Superworms, how often?

[Nicholasdeaan]

I realize super worms can be addicting and that they shouldn't be fed often. I added them to sprites diet so she isn't eating only crickets. What are some recommendations on how often to feed them to her?

 

[ChamDE86]

I feed them as treats, so 2-3 worms a week. I also offer dubia roaches, phoenix worms, butterworms, silkworms, and hornworms.

 

[GrimCamel]

I feed them pretty often to be honest but I am always paranoid my cham will eat too little so I can use them as an extra when my cham wont eat more of the base food. Not more than 2 a day thats what I've read here on the forums. After all they are treats

 

[SocialNumb]

2-3 a week here.

 

[Nicholasdeaan]

2-3 seems about right. And no dubias for this guy don't need roaches getting lose in the house.

 

[carol5208]

I feed more than that and do not have any problems with my chameleons getting too fat or becoming impacted because of all the chitin(their hard outer shell). It is true though, that sometimes once they are fed those, they will not want to eat anything else. I use them as a regular part of their diet and not just as treats. That is just me though!

 

[jcarlsen]

I feed more than that and do not have any problems with my chameleons getting too fat or becoming impacted because of all the chitin(their hard outer shell). It is true though, that sometimes once they are fed those, they will not want to eat anything else. I use them as a regular part of their diet and not just as treats. That is just me though!

I'm in the same boat with mine. He's a worm addict for sure.

 

[Alexander1]

I feed them as part of my rotation, I make sure they are gut loaded as good as my crickets, my Cham is making a comeback of eating, he was treated for parasites so I'm feeding as many bugs and as much as he wants to eat for now, crickets, Super worms , soldier fly larvae, horn worms , meal worm beetles, silk worms, and the occasional silk worm moth and I'm waiting on some horn worm moths to pupate..

 

[ChamDE86]

All in all though, I would say variety is key. If your guy is eating just about everything, then I don't see why you can't feed him a superworm every day. I know my guy gets hooked on them fairly easy. I use to feel bad when he gets picky and doesn't eat. Now I just take the food he doesn't eat out and offer it to him again the next day. If he doesn't eat it, then he gets nothing for that day.

 

[mvad]

As mentioned variety and quality gut loading is key to most feeders. Dubia roaches, crickets, and super worms in rotation with occasional horn worms. My adult veiled eats the bigger meals every other day, 12+ large crickets or 5-10 dubias depending on size. On the inbetween days he gets 2 superworms. Monty is a great eater so he hasn't held out for the worms. Recently he has been starting to eat the supers from my hand.

 

[Sputnik's Mom]

at what age do you start feeding them worms? Sputnik is about a month give or take a week

 

[brownie64]

I feed more than that and do not have any problems with my chameleons getting too fat or becoming impacted because of all the chitin(their hard outer shell). It is true though, that sometimes once they are fed those, they will not want to eat anything else. I use them as a regular part of their diet and not just as treats. That is just me though!

I feed mine suppers as a staple as well probably equal parts of each between them and crickets, and I haven't had any ell effects either.

 

[Nicholasdeaan]

I've been feeding mine about one a day with 6-7 crickets and she seems to be doing fine.