Plans for the baby chameleon

[meow_mix450]

Hey

So far the all the eggs look fertile! and fine. I have a feeling they will be comming in january or febuary. Im planning on using 5 gallon tanks for a while, 2-3 babys will be kept in a 5 gallon. They will be kept there until they get bigger. They will be moved into a custom built cage. My question is can fruitless fruit flys get out fromt the mesh lid? If so hwo can i solve this problem?

Meow

[roocat71]

Oh yes they will, and here is what I do. I put a small wedge of orange in the tank. I dump fruit flies right on it - so my brevs know where the food is and the flies tend to just want to hang out on the orange. I also put another wedge on a plate just outside the tank - so if some do get out they may head towards that orange. I then just dump them back into the tanks later. Some always just get away, I tend to find them here and there in my apartment. Dont replace the orange too soon either. The flies like it when its a few days old. Keep an eye on it though, you will prob have to replace it after 4 days.

-roo

[dank7oo]

For baby panthers? Im not certain, but would pinheads not be ok?

Jason

[Collide]

small crix, baby silks, fruitflies basically any small food the only thing about fruit flies from what i understand (havent been able to use them yet) is that babie chams are more attracted to flying insects catches there attention well, but ur gonna need alot of fruit flies to start.

yea and like roo said if u can keep some food to attract them that is good, and when i caught some outside as a experiment small nilon mesh keept them in good its just that u eventually have to take the mesh off.

[Brock]

You'll have more success with the fruit flies. You could try putting some vaseline on the rim of the enclosure oooor a very smooth tape. I'd try the tape first because they might get caught in the vaseline and it would get messy.

Pinheads are often pretty finicky and generally have a high mortality rate, for pinheads I'd just recommend you order once every two weeks, orders of 250 or 500 would be pretty good, if you get too much you'll just be disappointed at how many pinheads become pindeads. Ahahaha I made a funny.

-Brock

[CarlC]

Panther babies are big enough to eat 7 day old crickets. Forget the pin heads. As Brock mentioned pin head die off is high unless you provide specific care. 7 day olds are much easier to keep.

I would skip fruit flies unless you have the big species. They are something good to have a variety.

Silkworms are also good with babies. The worms don't move fast so it gives even the slowest baby a chance at something to eat.

Flour beetle larva work well if you can get them to dish feed.
Once the babies have a got a couple of weeks of age try feeding them the flour beetles.

Carl