[header] How to feed a chameleon [title] Buy live crickets. [step] Crickets are the primary food given to chameleons in captivity. This is because crickets are easy to feed and breed.
[header] How to feed a chameleon [title] Buy live crickets. [step] Crickets are the primary food given to chameleons in captivity. This is because crickets are easy to feed and breed.
Many chameleons made in captivity were created to eat live crickets as a meal and even do so now, making their use easy to reproduce. [substeps] It is important to make sure you buy live crickets at your local pet store. Live crickets are easier to transport out of the cage and fly around with you, rather than running away. Chameleons are also easy to eat and hunt. 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. If you do decide to get live crickets, purchase crickets in a variety of solid, thin, liquid, and higher quality materials like sand. Keep your chameleon on a treat-based diet as you do not want them to starve before you feed them live crickets.