Over Feeding?

I've searched exactly what the title says but some of it is rather old and mixed inputs. I'm just hoping to get a little more up to date info. Flex is about 4 months now and he is eating like a champ. I recently introduced wax worms, dubias, and superworms on top of his daily crickets and twice weekly hornworms. I know not to give a lot of wax worms so he's only had 2. My question though is if it is possible to overfeed? This morning I put in 8-10 small dubias (pinky nail size in cup with veggies) and about the same amount of crickets with his weekly hornworm (free ranged). By time i had got to work my web-cham picked him up knocking them all out in about 30 minutes time. All day he was walking by the cup looking for more, he even knocked it down. I'm under the impression that's already enough food but he seemed to want more all day. I just started cup feeding yesterday so idk if that could be a factor with him knowing it's something different in his home and there's delicious treats inside. I didn't think he would honestly eat everything but I wanted to offer some new things. Should i continue to feed the same or not. He just shed last week and has been eating a little more which is why I decided to add such variety. Any thoughts would be helpful, thanks.
 
At four months old, I would generally feed my veiled as much as he would eat in one sitting, and there would be a few left overs for the rest of the day if he wanted more. It is a nice thing that you are offering a variety! I don't think you are over-feeding either. It is possible to over feed, but not normally a problem. Just watch out for fatty feeders and if you notice you are dealing with a little "chunky-butt" of a cham you can simply cut back a bit :D. When they get older, they will likely cut down on their own.
 
You cant over feed a non adult cham. In most cases its almost a race against the clock to get enough food in them during the growth spurts. A few breeders even posted some studies they did where 2-3x a day feedings were needed in order to decrease mortality rates.
 
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