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Hey all,
My male sambava appears alittle smaller than I think he should be and he is about 10 months old... Right now all my chams are cricket fed, he eats like a champ im just wondering if there is a feeder yall recommend that will put some weight and muscle on this boy?
Thanks
Jason

Roaches rock! High protein, beefy, juicy roaches are far superior as a prey item for your chameleon, IMHO.
I prefer to stay away from the glass climbers, sticking mostly with discoids, orange heads, and deaths heads.
Of course, there's also silk worms! Yet another high quality prey item for your chameleon. They grow quick and you really get pretty good deal for your money, especially if you can supplement their diet with fresh mulberry leaves.
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Victor Gomez
gomezvi@yahoo.com

How did I knowyou would post about roaches??!
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Richie the Roachman wouldn't appreciate me stealing his moniker, I'm sure.
What can I say, I'm a huge roach fan! I also love mantids and phasmids, though the USDA says we can't have them.
If they were legal, I would also reccommend phasmids and mantids as a great treat for your chameleon from time to time, though I'm sure I would plenty of flak from my fellow bug nuts!
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Victor Gomez
gomezvi@yahoo.com

Hey,

First of all, how big is he snout to vent??? He might be growing just fine and you don't relize it.

Also, as they were saying, make sure you give him protein. It doesn't necesarily have to be roaches, just make sure to give him plenty of protein. You CAN supply your cham with ONE food item his entire life, and he will recieve all the proper nutrients he needs, if gut-loaded, and supplemented correctly. Many people say that a varied diet is the only way to provide a cham with all the nutrition he needs. This is not the case, IN MY OPINION. Whehter or not a cham will get bored with that same food item day after day, depends on the individual. To supply a cham with protein, simply buy some fish flakes, and offer them to the crickets 1-2 hours before offering the crickets to your cham. Here is a link of where to buy a 5 pound bucket!!! It is expensive, but is well worth it. It will last you quite a while.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/

It is somewhere under "fish", LOL.

However I have heard people saying that recent studies show that animal protein is bad for chams. I honestly do not believe this, but you can believe what you wish. That is just my opinion, and why I am posting the link. If you prefer to not use animal protein, I believe that alfalpha is a good non-animal protein source.

Ank-Inc.
Adam.

Try some SOFT worms.

Waxworms (Fatty)
Butterworms (High Calcium)
Hornworms (Largest worm)
Silkworms (Nutritious)
Click here to order any Worm Feeders

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1.1 Bearded Dragons
1.2 Maroantsetra Panther Chameleons
2.0 Long Tailed Grass Lizards
0.0.1 Giant Mellers Chameleon
0.0.2 Kenyan Pigmy Chameleons
500 Escaped Crickets