The starving period between food changes..

Bob 1000

Bob 1000

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When is enough time before going back to crickets.. I have been trying to cup feed lateralis for a month now with no luck.. Scratchies been eating 1 mealworm dusted for about 4 days now.. He still looks good color wise, but I'm worried because he's starting to look wrinkly.. Ribs aren't showing that much but I'll post a pic when I get back from getting crickets later on. Humidity is stable between 50 and 60.. Day temp is stable between 85 and 90 with a 77 degree cool spot under leaves.. Evening temp is drops to 76 with a slightly higher humidity range..
Thanks 1000...
 
Bob 1000 said:
When is enough time before going back to crickets.. I have been trying to cup feed lateralis for a month now with no luck.. Scratchies been eating 1 mealworm dusted for about 4 days now.. He still looks good color wise, but I'm worried because he's starting to look wrinkly.. Ribs aren't showing that much but I'll post a pic when I get back from getting crickets later on. Humidity is stable between 50 and 60.. Day temp is stable between 85 and 90 with a 77 degree cool spot under leaves.. Evening temp is drops to 76 with a slightly higher humidity range..
Thanks 1000...
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Well, so you're not starving him. You are giving him yummy fatty mealworms and offering roaches (which apparently he chooses not to eat, hoping for something else). But a month is quite a long time, so it suggests to me that he either really does not like roaches or does not like/understand the way they are presented.

Perhaps Going back to crickets for a couple weeks and then starting again to try offering the roaches in a different manner (different larger bowl, free-range...) and not offering mealworms at the same time?
 
i just started cup feeding my little guy this monday...he eats the crickets with no problem but he does not like to had feed it...but cup feeding is cool for me for now..he still needs to gain my trust...:D
 
Thanks I picked up 40 crickets and went to ikea to get a holding pen I also put a 4",,,,,1" high pot of soil for breeding purposes..
Sure enough when I got back home he was shedding for the second time in a 5 week period..
 
My newest panther did not want to eat roaches at all. So what I did was offer him a couple crickets with tweezers first, and once he ate those offer him a roach and he took it too. I think he confused it as a cricket, but now he eats them just fine. He just needed to try it I suppose.

Try to be a bit creative and if not, go back to crickets for a bit and try again later like Sandra said
 
My guy used to each crickets before, but even since i started feeding him dubias he doesnt like crickets haha
 
After a long night of shedding..
He's still sleeping even after 2 hours of daylight.. I'll be letting some crickets loose in his enclosure before I leave for work..
 
That is a really lovely chameleon. Follow what has been suggested, maybe add a few silk worms, he should be just fine.
 
Thanks, I tried to place him in front of a mirror the other day and it did nothing,,lol.. He turns a nice shade of blue when I take him towards the window..
 
wow, that is a GORGEOUS chameleon!!

Have you considered trying hornworms or silkworms? My chams are OBSESSED with them. They eat them right up!
 
Thank you.. It seems he's going to be on crickets and mealworms for now,,lol..
Does anyone feed mealworms an silks daily???
 
Mealworms are not worth feeding more than two or so times a month in my opinion. Silks can be offered regularly. I would choose superworms over mealworms any day.

Also, try flipping the roaches upside down so they kick their legs around. If my guys take a while to eat I just flip one over onto it's back and they eat them up right away.
 
I feed mine silks at pretty much every feeding. That and superworms. I just tried crickets again today after waiting about a month because he quit eating them. I figured mabye he would see them as a new and exciting food, but I guess he is too smart for that crap!. He just stared at them still!:mad:
 
By changing up the prey that is offered on a daily basis, meaning not offering the same food two meals in a row, and by not Overfeeding generaly, you will find your chameleon is unlikely to become picky. Try not to let any one feeder make up more then 20% of your chameleons diet.
 
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