Picky Eater

[brittanymeyyyers]

So I recently got my very first veiled chameleon. His name is Dave by the way.

So basically all I have been feeding him is crickets, and he looooooves crickets (I don't know if thats normal but I guess it is..) but when I try to feed him mealworms or any other type of insect he doesn't seem interested..

I have only had him for about 3 weeks maybe and I am new to this whole experience and would like guidance on how to keep him healthy and what not.

also I was given super food and calcium for the crickets... now i have been told like several different opinions on how to feed them. So what i do is feed them once a day by sprinkling them with BOTH... idk if this is right or not ! please help me!

 

[Kath44]

You can gut load your crickets with fruit n veggies aswell as a dry gut load. Sandrachameleons on here has a good blog on gut loading.
As for not interested in mealworms that's not such a bad thing. They aren't very nutritious and fatty, so should be used as a treat.
Offer other bugs, locust(if allowed), roaches, silkworms,Phoenix/calci/repti worms and chams go mad for flies.
The calcium is dusted onto the bugs right before feeding.
Check the care sheets for all care and supplementing info.
Kath.

 

[Kath44]

Here's some links you might find helpful.
Sandra's gut loading.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/

Jannbs blog on veileds.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html

Caresheets for veileds.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/

Kath.

 

[brittanymeyyyers]

Thank you so much !

 

[chamco]

my male Panther will only eat crickets or female dubias roaches