Centipedes?

[omegian]

hey guys is it safe to feed my veiled a centipede as a treat ..
?

i think it would be de-fanged as here in hong kong people defang them for their fish

 

[kenya]

No.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/giant-centipedes-17407/

 

[Brad Ramsey]

I strongly agree with
No.

-Brad

 

[Lizardlover]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDHCU7FZmns&feature=PlayList&p=88B2B2235CCA5043&playnext=1&index=21

what about this?? this lady has made 2 videos of her jacksons doing this..im not saying id recommend it but what about this jacksons, its doing fine.

 

[dondeb562]

WOW that is a really yellow jacksons! lol! Sorry I dont have any input on this though

 

[kenya]

Just because someone else does it, doesn't mean it is a good idea. Centipedes are very dangerous.

 

[rcmike]

I wouldn't recommend it. That being said, I would bet they eat much worse in the wild. If it moves and it edible size they will probably try it if they are hungry.

 

[omegian]

its not a giant centipede or anything just a small one..
are they dangerous because of their legs?

 

[dodolah]

its not a giant centipede or anything just a small one..
are they dangerous because of their legs?

they have venom.

 

[sandrachameleon]

Most centipedes use venom for hunting, or rather for killing their prey. many have poision in their bodies, to deter being preyed upon.
So, like with spiders, its not recommended.

 

[Fortyo]

ok now i live in california and what about little milipedes? they dont have venom i ont think and i kno they don have teeth.

wouldthy be ok?
and what about just crickets going arond they house and they r WC.
would they be ok?

 

[dodolah]

ok now i live in california and what about little milipedes? they dont have venom i ont think and i kno they don have teeth.

wouldthy be ok?
and what about just crickets going arond they house and they r WC.
would they be ok?

are you 100% sure that your community and your house areas are pesticide free? Are the insects clean from parasite's eggs?
In that case, they should be fine to be fed to your cham.

Glomerus marginata (pill millipede) is one that can be fed as occasional feeder, i believe.
Just remember not to feed the big one (use the width of the forehead rule). Judging from the exoskeleton, i think they gonna be hard to digest.

 

[omegian]

ohh raigghtt
never knew they had poison in their bodies...
only in their teeth
i used to feed them off to my arowanas and they were fine..
i did that with my pacman frog aswell and shes fine

hmm i guess chameleons are just different eh?

 

[rcmike]

Not the teeth, the tail. Those two things hanging off the back to be exact.

 

[dodolah]

ohh raigghtt
never knew they had poison in their bodies...
only in their teeth
i used to feed them off to my arowanas and they were fine..
i did that with my pacman frog aswell and shes fine

hmm i guess chameleons are just different eh?

perhaps one of the reason why you don't put your chameleon in aquarium full of water, eh?

 

[omegian]

hehehe
good point



the tails do damage?

 

[rcmike]

Apparently I am wrong on the tails. I pride myself on my knowledge of useless stuff like that but I guess I missed this one.

 

[sandrachameleon]

ohh raigghtt
never knew they had poison in their bodies...
only in their teeth
i used to feed them off to my arowanas and they were fine..
i did that with my pacman frog aswell and shes fine

hmm i guess chameleons are just different eh?

off topic, but had to say: arowanas are KEWL fish. I loved mine. Had two silver arowans, living with oscars and clone knife fish. Biggest arowana grew to about 100cm (three feet) long and boy could it jump! Learned how to make big, strudy expensive fish tanks to house that fish! worth every penny.

 

[ciafardo 4]

How about the red arowanas that are farmed in asia they are a magnificant fish!

 

[dodolah]

off topic, but had to say: arowanas are KEWL fish. I loved mine. Had two silver arowans, living with oscars and clone knife fish. Biggest arowana grew to about 100cm (three feet) long and boy could it jump! Learned how to make big, strudy expensive fish tanks to house that fish! worth every penny.

gotta agree! My dad used to own the red one..
I remembered staring at it for so long every day.. ahahahahaha gotta be bad for the fish..