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hey,things seem to becoming better..i got some meds from the docter for his intestinal track..to get rid of bacteria that might cause dierrhea..the docter said hes never had a chameleon coming in there look soo good..he said it looked like i was doing a awesome job with him considering the conditions out here,cold and snowy..has been around 10 degress lately..the vet said he thinks the best thing for chameleons is real sun light more then anything else..also,my lil guy weighed in at 13 grams..big man!!haha,not really..well thats the update on the vet situation..i also got him some new food finally..silk worms and phoenix worms..he seems to love both,but the phoenix worms more(he always takes the phoenix worm if i give him a choice between the 2)..i was wondering,how many phoenix worms would any of you suggest feeding to my 13 g. cham??any ideas on ways to not have to hand feed them??thanks again for the help as always
jon

Hi Johnny
Have you tried a dark coloured feeding dish/cup for the Phoenix worms? I'd say two large phoenix worms plus a couple of crickets or something else would make a good meal. I aim for six meals a day for young, 4 for adults. If he given a choice he only chooses the pheonix worms, give him only the other prey items first - too ensure a balanced diet I try NOT to feed any one type of insect twice in a row, so each meal is different and even each day is different from the last, as much as possible. I think variety is important, and I think they enjoy it too.
Overall, Phoenix worms are decent enough, offering some calcium - though I've heard they are a little high in fat and you can't really gutload them. Silkies are also good. As are butterworms (also high in calcium and can be high in fat too). I also feed roaches (easily gut-loaded), mealworms, kingworms, stick insects, wood sows, and of course crickets.

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