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when can you feed hatchling veiled chameleons? is it right after they hatch? the next day? or give them a few hours to warm up? Please let me know, thanks!

Rachel
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4.3 African Clawed Frog
3.3 Calfornia Newt
0.1 Leucistic Texas Ratsnake
1.2 Veiled Chameleon
0.1 Albino Cranwells Horned Frog
0.1 Paddle Tail Newt
0.1 Green Iguana
0.5.0 Indonesian Floating Frog
0.1.0 Blizzard Leopard Gecko

You asked..."when can you feed hatchling veiled chameleons? is it right after they hatch? the next day? or give them a few hours to warm up?"...I usually put a single pinhead cricket in their cage a couple of hours after the chameleon has been put in the cage.(The pinheads can't get out of the cage I use). This is not enough to annoy them much and when the pinhead is gone, I know they are ready to eat.

I'm sure there are other ways to start them off too.

I myself feed mine around two to three days after hatching. They are still living off whats left og their yolk sac in them,so I was told. Never had a problem yet. Just warm them up and start for a few days then start dropping the crix in . Oh yet I always start out with 1/8 inch crix and never had a problem either. I always had a hard time keeping pinhead alive Plus I never felt like I was getting my moneys worth. Why feed them something so small when they can easily eat 1/8 inch crix. Everyong preaches "nothing bigger then the width of their eyes. Plus I cook my eggs at room temp so take usaully hatch out a lot bigger then the 5-6 month babies, better hatch rate too.

chameleons will begin eating a day or two after hatching.