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anyone besides Lele have experience with feeding veileds veggies or know any tricks up their sleaves>??

i have tried giving him (my 4 month old veield) pear and he ate a few bites when i help him with it....

any help appreciated

Hey there,
Wow you actually got your little one to eat pear at that young of an age. Like said it comes with age, I heard that veild chams will start to eat there dark veggies as adults.

Steven

My vieled, nine months old, has always ate some ficus but woudn't eat any veggies untill about a month ago when I tied stuff at the highest place to climb, in this case his basking limb that sticks up at 45degrees so its always 'in his face'!! Now he eats anything there. I never cut back on his live food,and the criks get up there to eat and ZAP!!!

STNMAN--HD tech

Hi,

We feed our veiled chameleon with a large glass bowl that we place at the bottom of his cage; we cover the bottom of his dish with mulched greens/veggies/bits of fruit and put his feeders on top of the food. So when he zaps a bug, he gets a mouthful of veggies at the same time. The other great thing about this method is that the feeders have something to eat until the chameleon is ready to eat *them*.

Hope this helps!

Julie, Justin and Frasier.

Hey, I like that method! Sounds like a nice salad plate at a good restaurant! will try it!

lele

>>Hi,
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>>We feed our veiled chameleon with a large glass bowl that we place at the bottom of his cage; we cover the bottom of his dish with mulched greens/veggies/bits of fruit and put his feeders on top of the food. So when he zaps a bug, he gets a mouthful of veggies at the same time. The other great thing about this method is that the feeders have something to eat until the chameleon is ready to eat *them*.
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>>Hope this helps!
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>>Julie, Justin and Frasier.

We've been using this method for over a year and really like it. Makes cleaning very easy. Some crickets do escape, but Frasier's cage is escape-proof so it's okay if there are a few loose bugs, plus it lets Frasier hunt, too.

Do be sure to place the bowl under a branch or something so he can zap them from above, because chams don't understand "glass"... it's really hilarious to watch them try to zap the bugs through the glass, but at the same time, it's pretty sad, too... LMAO Watching the poor hungry chameleon repeatedly zap the glass, REALLY confused why he just... can't... get... one...

Julie, Justin and Frasier: "But... but... I *SEE* it there!! WHY can't I GET IT??? *ZAP* *UGH*"

If she/he hits the glass too frequently can't that do some tongue damage???

>> We've been using this method for over a year and really like it. Makes cleaning very easy. Some crickets do escape, but Frasier's cage is escape-proof so it's okay if there are a few loose bugs, plus it lets Frasier hunt, too.
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>>Do be sure to place the bowl under a branch or something so he can zap them from above, because chams don't understand "glass"... it's really hilarious to watch them try to zap the bugs through the glass, but at the same time, it's pretty sad, too... LMAO Watching the poor hungry chameleon repeatedly zap the glass, REALLY confused why he just... can't... get... one...
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>>Julie, Justin and Frasier: "But... but... I *SEE* it there!! WHY can't I GET IT??? *ZAP* *UGH*"

Well, he can get his tongue off of the glass pretty easily, so I wouldn't think so... It sticks to the glass, but doesn't stay stuck on there. Obviously, it's not a good thing if he keeps trying to zap them that way, which is why I suggested placing the bowl in an area where he'll get them from above...

Because we're familiar with Frasier's hunting pattern, we know exactly the right spot to put the bowl so he'll always get the bugs from above. When trying this out the first time, just keep an eye on your cham to see how he reacts to it. You will then be able to adjust things as needed (by moving the bowl, or using a differently-shaped one, or deciding to not use it all together...)

Julie