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hey
my chameleon has stopped eating crickets and flies and will only eat mealworms and i heard that they arent that great for the chameleons so is there any way to get my 4 month old veild to start eating crickets again. the crickets are both in a cup and loose in the cage. so could somebody please help or give me some tips it would be greatly appreciated.
thanx a lot

He is probably bored with the crickets try variety in his diet.
Try including silkworms www.mulberryfarms.com or reptiledepot.com
Also try butterworms at reptiledepot.com or butterworms.com
You can also try hornworms or roaches at mulberryfarms.com
Superworms are good too but I don't like to feed them in large quantities.
Also do not buy lots of hornworms at a time they grow huge at a super fast rate. I take their food source away from them when they are reaching the size I use and only give them small amounts at a time to slow down their growth a bit.
Chams usually love these because they are bright green.

Another trick for slowing hornworm growth down. Limit their light and put in a cooler area. They grow a lot slower if kept in a darker space with a few hours of light daily.