MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
I’m so very sorry that he didn’t make it. Take your time grieving and when the time is right for another chameleon, you’ll know. ((( )))
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So I typically buy from Dubiaroaches.com but definitely had my local pet store (that gets them from a distributor but they are already counted out and packaged so not like a cricket bin with 1000's in there.)So while dubia do not carry parasites like coccidia. I have read mixed info on them carrying pinworms. If your not buying from a clean source you have a higher risk. Buying feeders from pet stores is a high risk. Not only do some toss uneaten feeders back into the bin which exposes the bin to anything the reptile may have had because if the insect eats contaminated fecal or runs through it. If they run through it and then clean themselves the oocysts can then start their cycle in them.
I have had an issue if pinworms in Beman. I know for a fact that it was not from crickets. Dubia were my main staple and I stopped feeding crickets due to the higher risk they can carry. I ran out of dubia and had to buy from my local pet store... Pretty sure this is where he got pinworms from as I only bought from a reputable company prior.
So I guess it comes down to where did you get your starters for your colony. I wish you had been able to get a fecal sample tested to know if that was the issue and what it was.
He was never fat but he was slim for an adult male. Could have been his genetics but also if there was a parasite load picked up at some point this can effect them gaining weight.So I typically buy from Dubiaroaches.com but definitely had my local pet store (that gets them from a distributor but they are already counted out and packaged so not like a cricket bin with 1000's in there.)
I agree, I wish I could have gotten a fecal... it was on my list and even time I would think about it to get a sample I would have to wait, and then I'd end up forgetting about it.
I went back and looked at pictures I had of him while he was "healthy" and he never was fat...
1st picture is Oct 2021 (Hatched may 2021)
2nd on the feeder is Feb 2022
3rd amd 4th are August 2022
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th are January 2023 (this was a partial shed, posted about it and concensus was its age relayed
Last one is mid February and the last picture I had before I posted him in the thread.
What's the best way to sterilize his enclosure so when I inevitably get another one I can start him out in a clean environment.He was never fat but he was slim for an adult male. Could have been his genetics but also if there was a parasite load picked up at some point this can effect them gaining weight.
Uggg well this is the hard question... Because you do not know what the cause was. If parasites then knowing the kind is how we know what way to clean it.What's the best way to sterilize his enclosure so when I inevitably get another one I can start him out in a clean environment.
I personally would just start from scratch again with a new cham if possible. If your boy had a really nasty parasite then there is a strong possiblity that you could infect the next one.What's the best way to sterilize his enclosure so when I inevitably get another one I can start him out in a clean environment.