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Hi my pheonix worms have turned into flies can i still feed these to my cham ?and what should i give the flies to eat ?
many thnaks colin

Yes you can offer the flies to the chameleons. The flies wont live very long (their lifespan is typically three days in which they mate, lay eggs and die). They get their nutrients from their maggot / larval stage. Phoenix worms (the larva of the Black Soldier Fly) eat excriment / manure, rotting flesh and rotting vegetation. They are voracious maggots that will consume anything from a spoiled potato to chicken guts in a remarkably short time. This makes them pretty easy to keep, if somewhat gross. Depending on how much they're fed, they can go from egg to maturity in as little as two weeks or as long as six months.
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Sandra
BC Canada

Hi sandra ,many thanks for the reply ,i know he loves flies and moths ,so will give it a go ,do not think i will try breeding them though
colin