A new feeder?
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coldbloodedAL
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It is a crawfish, and the idea comes from a great source 
Haven't had the opp to get collect a few to try yet
Haven't had the opp to get collect a few to try yet
SSimsswiSS
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Let just say I could do a doritos commercial with the audio. Crunch, crunch.
coldbloodedAL
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So long as your not feeding overly large ones daily , I wouldnt worry about the exo skeleton.. But I would rip the claws off to be on the safe side.
JimO
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You could also wait until they moult. They're incredibly soft for about a day or so, even the claws. The Queen Snake specializes in eating only freshing moulted crawfish.
I'd keep them in an aquarium and feed them high quality fish food and wait for them to moult to feed them to the chams. Heck, I think I'll try it.
I'd keep them in an aquarium and feed them high quality fish food and wait for them to moult to feed them to the chams. Heck, I think I'll try it.
UserName336
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this seems like a brilliant idea!! anybody know if i could use this multiple times per week? if i were to get a colony going in a tank, what would i feed them?
coldbloodedAL
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Like all feeders should be, in moderation.
My general rule of thumb, is no feeder should consist of more than 20% a a chameleons diet. So if you are giving variety, I wouldn't stress it.
Sinfulintent
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ver interested to see the outcome of this one.. would be interesting to have crawfish going in my house o.0
SSimsswiSS
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Sinfulintent
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If it turns out not beneficial, you could eat them
SSimsswiSS
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Only after boiling! and a little lemon.If it turns out not beneficial, you could eat them
just my 2 cents, but crayfish are a mess thing to have in a fish tank, i had a couple in a fish tank a couple of years ago and with filters and all the water was always nasty. I'm there is something out there to keep it clean but your normal everyday filter did not do it for me. This is just me guessing but would you not get in to a whole new mess of parasites with feeding aquatic animals to your chameleons. I'm not saying anyone is wrong just asking questions.
Sinfulintent
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Filters alone aren't enough for a fish tank, get some bottom feeders and tank cleaning fish, maybe a controlled snail population (also decent looking into feeding water snails to cham?) the tank should be able to stay reasonably clean
JimO
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I used to keep a lot of aquariums and still have a small reef tank. If you want a self-contained set up, you'd need to size it for the bioload, and construct it like you would a full blown freshwater setup. I don't think this would be an economical way to keep them. You'd probably be limited to one medium to two small crayfish per 10 gallons, with a minimum of a 20 gallon aquarium to keep them long-term. My thought was to pick up a few, put them in a small, bare aquarium with an outside power filter, and change the water frequently until they moult. Then I'd feed them out and start over.
I also have a garden pond and was thinking about keeping some in a screened cage inside the pond. This would be a lot easier, but I'd need to check them frequently to catch them when they had freshly moulted.
I also have a garden pond and was thinking about keeping some in a screened cage inside the pond. This would be a lot easier, but I'd need to check them frequently to catch them when they had freshly moulted.
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shaunaroxanne
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So crawfish and crayfish are the same things, right? I have a small pond in my yard and one of the neighborhood kids put one in there, and next thing I knew there were hundreds, I had to drain the pond to get rid of them. I have so many questions, though! What about parasites? I found the ones in my pond eating the carcass of a baby bird that must have drowned in there....so they eat all kinds of rotting flesh and stuff, isn't that bad for your chameleon?
