Can I feed this mantis to my cham?

[Serbianchameleon]

So I found this mantis on my aloe vera few minutes ago. So my question is can I feed it to my cham and will it survive the night in this glass? I poked the holes so it can get air.

 

[Kamikaze Chameleon]

Mantis are okay to feed to chams. I have had sucess with feeding them but they were ordered online. If this is from the wild, i would just be weary because it could be carrying something that could be harmfull to your cham such as bacteria or pesticides, just be cautious!

 

[Kamikaze Chameleon]

It looks pretty big though, how old/big id your cham?? The rule of thumb is to NOT feed anything larger than the diatance between the chams eyes but im going tbch and my guy has easily taken down large horworms or silkworms but I try to avoid giving him something too big.

 

[nickeeyy]

I'd let the mantis go. They are extremely intelligent (as science has shown) & they're great insect controllers. I'd grab some dubias & wax worms instead for treats https://www.thoughtco.com/praying-mantid-facts-1968525

 

[JoshOfTheJungle]

Let it breed and find the egg sacks

 

[NashansCamos]

Mantis is a great snack for a chameleon ? you could let it breed and find the eggs.

 

[Serbianchameleon]

Mantis are okay to feed to chams. I have had sucess with feeding them but they were ordered online. If this is from the wild, i would just be weary because it could be carrying something that could be harmfull to your cham such as bacteria or pesticides, just be cautious!

I have adult veiled and panther who is 7 months old

 

[Serbianchameleon]

Mantis is a great snack for a chameleon ? you could let it breed and find the eggs.

Mantis are really hard to find here I would never find the eggs..

 

[Serbianchameleon]

I'd let the mantis go. They are extremely intelligent (as science has shown) & they're great insect controllers. I'd grab some dubias & wax worms instead for treats https://www.thoughtco.com/praying-mantid-facts-1968525

I let it go in my backyard.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

I let it go in my backyard.

Great! Sometimes the question isn't, "Can I?" but "Should I?"
Mantis' are beneficial rather than pests.
What Is the Benefit of Releasing a Praying Mantis in Your Garden?

A praying mantis may look like a creature from a 1960s sci-fi film

Actually, it was the 1950s... ?

 

[Serbianchameleon]

Great! Sometimes the question isn't, "Can I?" but "Should I?"
Mantis' are beneficial rather than pests.
What Is the Benefit of Releasing a Praying Mantis in Your Garden?

Actually, it was the 1950s... ?

Great text! Thank you!

 

[Kamikaze Chameleon]

I have adult veiled and panther who is 7 months old

Ya IMHO that was too big for a 7 month old, thats like a full adult size carolina mantis