cabbage moths

[wow]

are cabbage moths ok to feed there are so many around here that i could just reach my hand out and catch one. with all the time calvin has spent outdoors this summer i am shure he has caught at least 1 of these things.
http://www.greenharvest.com.au/images/Pests & Diseases/cabbage-white-butterfly.jpg

 

[jesseesperto]

I wouldnt let him eat to many. they have been known to eat on tomato plants before.

 

[wow]

yeah i was thinking about that but i live next to a large feild that does not get sprayed. and they all seem to hang out in it. its a good place to get wild crickets.

 

[Vibrant Chameleons]

I wouldn't chance feeding wild crickets wow. Crickets are cheap enough to buy that I wouldn't even bother. It's just not worth the risk in my opinion. About the moths, I have no idea.

 

[pohchunyee]

Just breed your own cricket Dylan.......... i just had about 10,000 hatching pinhead crickets...... raise them up and you will not have to buy or catch wild cricket anymore

 

[wow]

i dont feed the crickets i catch to the chams only to the frogs that i find and diffrent spiders and stuff i would not chance that. i am going to try and breed my own crickets but still trying to figure out how, i have tried before without any luck but i think i know what i did wrong.

 

[Vibrant Chameleons]

I'd try breeding silkworms before crickets. I'm definetly going to give it a shot. Too many crickets can really stink up the place!

 

[Trace]

And I will take the opposite opinion...

... wild caught bugs are excellent and beneficial for captive chameleons. Why deny your animals healthy food? They eat it in the wild right. Go for it Dylan!

And the ubiquitous disclaimer: collect your bugs from pesticide free areas and make sure they are non-toxic.

they have been known to eat on tomato plants before

Then why are they called "Cabbage" butterflies? The caterpillars eat plants from the cabbage family (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli) not the nightshade family like tomatoes. The adults sip nectar from flowering plants.

T

 

[filip]

I agree with Trace! Cabbage butterflies are not moths and they don't live on plants of the Solanaceae family (which can be poisonous), but on the ones of the Brassicaceae family. They are sensitive to pesticides and the great cabbage white (pieris brassicae) once very aboundant, is now a rare species...
I think you can feel free to feed your cham with them...
F.

 

[Dean Pulcini]

I always feed my chameleons wc insect treats.