that he ate them all, so i kept given daly until yesterday when 1 bit him, so i removed them allm & there was loads in his viv - so not eating them.

today i have given him locast, but i've still not seen him eat any, i have been giving him meal worm & he loves them & will eat them as soon as they are in his viv.

is it normal for veileds to not like certain foods, just like us humans???????

he is 5 weeks old, so what else cn i give him?
he has a wax worm, & loved that too, but i have read that you can only give as treats.

danni x

 

[THECHAMMAN]

superworms are better than meal worms and maybe you should try giving him roaches or silkworms or hornworms. my cham hates crickets, but loves everything that wriggles like a worm.

 

[Lizardlover]

that is normal, try to find small superworms as mealworms arent very nutritious, waxworms become addicting to chams and are high in fat, and fruitflies are a favorite among babies.

 

[tryme]

5 weeks old? How big are the crix and locust you are offering firstly?

 

[danni]

when the crickets were given t me, they were very small, but they grew realy quick.

i have the smallest locast you can get, in ace they are quite tiny, but are very visable.

i shall go on the hunt for the superworms, silk worms & horn worms on the internet now
x

 

[tryme]

Oh ok just making sure they weren't too big. Locusts are extremely greedy. I just caught on trying to eat a FAKE plant in my leopard gecko enclosure. He was really tearing at it.

 

[danni]

i've just seen monty trying to eat a plastic plant - i put some small pieces of lettuc in to his viv!

having rouble finding the superworms, slkworms & horn worms here in the uk

 

[Lizardlover]

Dont forget to try fruitflies, lettuce isnt that good, try collard greens or carrots, and real plants should be used to prevent him from eating a fake one and getting blockage

 

[danni]

ok, i'll try them too

xx

 

[ConcertPhotog]

The small phoenix worms should be ok, and baby chams love houseflies!!!

 

[BocaJan]

I feed my female veileds kale. They really love it, unfortunately the male doesnt.