Can Chameleons eat cave crickets?
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Cainschams
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Feed away
If you know there are no pesticides being used in or around your house. Some do not participate in feeding off WC insects. Personally I would feed these if they were not twice the size of my chams heads when I usually find them.
http://chameleonnews.com/index.php?page=article&id=58
If you know there are no pesticides being used in or around your house. Some do not participate in feeding off WC insects. Personally I would feed these if they were not twice the size of my chams heads when I usually find them.
http://chameleonnews.com/index.php?page=article&id=58
Destiny
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I'd say that if they're completely light brown they could be safe to eat. I wouldn't try it for risks of poisening from pesticide. Ive found a few myself, they just about gave me a heart attack because at first glimpse i thought it was a spider. (I really dont like spiders) I would stay away from feeding them to your lizards.
canzoman
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Yeah they are big scary mofo's. My wife is terrified of them. But I bet my chams would love em.
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Cainschams
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If you are afraid of pesticides just put them in a container like the link describes for a few days. Feed them a healthy diet and after 3 or 4 days I think you would be safe. If you want them from a cleaner source the breed them
Spiders are another good snack around the house you can find in colder weather. Just know what you are feeding.
Spiders are another good snack around the house you can find in colder weather. Just know what you are feeding.
ciafardo 4
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I feed them in the summer like crazy . I have a small greenhouse on the side of my house and for some reason they are always in there at night.
canzoman
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If you are afraid of pesticides just put them in a container like the link describes for a few days. Feed them a healthy diet and after 3 or 4 days I think you would be safe. If you want them from a cleaner source the breed them
Good to know thanks.
Syn
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Cainschams
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QuioteCham
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Dang straight they are!!!! I say, if youre brave enough to pick it up, feed the little bastard off to chameleon jaws of doom. But seriously, that is one scary ass cricket.
atsutane
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rip one of the hind legs off
personally i would probably freak because they look too much like spiders
chameleon76
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Hello
If I found them I would put them in this little 5gal tank i use just for gutloading wild caught insects, prob light mist in aquarim. Then i would feed. Would love to find some of those monsters! Have fun!
If I found them I would put them in this little 5gal tank i use just for gutloading wild caught insects, prob light mist in aquarim. Then i would feed. Would love to find some of those monsters!
Have fun!
Brad Ramsey
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I believe you are talking about camel crickets which would be fine provided they are pesticide free and their gut has been cleaned out (few days on a recommended diet)
Be careful as these are cannibalistic and may have eaten a deceased friend that was poisoned.
When I was growing up we had an infestation of them in a house we had with a crawl space .... they would come out at night and my Dad would spray as many as he could then leave a plate full of poisoned casualties out for the rest. In the morning the plate would be empty.
To answer your question,
Only cave chameleons can eat cave crickets.
-Brad
Be careful as these are cannibalistic and may have eaten a deceased friend that was poisoned.
When I was growing up we had an infestation of them in a house we had with a crawl space .... they would come out at night and my Dad would spray as many as he could then leave a plate full of poisoned casualties out for the rest. In the morning the plate would be empty.
To answer your question,
Only cave chameleons can eat cave crickets.
-Brad
