Nutritional value?

[PINki]

Today for the first time I introduced my veiled (male, over 1 year old) to this animal

I think he liked it. How much should I offer it and how frequently?

BTW: Are these maybe better than superworms?

 

[sandrachameleon]

I offer those to mine about once a week. They are the all time favourite of my chams.
I suspect that because phasmids /stick-bugs eat green leaves, they may be somewhat nutritious, but I've never found any definative analysis.

Earth worms are supposedly high in calcium, someone told me. But some of my chams are afraid of them so I dont use much.

Super worms (kingworms) are okay, as you can gutload some. A little on the fatty side so not an every-day kind of meal.

 

[kenya]

I am not totally sure, but I have heard that earthworms usually carry internal parasites that will be passed on to your cham.

Walking sticks don't have any available nutritional info so are best used as a treat much as wax worms are.

 

[royden]

I would not feed your cham anything that eats dirt that you have to get from outside. Gerardia (beaver fever) can get chams (and you) really sick, and it's everywhere.

 

[littleliz]

I have never tried feeding worms to a cham!
I have also never heard of beaver fever????? Do you have a link to information please. Oh and what part of the world do you find this?

 

[PINki]

I would not feed your cham anything that eats dirt that you have to get from outside.

I thought on that too. So I never gave him earth-worm.


Walking sticks don't have any available nutritional info so are best used as a treat much as wax worms are.

I thought on that too. They are almost nothing. Only 6 legs and a body (1 leg more)

But cham was pretty interested on the walking-stick so I better asked here.

 

[mojolao]

I started for a while a study on nutritional values of differents walking sticks. Few or any real informations are available…but the first results I obtained are exciting and seem really interesting.

 

[sandrachameleon]

I would not feed your cham anything that eats dirt that you have to get from outside. Gerardia (beaver fever) can get chams (and you) really sick, and it's everywhere.

If you raise your own worms organically, the chances are low. Plus you can let them clear their guts and rinse the worm before feeding to chams. No different than using carrots out of the dirt IMHO