How Often Should You Feed Your Chameleon?

How much should a Chameleon eat a day?1A baby or young Chameleon (0-6 months) should be fed two to three times a day, and fed for about five minutes.2Then at 6-12 months I feed once daily again for five mins.3At 12 months, and pretty much full adult, most of their growing is done.[1]

How Much Do Chameleons Eat Per Day?

Juvenile chameleons need: Between eight and ten medium size insects a day. Lightly dust insects with supplements at each feeding. Adult chameleons need: Around five or six large adult insects every two or three days.[2]

How Long Can A Chameleon Go Without Eating?

Chameleons can go for about two weeks without eating and about one week without water. They don’t eat all the time and will often go two to three days without food, but the longer they go without food, the more they will waste away until they are no longer able to survive.[3]

How Do I Know If My Chameleon Is Still Hungry?

If they still turn their nose up at what you feed them then skip a feeding or two until hunger comes back. A healthy chameleon can easily go a week without food. They can go longer in times of hardship, but a week without food is usually enough to get them back to a state where they eat because they are hungry.[4]

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Can Chameleons Eat Grapes

Young chameleons eat fruit flies. The plant component can include various flowers, hibiscus, apples, grapes, strawberries, raspberries, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, etc.[5]

What Fruit Can A Chameleon Eat?

Fruit for Your Chameleon

Certain types of fruits can be a good supplement to a chameleon’s diet. Choose fruits that are high in nutrients and that possess a high calcium to low phosphorus ratio. Some fruits in this category are apples, peaches, blueberries, prickly pear cactus, mango, melons, bananas and cantaloupe.[6]

What Foods Are Toxic To Chameleons?

The following fruits and vegetables can be toxic to chameleons: cabbage, figs, apricots, iceburg lettuce, and spinach. Make sure these items aren’t fed to the insects you are gut loading either.[7]

What Fruits And Veggies Can Chameleons Eat?

The Role of Fruit for Chameleons

To correct the problem, chameleon owners can feed the insects foods rich in vitamins before feeding them to the chameleon. Fruits such as apples and oranges are good choices, but the insects can also eat broccoli, carrots, collard greens, spinach and sweet potatoes.[8]

What Can Chameleons Eat?

A variety of insects, including gut-loaded crickets (recently fed with high-calcium foods, such as mustard greens, collard greens, squash and commercially available cricket diets), roaches, mealworms, hornworms, CalciWorms and waxworms.[9]

 

Resources

[1]https://www.exoticdirect.co.uk/news/what-do-chameleons-eat
[2]https://www.chameleonschool.com/how-often-do-chameleons-eat/
[3]https://www.forestwildlife.org/how-long-can-a-chameleon-go-without-eating/
[4]https://chameleonacademy.com/basics-feeding-chameleons/
[5]http://web2.mendelu.cz/af_291_projekty2/vseo/print.php%3Fpage%3D5997%26typ%3Dhtml
[6]https://animals.mom.com/giving-chameleons-fruits-10154.html
[7]https://www.cuteness.com/article/fruits-vegetables-can-chameleons-eat
[8]https://animals.mom.com/type-fruit-chameleons-eat-10011.html
[9]https://www.petco.com/content/petco/PetcoStore/en_US/pet-services/resource-center/caresheets/veiled-chameleon.html