Picky Chameleon

[pr3mo15]

I have been feeding my baby chameleon mainly crickets and mealworms...I know mealworms arent the best but hes been doing ok with them so far.

I usually put both mealworms and crickets in the bowl and lately hes just been eating all the mealworms....He use to eat both


What should i do?

 

[dodolah]

I have been feeding my baby chameleon mainly crickets and mealworms...I know mealworms arent the best but hes been doing ok with them so far.

I usually put both mealworms and crickets in the bowl and lately hes just been eating all the mealworms....He use to eat both


What should i do?

don't give him mealworms.
put just crickets.
he'll eat them when he's hungry enough.
I suggest finding a better alternative such as silkworn, hornworm, supers, butterworm, etc
you can get them at mulberryfarms.com

 

[pr3mo15]

Will do that...doing it right now

Is it bad if he just eats mealworms?
Why is he doing this.

 

[dodolah]

the real reason is of course idk.
but, if one have to speculate, he probably just bored with crickets and ready to try new food item.
Mealworms have a high chitin content.
chitin is good in moderation. Too much, you risk an impaction.
If you have freshly molted mealworms (white color), feed him those instead.

 

[sandrachameleon]

He may like the taste of mealworms better
But like said above, they're not all that good for him.