nutrition values off feeders please help

[CleanHome Chameleons]

any links or info on feeder insects and there content would be nice many thanks

 

[AngieL]

Hi! If you search 'nutrition' in the blogs section you will find what you're looking for! On my phone so can't post a link.

 

[ph34r]

all i can say about feeder info is to follow sandrachameleons blog she is our resident expert on the subject

 

[sandrachameleon]

any links or info on feeder insects and there content would be nice many thanks

http://www.chameleonnews.com/02SepDonoghue.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/nutri...22/#post171073
http://chamownersweb.net/insects/nutritional_values.htm
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/Misc/insectnutrition.html
http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html(scrolldown to mixed list of feeders, fruit, veggies)
http://doubleds.org/newfeederpg.html
http://bamboozoo.weebly.com/the-feeders.html
http://www.planetscott.com/babes/nutrition.asp
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html

 

[sandrachameleon]

all i can say about feeder info is to follow sandrachameleons blog she is our resident expert on the subject

thanks for the vote of confidence

 

[CleanHome Chameleons]

What would peoples choice in feeders as a staple? I am using silkworms and blue bottle flys he won't eat crickets..

Thanks mark

 

[Kate]

Don't know where you are. Can you get locusts ?

 

[sandrachameleon]

What would peoples choice in feeders as a staple? I am using silkworms and blue bottle flys he won't eat crickets..

Thanks mark

the best staple is NO STAPLE AT ALL. Variety is the way to go.
silkworms, bbFlies, terrestrial isopods, butterworms, locust, roaches, termites, etc etc etc

he'll eat crickets if he's hungry enough, but if you dont want to force that at least ensure he is getting some other well gutloaded prey (gutload the silkworms not just on one thing, for example, and use other gutloadable prey like roaches or terrestrial isopods), and ensure there is a mix of soft and chintonous prey (add roaches, locust/grasshoppers or a few superworms/mealworms)

here's a list of the most common prey choices: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html

 

[CleanHome Chameleons]

I gave him super worms before and that's all he used to eat he got addicted so I stopped them. He is like this on all foods apart from flys. And he will only eat adult locusts. I will start and offer all types from now on thanks

 

[JimO]

I'm new to chameleons but have been keeping dart frogs for years. I saw that you mentioned terrestrial isopods. I keep cultures of several species to seed my dart frog enclosures with and wondered if they'd make good chameleon feeders.

the best staple is NO STAPLE AT ALL. Variety is the way to go.
silkworms, bbFlies, terrestrial isopods, butterworms, locust, roaches, termites, etc etc etc

he'll eat crickets if he's hungry enough, but if you dont want to force that at least ensure he is getting some other well gutloaded prey (gutload the silkworms not just on one thing, for example, and use other gutloadable prey like roaches or terrestrial isopods), and ensure there is a mix of soft and chintonous prey (add roaches, locust/grasshoppers or a few superworms/mealworms)

here's a list of the most common prey choices: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html

 

[sandrachameleon]

I'm new to chameleons but have been keeping dart frogs for years. I saw that you mentioned terrestrial isopods. I keep cultures of several species to seed my dart frog enclosures with and wondered if they'd make good chameleon feeders.

You probably have the small tropical ones, which are great for feeding smaller chameleons.

 

[JimO]

I do have two species of small isopods - dwarf white isos and tropical micropods (aka purple). I also have some medium-sized grey isos and, my favorite, giant orange isos (aka Spanish orange). The giant orange adults grow to as much as 1 cm in length.

You probably have the small tropical ones, which are great for feeding smaller chameleons.