new juvenile veild

[KClark]

Hiiiii! so my baby finnally came from flchams! he is beautiful!! i think im going to name him yeoshee haha so i have been feeding him small crickets and a daily wax worm to chunk him up hopefully. i wanted to get some opnions on that.. is that enough? two-three crickets and a worm daily?.. and he is just soo skiddish, everytime i walk into the room i put him in (quiet and warm) he hides! is there something i can do to get him to not be so frightened??

 

[JamesEDEN]

he is a baby he will be frightened your bigger then him. just wait a bit for him settle in to his new home and grow a bit.

 

[jastate09]

Hiiiii! so my baby finnally came from flchams! he is beautiful!! i think im going to name him yeoshee haha so i have been feeding him small crickets and a daily wax worm to chunk him up hopefully. i wanted to get some opnions on that.. is that enough? two-three crickets and a worm daily?.. and he is just soo skiddish, everytime i walk into the room i put him in (quiet and warm) he hides! is there something i can do to get him to not be so frightened??

How old is this baby? You'll starve him to death on 2 to 3 crickets a day and a worm.

 

[ShaunaLynnA]

babies need more then that to eat a day...Feed as many crickets as he will eat.

 

[Thompson]

If he is anywhere between 2-4 months offer him about 8-12 small crickets everyday.

 

[ShaunaLynnA]

Thompson is right that is what he should be eating. I have a 17wk old one and let her eat as much as she wants but then again she is a growing girl. I remove what she doesn't eat out of the cage though. Whatever you do don't leave any crickets he leaves in the cage with him.

 

[carol5208]

I was feeding my 4 month old cham about 15-20 crickets a day and he ate everyone of them! Yes, let them eat til their little hearts are content!!

 

[Thompson]

I was feeding my 4 month old cham about 15-20 crickets a day and he ate everyone of them! Yes, let them eat til their little hearts are content!!

You shouldn't do this. Overfeeding them makes them grow faster and can lead to other problems down the road.

 

[Azorian]

I was feeding my 4 month old cham about 15-20 crickets a day and he ate everyone of them! Yes, let them eat til their little hearts are content!!

I have a 2 month old and he eats about that! there is a bowl on the bottom of his cage and I just leave them in the cage with him. No worries about crickets bitting him! they not in there long!

 

[Azorian]

You shouldn't do this. Overfeeding them makes them grow faster and can lead to other problems down the road.

what kind of problems??

 

[Thompson]

Bone development.

 

[IzzieC]

Izzie is 10 weeks old and eats about 15-18 small crickets per day. Sometimes the crickets are only 1/4 inch, none are bigger than 1/2 inch. We haven't found worms yet that we feel we can feed her safely...they all seem too large (we may be over-protective). *NO MEALWORMS for her * Today my task is to find something for her as a "treat". She does like kale and green leaf lettuce.

 

[Peachypink]

You shouldn't do this. Overfeeding them makes them grow faster and can lead to other problems down the road.

Bone development.

Could you show me the evidence to back this up and where you heard this from?

A growing baby needs nutrition and offering them food several times throughout the day is important. Having the right supplements and lighting is the key to avoiding MBD not food restriction.