Panther feeding schedule help

[sydneymarie93]

I want to make sure I'm doing everything right for King Leonidas. Im not 100% sure of his age since he awas bought through Petco. I've had people on here tell me he looks about 5-8 months. Right now I'm feeding him as many crickets as he will eat but he has stopped eating mealworms. I've tried superworms and waxworms and he won't touch them. Is he okay eating just crickets? We dust them with calcium without D3 3 times a week and calcium with D3 once a month.

Any advice will help please!! Thanks so much in advance

 

[bobcochran]

He's a smart boy, you don't want to feed him too many meal worms, they have too much chitin, possible digestive tract problems. I' say he's closer to 8 months, starting to show some nice colors. I like when the red and blue radiating from the eye go all the way through the head. A fast growing Panther could pr I ably use a little more calcium and calcium with D3 2 times a month along with a vitamin supplement 2 times a month. If you're gut loading the crickets well you can use them for his main diet and give him treats like king meal worms, butter worms, etc.. Try some Phoenix worms (high in calcium) and some silk worms. Silk worms are excellent nutrition and good hydration for your boy.
Keep up the good work!