hey today i was watching my juvi female jax and i saw that she was shooting her toung out at the dirt and eating it i covered the pot up so she cant eat any more but should i just let her eat or should i leave the cover on. the dirt has none of the white rocks in it. it might just be something natural they do.
thanx a lot
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Matt G
1.1 jax chameleon
1.0 veild chameleon
1.5leopard gex(1 tang)
1.2 fire belly toads
2.1 golden gex
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juvi female jax eating dirt
matt16
Feb 07, 2004 11:08 AM
Replies (2)
t.j.
Feb 07, 2004 06:09 PM
This is something that chameleons often do in captivity, along with eating tree branches. I believe that they do this in search of vitamins and minerals, dirt is rich in minerals. Try providing the crickets with a mineral rich gutload. Something with spirulina and or alfalfa in it. You could alos provide them with some Minerall a few times a week. I would leave the plant covered.
epollak
Feb 08, 2004 04:23 PM
Agreed vis a vis the high quality gut load. But do NOT respond by overdosing with vitamins & minerals as so many people do. BTW, I use silver-dollar-sized smooth "river stones" to cover the dirst in my pots. That works well & is esthetically pleasing.
