superworm = ? crickets
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Justin Carl
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i'm not sure if i understand you question.
DarkRapture
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go to this page, http://www.ukchameleons.co.uk/calciummbdd3.htm#calciumphos
from this graph i'd have to say that it is equal in nutrition, give or take. superworms have more fat... (morio)
Justin Carl
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Now that my Male veiled got his appetite back it.
He tends to eat 3-4 daily, and give or take depending on the day.
My female eats 2 plus roaches.
He tends to eat 3-4 daily, and give or take depending on the day.
My female eats 2 plus roaches.
Dean Pulcini
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Be careful with super worms they are highly addictive and they don't gut load as well as crickets and roaches.
Justin Carl
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On the subject of addiction.
How do you go about getting a chameleon off a feeder?
Do you just eliminate it at once? or do a 12 step program?lol
How do you go about getting a chameleon off a feeder?
Do you just eliminate it at once? or do a 12 step program?lol
Dean Pulcini
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Thats a big problem my male panthers wont eat for weeks when I remove super worms. Its a little scary I give them crickets and roaches in the enclosure but refuse to eat them. You have to out last them if you can.
Go Big Blue
Go Big Blue
Justin Carl
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Ok, kind of sucks. I may give it a shot.
Chase
Chameleon Enthusiast
AFH,
I would think 5 crickets that where gutloaded would fill them up more because there is more and because they gutload better than superworms. Superworms are a pain to try and get to eat food because they mostly eat cornflakes and oatmeal. But, they can eat other stuff, if you seperate some in a cup and let them eat for like 1/2 an hour and then look at them and if they don't really look too much bigger I would let them keep eating. Also, give them about another 10-20 minutes to start digesting the food. Then you should be good to go.
I would think 5 crickets that where gutloaded would fill them up more because there is more and because they gutload better than superworms. Superworms are a pain to try and get to eat food because they mostly eat cornflakes and oatmeal. But, they can eat other stuff, if you seperate some in a cup and let them eat for like 1/2 an hour and then look at them and if they don't really look too much bigger I would let them keep eating. Also, give them about another 10-20 minutes to start digesting the food. Then you should be good to go.
AFH
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What site?
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
I disagree.
I think Superworms are very easy to gutload. They eat everything!
http://cricketfood.com/ has an excellent gutload for them and they seem to really like fresh greens and vegetables as well.
-Brad
Dean Pulcini
Avid Member
Yes I have the same gut load also the cricket and the roach. The supers don't come close to eating the same amount of gut load and not to mention the super worm calcium to prosperous ratio is backwards. Yes I know you have to supplement the worms to correct it but who knows if thats effective. I'm just saying the panthers don't like coming off them to eat something else and as a feeder you can do better.
Aquaseafoam
New Member
I found them to be easy to gut load as well. I kept them in wheat germ as bedding and they totally devoured all the apples and carrots I put in there...
Too bad my cham won't eat them!
Too bad my cham won't eat them!
