Cricket left in overnight

[mhfan305]

I can't get this one uneaten cricket out from the cage! He is going to have to be left in overnight. He was fully gut loaded this morning when I put him in. So he might not snack on my chameleon. What do you guys think. Should I still try to get him out? I can't even find him...

 

[ChamDE86]

It's not a big deal if there are one or two crickets inside the cage. if you're worried though, place some cricket food inside the cage, so it'll chomp on that instead of your cham

 

[mhfan305]

Yeah I'll just add a some cricket food in there. The cage is 16x16x30. You think the cricket can sniff out the food?

 

[carol5208]

Yeah I'll just add a some cricket food in there. The cage is 16x16x30. You think the cricket can sniff out the food?

yes they will find the food!

 

[mhfan305]

Ok, thanks.

 

[melble68]

I too wouldn't worry to much. I'm looking at a couple in my female's enclosure as I write this. Although if a male starts chirping, I can't rest until its back in the gutload bin in the garage where they can chirp until their hearts content.

 

[kiapolo2002]

If your Cham is a healthy eater, you have nothing to worry about. I have left multiple crickets at a time in my Veiled's cage overnight and then the next day, they were all eaten. Just think of it as a future midnight snack if they don't eat all of their crickets during feeding time.

 

[PatsyB]

I always figure the crickets would eat the plants before they try to eat my chameleon.