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07-24-04, 10:55 AM
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Tired of crix
I have come to the conclusion Max just doesn't want crix right now. For whatever reason he decided that because he gets offered his silks and other insects a few days a week, that when I give him crix he just won't go near them, and hold out for the goods. How long should I keep him on supers/silks/waxies until trying crix again? Has anyone else experienced their chams getting tired of crix?
Also, I am looking into cup/bowl feeding Max so I can monitor his intake better, but he refuses anything in a container-like offering. Any suggestions on teaching him the fine art of cup/bowl feeding? 
Jason
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07-24-04, 11:07 AM
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My other concern was his weight .. I have no idead on average or how to tell if he is skinny.
Here is a pic ... any help or comments would be great.
Jason
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07-24-04, 11:27 AM
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My veiled cham has never got tired of crickets but my leo has.
I would offer him crickets everyday.
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07-24-04, 11:48 AM
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When I kept a Veild, he got tired of crix so I offered different feeders like you. After a while he got back onto crix but he liked silkies better. Have you looked into roaches???
Try to get a large enough bowl that the crix have tons of space to move around, maybe that will help stimulate a better feeding response. Good luck and keep us updated.
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07-24-04, 11:54 AM
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Roaches? LOL It took me months to convince my mom about crix - LOL
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07-24-04, 05:17 PM
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Feed him worms for a while liek a full week no crix and when he sees a crix after that he will go nutzo, try and keep it mixed, soo he dotn get sick of stuff as much as u can, my panther is crazy for worms but only eats crix to fill his tummy. But will eat worms like nuts. to each his own i guess.
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07-24-04, 07:32 PM
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Yeah. I got some advice from an anomynous source (cough *Lowell*) who said to that that, or to not feed him for 2 days, and then try crix again.
I'll do that, and if it doesnt work I'll do the worms for a full week and then try crix again.
Thanks for the help all.
Jason
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07-24-04, 08:10 PM
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He looks to be a great weight...why don't you just try mealies for a while? or you could vary his diet some...
mealies are so quiet anyway :P
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07-24-04, 08:34 PM
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Well I would stick to supers for a week, with waxies and silks as a lesser part of the weeks diet. This is because I know of several people who have used supers (while ill advised) as a staple, and I have a supplier that offers them to me at the same price as crix.
Jason
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07-25-04, 12:26 AM
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Sounds good...if you're worried about the supers/mealies, just use freshly molted ones... get a big enough supply and they'll be quite abundant 
Max is really cute 
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"Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention." - John Doe, Seven
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07-25-04, 06:52 AM
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Thanks Your not too bad yourself LOL
Jason
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07-27-04, 11:44 AM
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I had a similar experience with one of my adult males - I had only 1/2 size crickets for a few weeks, after getting full sized ones, he was more interested.
Your guy looks good. I always judge mine by the base of the tail - nice and fat!
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