Veild Cham Owner
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Yea lol if it doesn't stick to my hand he will try to but it off but he usually fails so I put it in his mouth lol he's weird
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Veild Cham Owner
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Yea at least he's eatting something. He just ate some more and two pieces I added some calcium to and he ate it then lost interest. Will offer some more veggies and stuff later. I wanna bring him outside and have him bask but he's just so grumpy and won't come out from hiding
oneillchameleons
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I know everyone has different opinions on supplementing but I've used the schedule from this site for years and years and my chams have never had health problems. Not saying this is the reason for not eating but I'd suggest you adopt it as well. You could probably bump up the basking site a few degrees to 88 now that he's almost six months old. I would personally get a large bowl or Rubbermaid container (something the crickets can't jump out of) and place it on the floor of his enclosure. Put twenty crickets in with some carrot for moisture and give your Cham complete privacy for a day or two (remember to remove it during misting). He may just be intimidated with you watching. If he still doesn't eat you'll have to keep eliminating possible problems.
Edit: You may also want to stop offering so many vegetables. He could just have developed a taste for them and is filling up. A lot of strawberry also likely isn't good for them if fed often. They really don't eat too much sugary foods in the wild.
Edit: You may also want to stop offering so many vegetables. He could just have developed a taste for them and is filling up. A lot of strawberry also likely isn't good for them if fed often. They really don't eat too much sugary foods in the wild.
Veild Cham Owner
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I have a flower pot hanging from the screen that Ik crx don't get out of. I put 3 in yesterday and he didn't eat them. I will look for a tupaware bowl or some thing like that to put at the bottom for him. I will stop with my strawberries lol. I also will look for some plain calcium on Amazon for some plain calcium and will switch to the suplamentaion schedule. I just brought him in from outside and he enjoyed it a lot. Hopefully that will make him happy and eat a lil more.i pulled out his old cage for him to chill on the top of and he seemed to enjoy it, I can't believe he used to live in that tiny thing!! Thanks for everyone's input on this thread it has helped a lot
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Daypaul
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Superworms in my humble opinion are a better option than mealworms, have you tried those, my Blanche rarely takes crickets, she just seems uninterested. Now pheonix worms have ended any food strike she had ever been on. Have you tried dubias? I don't have luck with them but I see a lot of folks do. I can't get my female to eat any fruits or veges so kudos on that. Hornworms are also really good but your cham looks the same size as mine and everytime I've gotten hornworms most are too big when they arrive. Good luck, light and love to you and yours.
At least u got him out finally on those pics u sharing,keep feeding him with the quality feeders ,never give up on him cause he is still living with ur care..feed ,check poop,feed....repeat.
Veild Cham Owner
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Yes I have supers, not the best idea. He got addicted to them and wouldn't eat. Then this happened HES SO PICKY!!!! I am not aloud to have dubias bc my mom is afraid if I let one loose they will infest our house
I was thinking about getting some horn worms but they looked to big for him, should I try and get some? Idrk. They seem to grow quickly from what I have read online so I would get them small and probs keep them in my basement bc it's cold down their (50 ish(f) ) and it would slow down their growth. What exactly are are butter worms, I've seen them online but idk how good they are.Yea it was super nice out (85 (f) ) and I got him out, tmro its gonna be about the same temps so I'll probs bring him out again, I will keep offering foot and keep checking poop
Virgil1972
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If I put veg around my Veileds cage he will not eat it but if I put it in his feeder cup he shoots his tongue. I think its odd because the plant cannot run away.
Daypaul
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Definitely get some hornworms. Yea for awhile blanche wouldn't eat anything but supers, she eventually got tired of them but in the meantime she fattened up. I hear mixed things about supers, I do make sure to dust them good and hand feed them as the calcium falls off them more so than any other feeder I've encountered.
Run away like a lab n poof....gone.
Virgil1972
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He eats the veggies like they will fly way.
Yup,the veggies wing are no joke.
Virgil1972
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Im more worried about them turning on my cham and biting his eye off.
Put some eye protection on that veiled before u offer thats my suggestion.they prefer glowing in the dark kind..
Virgil1972
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Im working on his chain mail but it is very slow going.
Take him to a veggie rave party,and watch him become faster like veiled Gone Wild.
Veild Cham Owner
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Ok I will look into getting thoes!! I know a few websites that have them for a good deal
Veild Cham Owner
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Something good just happened!!! So yesterday before I brought him outside I put a super worm in the flower pot hanging on the side of the age not expecting him to eat it. I just looked into it bc I wanted to move it and it was gone!!!
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