Lindasjackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
I remember that she lives in your garden. You’ve done the very best you can and you’re to be admired for all you’ve done for her. You’ve gone above and beyond! The rest is up to her.
New Chameleon Owner that needs help
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KyleXaka22
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Any other food recommendations? Maybe i could find something that she would like to eat 
Mountain Dragon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hornworms are AMAZINGAny other food recommendations? Maybe i could find something that she would like to eat
KyleXaka22
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Sadly, hornworms don't enter Malta
bbyoda
Chameleon Enthusiast
Yeah it's tough to make recommendations without knowing what's legal or non invasive to your area.Sadly, hornworms don't enter Malta
You could go to a local park with a butterfly or bug net and catch bees, moths, flies. Those are very enticing. Maybe plant flowers that bees and butterflies love to attract them to your yard?
Some other ideas:
Fruit flies
Black soldier fly larvae or let them pupate to flies
Silkworms or let them become moths
Crickets
Mountain Dragon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Ahhh okay…. If you have praying mantis they are really cool to feed and my chameleon loves themSadly, hornworms don't enter Malta
KyleXaka22
Member
Food that is probably available in shops are Crickets, Locusts, Superworms, Dubia Roaches but they are way too big and don't come in small sizes
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
Any other food recommendations? Maybe i could find something that she would like to eat
You're in the EU, correct? Are there no mail-order/online sources that would ship to you?
KyleXaka22
Member
Would need to search for that. Thanks for the picture and the information guys <3
You're in the EU, correct? Are there no mail-order/online sources that would ship to you?
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
You bet.
KyleXaka22
Member
Also, could it be that she won't eat superworms because they are too big for her?
yes.... Try small crickets if you can get them. Toss them all in the plant near her.
KyleXaka22
Member
Ok, so it's fine to put them outside next to her, also small locusts are possible here
KyleXaka22
Member
I was thinking of buying an enclosure to feed her in it so i make sure she is eating the bugs.
bbyoda
Chameleon Enthusiast
You could make a feeding gallery or cup for her - and she'll learn that's where the bugs hang out. It doesn't account for flying bugs but that's where having plants the bugs like comes into play. Additionally you can "stun" bugs like black soldier flies by popping them in the fridge for a minute.
KyleXaka22
Member
Sadly most bugs i can find are crickets/locusts and they fly. The roaches here are massive so that's not possible. I will try to find the black soldier flies
Absolutely you could just toss them into the plant right next to her. Just get small sized bugs because she is little. The issue with putting her into an enclosure to feed her is your going to cause stress. She is wild. You never want to trigger stress. Stress lowers the immune system causing things like parasites to go into mass production.
KyleXaka22
Member
Ok, thankyou very much!
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
You can try giant mealworms as you would superworms—not as a constant/staple, but they're better than nothing in a pinch, and the negatives have pretty much been debunked.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/the-evils-of-mealworms.180182/
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