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sandrachameleon
at Tue Dec 18 21:17:51 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by sandrachameleon ]
A variety of insects does (IMHO) make for a healthier, happier chameleon.
Most decent petstores that sell insect eating lizards are going to have multiple types of feeder insects for sale. Certainly all the pet stores I frequent have, at the very least: butterworms, mealworms, kingworms, crickets, and waxworms. The better places also have silkworms and hornworms.
All of these are also easy to get on-line. Bait shops will often have these too. Same with phoenix worms (soldier fly maggots) - though I dont like those.
Silkworms are pretty easy to raise from eggs. Mealworms and kingworms are easy to raise yourself starting from with just a handful. Wood sows are also easy to raise (get some wild caught that are pregnant to start your colony). Roaches are easy to care for and are easy to gut load - but not always easy to get (depends on the laws of your country, province or state (consider going onto an insect forum and finding a local breeder). My chams love roaches. Stick insects are an even bigger favourite for my chameleons, and they are also very easy to raise.
Grasshoppers are good if you can catch in a safe, pesticide free area and if you remove the hind jumping legs before feeding to your lizard. Caggage worms and some moths are also good - but always be careful about what they were have been eating or could have come into contact with. Some chameleons will even eat earth worms (but usually not red wigglers).
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Sandra
BC Canada
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RE: Alternate Food / Supplementation - sandrachameleon, Tue Dec 18 21:17:51 2007