Mealworms

[Ellron]

I have used the search setting to no avail. I know that mealworms and super worms have hard exo-skeletons that are hard to digest... I was just wondering how often I could feed mealworms. I use gutloaded crickets as a staple and am ordering some hornworms.

Also, how many 3 week crickets should I be feeding my 3 month old veiled chameleon?
Thanks!

 

[sandrachameleon]

A couple superworms and/or mealworms a week is okay.
Try also silkworms, roaches, butterworms...

I let 3 month old chameleons eat pretty much as much they can/want within about 5 minutes, several times a day.

 

[boj3434]

I would feed meal worms more as a treat they arent great but you can feed a few supers. But the hornworms will also help them digest a little but i would just get more supers over mealworms. I just ordered some mantis and I cant wait to get those going you could try that. sandras got it on the amount to feed they can pretty much eat there fill to a point.

 

[scorpilon]

where did you get your mantis?

 

[Lizardlover]

If you browse the for-sale area of the Mantid Forum people give them away for free quite frequenlty because they have more than they can handle.

 

[sandrachameleon]

where did you get your mantis?

You can get them from mantis forums/websites, homedepot online, most decent plant nursaries, etc

 

[boj3434]

I got mine off ebay they were pretty cheap but not free i guess