what can i feed my pygmy chameleons other than insects?

[doto]

Here's some Ontario companies which might ship feeders to you. The bottom three are located in Ottawa if you are in western Quebec. Not sure of their schedules over the holidays.

http://thewormlady.ca/

http://lazylizards.ca/

http://www.tropical-imports.ca/feeders.html

http://thedragonlair.ca/feeders/

 

[alphakenc]

Thank you doto for doing that...God bless.

 

[Pygmy chameleon]

ahah thanks alphakenc

 

[JGuinan007]

Like the new Name hope the info you got here will help you and your chams there is so much help and info here to read

 

[leedragon]

please. just keep your belives to yourself.

 

[Wowbango]

I am so confused...there's a 14 year old who's stating she's a future breeder...but doesn't know how to care for chameleons...then there's someone talking about god, goat milk and car insurance....it's too early for this...

 

[alphakenc]

We are all once a new members here before,aren't we supposed to all "learn and share knowledge about these wondrously unique animals"if we dont share what we learn and pass that to all the new members,this forum will start losing new members because they are afraid to express themself , I don't think the administrator wana see this awasome site to start losing all their new members because they afraid to ask the questions.
We can all stay on this thread debate all our differences and stay confused or we can all move on to the next,this thread are soooo yesterday for me to discuss my opinion!!!

 

[Pygmy chameleon]

U know what im gonna just tell u straight out im not hear to hear all the bullshit you guys have to say cut me somr slack. You guys dont know nothing about me why do u guys have to be so damn rude. Wowbango keep ur bullshit to yourself!!!

 

[Pygmy chameleon]

Another thing i aint 14 im alot older than what u guys think

 

[Lathis]

Pygmy Chameleon - I'm sorry that you are not feeling supported here. We want you to succeed with your rescue pygs.

From my perspective, especially for those of us who have been on the forums for a few years, we see a lot of new members come and go who jump into chams without doing any research, they don't have the money set aside, they want to start breeding right off, and they refuse to self-educate or take advise from experienced members. They often then get rude and insulting, which becomes a self-feeding loop because no one wants to help them anymore. Often these people come back, way in over their heads because they haven't built the knowledge base and experience, asking for advice on sick or injured chameleons and get mad all over again when they are told to go to a vet. Or even worse, there are those who can't source enough fruit flies or don't know the particulars of baby care and kill a whole batch of baby chams.

I'm not saying this is you - I'm saying this is a cycle we see here, again and again. That's the history behind why we send you links to references and why people (myself included) have recommended that you hold off breeding for now. Chameleons are not necessarily "difficult" animals to care for, but they are rather unforgiving of mistakes. With your other animals, you well know that some species are more particular and more fragile than others.

On this thread, you are also getting some spillover irritation unrelated to you because of other members' nonsensical posts, bickering, and attention mongering - that's not fair to you. Please try to ignore that.

For my part, I don't have any experience with pygmies, so I can't help you with the particulars. There are fewer with pyg experience that some of the more common chameleon types like Veileds or Panthers - you will have to do a lot of research and reading on your own. The search function here is your friend - read everything. Your vet will also not likely have any pyg experience. Maybe someone with pyg experience can act as a mentor to help you through specifics, and you two can PM.