ok no roaches

[laurie]

I asked that question probably over a year and a half ago and since had to sell my panther, but I'M back!! lol and awaiting a real nice custom cage set up so as to get ready to buy another panther. And Its good to hear that there are other insects to feed other than roaches, as I can handle anything still, except them . Heck I used to raise crickets when i lived in homestead, so bugs, worms and even grasshoppers or locusts i can handle. But roaches are defiantly out of the question, even if some of them do move slowly lol, Anyhow I will start out with well gut loaded/dusted crickets when my cham gets here and work with all the other suggestions given here, when the time comes to feed him. Thanks again and Im glad to be back!!!

Well home prodigal daughter, we missed you.

 

[dingaling02]

my wife said she would never handle them either.. but I just let her do some research and found out that they aren't that bad.. They are somewhat clean.... I think that crickets are horrible, and the dubias are by far my favorite and have finally got the wife to touch them all the time... It wasn't easy on my part, but shes good with them now..

 

[TOMMYBOY72]

PHHHT! These are also called Phoenix worms and their value is questionable (I personally do not like them for chameleons)
They are not mealworms (which I also do not like for chameleons)
I agree on silkworms, also how about superworms? Great feeder!
Crickets are going to have to stay though ... good staple feeder (not as good as roaches ... but ...)

-Brad

Is it ok to give my 8 month old Panther super worms I heard that they can become impacted??

 

[TattooedFish]

This is one thing I am going to have to get myself over as well. I cringe at the sight of a roach.

I can handle crickets no problem as the years of owning bearded dragons, and tarantulas, geckos.. etc..etc..

Thats what I love about my dart frogs fruit fly cultures are so easy to do.

 

[mary prefontaine]

hmm I have a moth catcher light thingy

I used to catch wild moths for my cham before, but after reading up more on that idea i'm starting to wonder now. I am on a half acre and I don't know for sure if my nearest neighbor could have pesticided any moths that made it to my lighted moth catcher. (thousand feet) I just know I have no poison in my yard. what does everyone think? could a moth that had hit a pesticide treated house, actually make it to the light moth catcher? or do you think they would be dead before they left their yard? also do wild moths create worming issues?

 

[mary prefontaine]

thanks liz-- hey I met you at the orlando show a couple years back?

ya I was definatly looking into getting some locusts when my chams get big enough to eat them. I actually found a place that sells them. Bu will also keep the worms in mind as I can easily deal with those. Roaches are just a big no no for me. tried that with my jacksons back when i had them and it freaked me out and didn't sleep all night as long as I knew they were in there lol.just too afraid they would escape and come get me!!! or worse BREED!!!UGGGHHHH

 

[mary prefontaine]

lucky lure shut down

just read that lucky lure shut down due to a disease of some sort