(06-04-2012, 03:36 AM)amanda509 Wrote: okay, i put about 5 supers in there yesterday, but they crawled out of the bowl and scattered, so im not sure if they ate. i put ten dusted crix in there today, they are about medium/small sized for my chameleons, they havent eaten any yet, ill take whatever i can find back out before bed so the crickets dont injure them, is that okay? i know they might not eat for a few days until they adjust...the female looks like an okay weight, but im sure she'll lighten up when she lays, the male needs some weight...they have probably never seen crickets before, all they were ever fed was mealworms at the pet store -.- tiny ones at that...and they had to compete for them...
If they aren't eating them yet, IMO, I would just take the crickets out. I really don't know if they will stress them out, but if they aren't inducing a feeding response, they are more likely to stress them than anything else. That's just my line of logic. The supers I would leave. I use to try to keep supers and mealies in a dish they couldn't get out of, but one crawling around randomly and surprising them seems to get them to eat sometimes.
And if they have never seen them before, you may very well be right on that. The other thing you could do if you are motivated enough is pull the back legs off the crickets, so they can't hop as much. It's ever so fun On a side note, the "godfather" of all captive bred leos, Ron Tremper, says he has rarely ever fed any of his leos anything but mealies for over 30 years, and some of those lived for over 10 years. Who knows. I am still learning at feeding the leos myself. After my 3 adults settled in, I have basically been hand feeding them individually, once a day,depending on who needs to eat,no crickets though. It's actually easier for me.
On a side note, the "godfather" of all captive bred leos, Ron Tremper, says he has rarely ever fed any of his leos anything but mealies for over 30 years, and some of those lived for over 10 years. Who knows. I am still learning at feeding the leos myself. After my 3 adults settled in, I have basically been hand feeding them individually, once a day,depending on who needs to eat,no crickets though. It's actually easier for me.
