wax worms

[danni]

how oftern & how many wax worm can my baby cham eat per week, my husband gave him 3 1 day & 2 the next - without me knowing & he didnt eat any of his other food.

he's now eating normaly.

so just want to know when i can treat him

danni x

 

[Lizardlover]

Waxworms are like candy, and should be given in small quantities, chameleons can become "addicted" and not want to eat anything else for a while if they eat too many. When i feed my chameleons waxworms i do it after theyve eaten their regular meal, and i usually do 1 waxworm a day (sometimes every other day)

 

[BocaJan]

For questions about feeders you can click on the forums button in the green box at the top of each page. There is a forum for chameleon food. You can find out all the information you need there. There is another thread currently going on about the same thing. People don't mind answering questions, but check out all the stickys first. A sticky is the first entry on the thread that you choose.


https://www.chameleonforums.com/feeder-database-2631/

 

[danni]

ahh, brill.

i've hiding the wax worms from my husband, so he cant give them to monty.

he has eatern alk his food today, so i think iwill treat him, as he seemed a little un seatted after i canhed his light x

 

[sandrachameleon]

Waxworms are like candy, and should be given in small quantities, ...i usually do 1 waxworm a day (sometimes every other day)

Waxworms are little bags of fat. One a day, even one every other day, is far too much. There is no benefit to giving these to normal adult healthy chameleons. Might be useful as a supplement to a chameleon that needs to gain weight after an illness. But frankly, I'd say NONE is the best amount of waxworms to give a chameleon. Mine get them maybe once a year.

If you want to treat your chameleon, give it
a butterworm (still fatty, but at least some calcium and other nutrients present)
a hornworm
a cabbage worm