Centipedes?

[omegian]

yep those are sold for thousands here in hong kong..
so would it just be that the toxins in its bodies of the centipede bad for the chameleon or just the fangs?

 

[dodolah]

yep those are sold for thousands here in hong kong..
so would it just be that the toxins in its bodies of the centipede bad for the chameleon or just the fangs?

the fangs are just the tool to Inject the poison.
The poison itself is located inside the venom glands located inside the maxillipeds the body walls at the very base nearby the fangs..

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19105969

http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/hangar/2437/centipedehandling.html

http://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...serid=10&md5=d4971ec5c020edeb4d82c26e2839db1d

I would suggest not to do it...
but if you insist.. perhaps chop off its head completely. Hopefully, you will rid the part where it store the venom glands
idk if it works though.

I am not sure if centipedes retain poison inside of its whole body.
I wish there are some articles confirming the statement.

 

[omegian]

oh thanks..
hmm i better not do it anyways just for the sake of my precious chameleon
but ive reaad somewhere if an animal eats venom they would not die from it
only if it is injected

but i may be wrong