Make a Chameleon Feeder Run Cup

[@stuckinthepastproductions4329]

Not only are your video's very informative, you deliver the information expertly and and professionally. You're an excellent host.

[@dmc3489]

A massive thank you for sharing this inexpensive, potentially life saving DIY ingenuity. Your passion for achieving excellence as a custodian to these beautiful creatures is exceptional and comes across in all your work. A few minutes ago, a repurposed plastic lysol wipe container was just discovered by three hangry Opheodrys aestivus and it made their day! Waxworms and BSFL. Being arboreal and in a huge vivarium creates an analogous scenario that Cham keepers face,, for which you have the perfect answer - free of charge. Thank you for sharing all of your herp wisdom and doing so with an infectious delivery - Andrew

[@ChameleonAcademy]

As an added comment: Many of our feeder insects climb, but some, like Black Soldier Fly Larva, can’t. Once the chameleon gets used to you using the same feeder run cup every time they will actually start looking for food in it. Then even bugs that don’t climb will be readily eaten as well.

[@Potayto71]

genius. this is the type of ingenuity i was looking for on youtube. thank you for what you do.

[@camperdoodles_land_yacht]

We just got a Jackson chameleon and were really stressing about how to feed him. Thank so much for sharing! I'm using a green soda bottle for ascetics inside our cage.

[@mxstical_]

BRO I LOVE THIS GUY SO MUCH

[@johndoe-kr4wk]

You're the best, Bill!

[@justinu4120]

I made one works great with hornworms too

[@LuckSpinner]

Awesome idea! I'm gonna try to make one like this for our little green man! =)

[@papyrusthegreat457]

This is big brain! I'll be using this when tongs won't work!

[@gewelssch8046]

I just made mine and it works great!

[@dogsperspective8977]

why only 4 videos, they are excellent, we need more!!!! :)

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Pet Care Services thank you. Yes, I definitely need to get behind the camera again soon.

[@dogsperspective8977]

@@ChameleonAcademy would be great, your videos are top-notch! :)

[@Kimmel6409]

This is great! Thank you for sharing.

[@kingragnar1318]

I'll be making one of these today. Would the crickets still be able to jump out of the feeder. Great video as always thank you for your brilliant information

[@Biofinn]

You’re finally back 😁👍🏻
Great video!

[@ChameleonAcademy]

vIcT yes, and you’ll be seeing more here now! Thank you!

[@HERBJ77]

Great video!

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@camperdoodles_land_yacht]

I noticed the cut edges of the plastic are very sharp so I covered them in a layer of tape to soften the edges to avoid injury to their delicate tongue

[@kathyseeger]

Love this!!! I will be making it!!!!

[@rudyrodriguez4017]

Dammm i love it

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Rudy Rodriguez I am glad you enjoyed the video!

[@alexcontreras6103]

Genius!!

[@ryantremper1030]

1,000th like👍 can you please make some more videos on chameleons 🙏

[@ChameleonAcademy]

I am sorry for making you wait, but I am back in the saddle again! I invite you to check out my latest video ua-cam.com/video/wk329q2C324/v-deo.html

[@mariamshubbak9118]

Thank you!

[@ChameleonAcademy]

You are welcome. I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@mariamshubbak9118]

@@ChameleonAcademy , you have the best chameleons videos I have seen. Thanks so much.

[@bobkob]

Great video, could this be done for pygmy/ leaf chameleons as well ?

[@samsonschaefer7525]

The man looks like Elon musk😍

[@leohereezz3434]

omg I have the smell chameleon in the thumbnail

[@mollycblaeser]

I'm looking at options for my male veiled chameleon. I've got him in a free range setup currently, so I'd like to avoid feeders jumping out of the container and being loose in my bedroom. Hence why I've been hesitant about these open-type feeder containers. Is jumping an issue at all?

[@reggiecluggins8528]

I freaking love you bill! #billforpresident2020

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Hayden Taylor Thank you for the confidence, but I fear being president would take too much time away from chameleons! :)

[@marianswenson4933]

@@ChameleonAcademy Oh but it would be so cool to see chameleons at the white house!

[@lizdyson3627]

If I p!aced some slices of potato in the bottom could I use /adapt this idea as a feeder for other arboreal lizards while I'm on vacation. A bit like a fish food dispenser for tropical fish?

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Liz Dyson it could work that way. Though he may just eat them all at once. (But then he would be full for a while.)

[@antonina111]

Elon? Is that you from the future?!

[@ChameleonAcademy]

SKMG42 yes! I have come back to let you know that chameleons are the true way and light!

[@alansaputra3469]

how about breeding in one generation ? its possible ?

[@tomaslidicky3682]

Is it okay if I used a piece of curtain as climbing surface? They climb on it so I think its okay

[@ChameleonAcademy]

The first question would be why not use branches? Chameleons are designed for branches and curtains are not designed for the inside of a chameleon cage. Although chameleons can physically climb on curtains they aren’t something that goes into a chameleon cage.

[@theresareynolds6556]

Anyone used an alternative to shade cloth?

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Anything can be used that insects can climb up. Even just a rough surface can work in some cases

[@anguspaul700]

What do you think of using a large enclosure 24 x 24 x 48, to house a baby veiled chameleon? And using a feeder cup to feed until they are at least juveniles.

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Angus Paul 24x24x48 is perfect for a baby veiled chameleon. I am a huge proponent of large cages for small chameleons. They do much better and you are able to create much better gradients. And the feeder run cup is the perfect tool the ensure that food doesn’t hide.

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Here is a relevant article
dragonstrand.com/baby-chameleons-in-adult-size-chameleon-cages/

[@samanthalagesse4356]

Im very upset that Im only seeing a few videos from this channel.

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Samantha LaGesse I understand your upset-ness and I promise I am working hard on redeeming myself!

[@maylagesse]

Chameleon Academy
so exciting I can’t wait. I really enjoy your content. ♥️ You’re very well spoken and informative. It’s refreshing

[@ignaciomiatello5754]

Does this work for other geckos

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Ignacio Miatello I haven’t tried it with geckos, though there is no reason why it wouldn’t work.

[@faithhoff2674]

Would a reptile carpet piece work for the climbing material?

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Sila Wien I think that would work well for climbing purposes. You’d just have to make it in such a way that it was able to be cleaned.

[@neilladeras3474]

I really want chameleon but I can't affort it watching from Philippines🇵🇭

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Juicy Lemon Juice yes, unfortunately, chameleon keeping can be expensive. Recreating a slice of tree branch up in the air in a living room with all the necessary energies for life isn’t easy!

[@neilladeras3474]

@@ChameleonAcademy you have awsome chameleon s

[@neilladeras3474]

I wish I have one on this awesome creators 😥

[@jeremyfoster8726]

what about baby chameleons. that seems large feeder

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Jeremy Foster you can use the same feeder as their tongues are pretty long. Just make a network of small branches that go close to where the insects run up. You can also just use smaller jugs to make the feeder, but I prefer the small branch network method.

[@jeremyfoster8726]

@@ChameleonAcademy thank you

[@donavonsanders6379]

Question, I’ve heard that the exoskeletons of mealworms make the chameleon sick. Is this true

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Mealworms are not considered as nutritious as other feeder insects, but they are a good insect to rotate in every now and then for variety. The concern going around the community about mealworms causing impaction comes from 1) feeding too many mealworms (they are not a good staple feeder insect) and 2) too low of temperatures for your chameleon species (all different, remember) to properly digest. So, the answer is no, the chitin of the mealworm exoskeleton, when fed appropriately, will not make your chameleon sick. But the community has run into instances where the chitin has created complications with chameleons because the husbandry was not perfect. So, although I will make sure the truth is known that eating mealworms is not bad for your chameleons, mealworms do not have enough nutritional value to justify the effort needed to realign the negative community beliefs.

[@donavonsanders6379]

Chameleon Breeder thank you so much

[@1hunglow582]

Hello wondering Bout a wild caught Jackson in hawii?

[@ItsmeBish584]

No. Put it back

[@memertainment]

Paint it.

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Cristhian Orellana you are welcome to paint it or decorate it anyway you wish

[@nifty3000]

Damm. Elon musk is into all sorts these days...

[@ChameleonAcademy]

Nifty got tired of rockets....

[@kieranevans9102]

Chamelon Musk

[@sergiomartins8626]

Bro you look like Elon Musk

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You look so much like Elon musk