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A baby veiled chameleon will start its live eating small crickets and Drosophila hydei fruit flies. An adult chameleon will eat large Egyptian grasshoppers and adult cockroaches. So you need to choose the right size of feeder insect for your size chameleon.
The general rule is that a chameleon will eat anything that is 1 to 1,5 times the size of its mouth, or smaller. Chameleons enjoy eating fruits and vegetables, but this is not their staple food. Insects are their most important food item. Fruits and vegetables to provide some extra nutrients, vitamins and moisture that will be healthy for your veiled chameleon.
When you feed your chameleon many insects, and many different kinds, it is often not very inclined to eat vegetables and fruits. It is also a personality thing: some chameleons like it, others refuse to eat it.
My veiled chameleon loves broccoli but does not accept many other fruits or vegetables. Try to feed your chameleon fruits and vegetables from a young age.
Offer it once a week, even when it does not eat it. It can suddenly decide to start eating it. Article Summary. Method 1. Buy live crickets. Crickets are the primary food given to chameleons in captivity. This is because crickets are easy to feed and breed. Chameleons also enjoy hunting crickets in their cage. You can find live crickets at a pet store or at a store that specializes in lizard and reptile care.
These insects will probably not be fed, and you cannot feed your chameleon these straight from the pet store. They must first be gut loaded and dusted. Crickets should be no larger than the width of your chameleon's head. Chameleons up to three months old should be given as many small crickets as they can eat. Depending on the species, you can start feeding them every other day when your chameleon is between six and twelve months old.
Most adult chameleons will eat between five and twelve crickets per feeding. These insects will be bought, raised, and gut loaded just like crickets.
These other insects should serve as occasional treats to your chameleon to supplement their cricket diet. Gut load the insects. Gut loading is the process of feeding the insects certain foods to boost their nutrition value to chameleons. To properly gut load the food, you should feed them nutritious, high calcium foods a few hours before they are to be fed to the chameleon. Dust the insects with vitamin supplements.
It is important that your chameleon receives proper nutrients. You can boost their vitamin and calcium intake by coating the insects in special dust. This mineral and vitamin dust is specially formulated for lizards and can be found in most pet stores.
Mist the crickets with water, and gently sprinkle the dust over the crickets. Do this immediately before feeding. You can use a general multivitamin dust once every two weeks. Mature chameleons may only need their food dusted with calcium once a week. While gut loading insects with foods high in Vitamin A might be sufficient, you can also add a vitamin A supplement dust to the insects.
Dusting your chameleon's food with calcium will prevent it from getting MBD Metabolic Bone Disease Different brands have different ratios of vitamins. Always read the label to find the right dosage for your chameleon. Method 2. Select crickets to feed your chameleon. From your live crickets, you should measure out the proper size and number to feed your chameleon.
In general, you should not feed your chameleon a cricket that is any larger than the width of their head. They may also enjoy fruit and house flies. Veiled and Panther Chameleons: Chameleons up to six months old should eat between ten and twelve crickets a day. Between six and twelve months, they should have ten to twelve crickets every other day. Adults over a year old should eat between seven and ten large crickets every other day.
Between six and twelve months, they should eat between eight and ten medium crickets every other day. Adults should eat between six and eight medium to large crickets every other day.
After six months, they should have between four and six crickets every other day. Fast growth will require a huge appetite as well. For baby chameleons, there is no limit to the number of crickets you can feed them. They can eat as much as eighteen crickets per day or even more. However, these are the smallest crickets available. Any crickets larger than that could get stuck in their throat and suffocate them. There are many ways to feed your chameleons. Depending on how much time you have each day to feed them, you can choose the best way on how to feed your chameleon.
Free Range — Your crickets will roam freely in the enclosure and the chameleon will hunt for them. This is a natural way to feed them as chameleons in the wild feed this way. Hand Feed — This is where you hold the cricket and have the chameleon can eat right out of your hand. This is a great way to bond closer with your chameleon. Modified Cup Feed — This is actually a cool way to feed your chameleon.
With this feeding, it involves using a cup and letting the crickets free range in the cup. For baby chameleons, crickets should be fed to them on a daily basis.
They will require eating as many crickets as they can to help with their growth. Baby chameleons should be fed twice per day. Usually once in the morning and once in the afternoon. For juvenile chameleons, crickets should be fed to them daily as well.
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