Here's more guesses...maybe she finds the crickets fairly repulsive, & dislikes dealing with them. Psychology studies show that not only do we put off unappealing
tasks, but the longer we do so, the more objectionable we find them & the harder it is for us to actually do them.
On the other hand, maybe she LIKES the crickets, & mentally avoids considering them as food until she literally has to feed them off? Time for a conversation, mom.
It's a little surprising really, since she has to spend her own money AND energy to get them: do remind her that it's important for feeders (of any kind) to be well-
nourished, because the ultimate consumers benefit if they aren't starved. Actually, she isn't starving only the crickets, she's ultimately starving the chameleon.
*****We are what we eat.*****
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