Could a wild grasshopper kill a chameleon?

[jacksonchamnew]

Just trying to make sense of my chameleon dying. A last meal. I noticed that these hoppers produce a mouth secretion. Desperate to find food for chameleon since it was only eating superworms.

 

[jacksonchamnew]

I just don't get it. They are found with bees and wasps in their stomachs in Hawaii.

 

[bloftis1]

Well they are safe for chams HOWEVER. If it is wild, there always is that risk of bacteria, pesticides, any chemicals sprayed etc. you dont know where it has been.

 

[jamest0o0]

Lubbers are toxic

 

[salty dog]

I would clean it with hand sanitizer first.. it might have cov..19 lol... j.k.

 

[jacksonchamnew]

I think the back legs of these hoppers may get lodged in the temporal gland lumen. I don't know.

 

[jacksonchamnew]

Lubbers are toxic

Lubbers are black with orange band when small.

 

[PabloTheCham]

I would clean it with hand sanitizer first.. it might have cov..19 lol... j.k.

You mean inject it with hand sanitizer....

 

[SourGrape4u]

You mean inject it with hand sanitizer....

Lol you know trump wasn't serious, he is a very smart successful business man, i wouldn't think he meant that...but was still funny as crap

 

[PabloTheCham]

Lol you know trump wasn't serious, he is a very smart successful business man, i wouldn't think he meant that...but was still funny as crap

*sigh*

 

[jamest0o0]

Lubbers are black with orange band when small.

Couldn't tell how small that one was by your photo. Your question was could a grasshopper kill a cham, so I mentioned that lubbers were toxic.

 

[CasqueAbove]

I don't think this is on you. Nothing you have done would kill a cham in 3 to 4 months. Even if you found a great vet, there was likely an existing issue when you got him.

 

[jacksonchamnew]

I don't think this is on you. Nothing you have done would kill a cham in 3 to 4 months. Even if you found a great vet, there was likely an existing issue when you got him.

Reptile show and he was only $40. I don't know if he was wild caught. I have learned much from this forum. I think that since he was a poor feeder from the beginning that something was wrong. A cricket or superworm every few days even when other crickets were in cage did not seem right.

 

[PabloTheCham]

Reptile show and he was only $40. I don't know if he was wild caught. I have learned much from this forum. I think that since he was a poor feeder from the beginning that something was wrong. A cricket or superworm every few days even when other crickets were in cage did not seem right.

yeah, he was not eating anywhere near enough. Don't beat yourself up over it, it was not your fault.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

I recommend pinching off the leggs of grasshoppers before feeding them to chameleons. This since the legs can be formidable and could cause internal problems. You could possibly have fed a wild grasshopper that was exposed to some amount of pesticides. That is why it is important to captive breed grasshoppers colonies or collect in an area that is known to be pesticide free area.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[MissSkittles]

Why were you desperate to find food for him?

 

[jacksonchamnew]

Why were you desperate to find food for him?

Because he was not eating crickets and was only eating superworms, like 1 every 3 days. I collected moths and craneflys, damselflies and others to try to get him to eat.

 

[MissSkittles]

Because he was not eating crickets and was only eating superworms, like 1 every 3 days. I collected moths and craneflys, damselflies and others to try to get him to eat.

Chams do get spoiled with superworms and will refuse other feeders. But I agree with others that there most likely was an underlying health issue that he had before you got him. I’m sorry you lost him. He was beautiful.