Veiled feeding schedule

[gary1621]

Hey guys, Im after a little help.

After reading through some of your threads i was wondering if you could let me know what you would do.

I have a 7week old veiled cham coming next week, so i guess he's be 8 weeks, hehe. What would your feeding schedule be for him?

Im in the UK so i can get hold of locus

Could you please include numbers of the feeder foods... i wouldnt want to put in 20 of whatever when you think say 3 would be enough

many thanks

Gary

 

[naich]

each space between sentences is a day...


10 locust a few supers

10 locust a few silk worms

10 silk worms a few wax worms

10 locust a few butterworms

10 supers and few locust

hornworms and silkworms

locust and butterworms

thats a perfect diet plan...but it can vary alot...remember variety is key.

 

[cushcameleon]

Can you upload a picture of your cham?

 

[sandrachameleon]

I agree variety is great.
A young chameleon can eat quite alot. At two months, I suggest feeding about three appropriately sized insects at a time, two to four times a day. Its not an exact science. I've fed varying amounts over the years, and you can get a sample of what Im currently doing by checking out my blog. I find over-feeding is a more common mistake than underfeeding.

 

[Miss Lily]

Here's a couple of links to feeder websites in the UK.
http://www.butterworms.co.uk/index.html for butterworms, silkworms and calciworms.

http://www.roachshop.co.uk/ for roaches (obviously)!

 

[gary1621]

As soon as he gets here there will be no stopping me with the pictures (well, as much as possible without stressing the little dude out)

Thank you for all the replies, its a great help knowing you guys and gals are around

 

[gary1621]

Here's a couple of links to feeder websites in the UK.
http://www.butterworms.co.uk/index.html for butterworms, silkworms and calciworms.

http://www.roachshop.co.uk/ for roaches (obviously)!

Thank you... I was so worried about finding the worms!
I have a guy for the roaches. Im going to order a few extra this week and start a breeding group (I use them for my matids at the moment)

 

[gary1621]

The guy that provides me with my roaches also sells blue and green bottle flies/casters.

Will it be ok to add these to the mix?

I'm thinking the green bottles for now considering the size of the little one

>>> He comes next week, so excited!!!<<<

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the chameleon forums! Below is a blog to some GREAT info for your new veiled.

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/veiled-chameleon.html

 

[naich]

Growing silkworms

So i have 100 smalls in a metal grid container...with tin foil on top...with tiny holes, and its 93 degrees during the day and 80 at night.....they get chow all day the first day and half a day the second day.....i come home and clean they aroud 5 pm...chow dries up at like 2 pm that day.....so they were only 3/8 inch when i got them...its been a week, and they are only hafl an inch...they are always hard and hydrated when i clean them....so what im a doing wronge?

 

[naich]

my bad...ignore that!