feeder geckos

[backwood fred]

I once saw my Jackson's eat a little house gecko that somehow got into his cage, and I think it was petty disturbing. And for the following weeks, I saved several other baby geckos that were popping out in his cage or in the room he was in (I don't know if there were eggs in the plants I was bringing in, or what) because with all the thousands insects I have as feeders, I was not going to let a little gecko find his end in my house.

I don't know, I have issues with this kind of thing. My dog would eat small animals in the wild, but I'm not going to give her a rabbit just to spice things up lol. Not when I have lots of other food options for her.

well my cat and dog are pretty mutch wild and do come back with animals all the time, last night my cat brought a mouce to me and ate it, but i didnt stop her cuz its an animal and thats what they do

 

[Syn]

blergh nvm I prefer not to get into this.

 

[james L]

Heres the said truth about cats, there killing machines. They kill for sport. They have made many small animals extinct. Do you know what type of mouse it killed? Was it a native to your area? Not trying to sound like a jerk, there a big difference between a cham eating a lizard and cats killing random wildlife.

 

[james L]

People are pests and carry diseases too.....

 

[Cainschams]

I love these kinds of threads

 

[backwood fred]

" Do you know what type of mouse it killed? Was it a native to your area?"

ya but the cats not, so it is kinda the same cats arnt from california but mice are , chams arnt from were they live but geckos are so .........
actualy i think it is very simmaler

 

[laurie]

Next time you feel the need to feel your chameleon a gecko, try to not feel the need to share it with us and this thread won't happen.

 

[Julirs]

Next time you feel the need to feel your chameleon a gecko, try to not feel the need to share it with us and this thread won't happen.

LOL! Yes, next time you decide to feed your too young of a cham a large gecko, or anything else strange like:

• Let your cham ride around on the back of your cat/dog
• let your cham ride around on your shoulder in a busy place
• tie your cham to a mini-parachute and drop it from a building

Perfectly said Laurie-If you don't want to see a thread like this, don't do something stupid and post about it. If you do stupid things, keep them to yourselves. (Yes-this is harsh. I am in a harsh mood.)

 

[Todnedo]

Heres the said truth about cats, there killing machines. They kill for sport. They have made many small animals extinct. Do you know what type of mouse it killed? Was it a native to your area? Not trying to sound like a jerk, there a big difference between a cham eating a lizard and cats killing random wildlife.

I saw a show about big cats (tigers) in zoo and they said they would never be able to survive in the wild because they were raised in a zoo
I think it would take less than 10 minutes for them to realize they are free and an 800 pound cat will eat whatever it wants.
My house cat caught a sick squirel and ate everything but the head and tail, not bad for a kitty that never ate anything but meowmix

 

[Rosie42892]

I know I couldn't do this, just because I have known MANY pet geckos. But if you would like to continue to do this, I would reccomend trying smaller geckos, that have been bred/raised in a clean environment.

 

[pssh]

Agh... The whole cat comparison reminds me of my friends cat. He is a beat of a cat and takes down jackrabbits that are much bigger than he is. He brings themhome to my friends living room and he (plus his sister) chow down on the insides... After three rabbits they decided to close the dog door while they aren't home. Now he just leaves the animals right outside the door. I think part of it is because they feed them a low quality dry cat food and he's looking for real food.

 

[Leilaskeeper]

I think this is one of those "to each their own" scenarios ... and while I hate the idea of any animal dying, I think we should respect the OPs decision to feed their cham a gecko. At the end of the day, it's his/her cham and it's their sole responsibility to practice and understand responsible husbandry. They are the one that may be up to their neck in vet bills due to their decision to feed a gecko... but perhaps there was no harm done. Who knows.

All I can say OP, is that IF your cham does get sick, don't post it on here because no one will respect you or your opinions, let alone your presence. We all are congregated here out of our love of the hobby and of our chams and we do not appreciate hearing things that may potentially hurt, injure, make ill or kill a chameleon. This is why you are receiving such extreme points of views. Like Julirs says, "Think before you speak."

 

[Ellron]

All I can say OP, is that IF your cham does get sick, don't post it on here because no one will respect you or your opinions, let alone your presence. We all are congregated here out of our love of the hobby and of our chams and we do not appreciate hearing things that may potentially hurt, injure, make ill or kill a chameleon. This is why you are receiving such extreme points of views. Like Julirs says, "Think before you speak."

I think that if any chameleon gets sick we should help it, despite the ignorance of the owner.

 

[Leilaskeeper]

I think that if any chameleon gets sick we should help it, despite the ignorance of the owner.

I agree whole-heartedly - but a vet would be his best option IMO

 

[Texas Panther Man]

LLL sells feeder lizards. I think they are green anoles though not geckos. They are like 6 bux apiece. If i had a parson or a mellers id give them one on occasion but a panther or veiled really dont require that food item to live a healthy life. so my question is why do it then? Just to say your cham ate it?

 

[Lizardlover]

I think that if any chameleon gets sick we should help it, despite the ignorance of the owner.

And how do you propose we help it? If it should get sick eveyone knows what it would be from so there is no need to give a diagnosis. The only other kind of hlep would be to pay for vet bills and I think everyone spends enough money on their own chameleons.

 

[Lizardlover]

LLL sells feeder lizards. I think they are green anoles though not geckos. They are like 6 bux apiece. If i had a parson or a mellers id give them one on occasion but a panther or veiled really dont require that food item to live a healthy life. so my question is why do it then? Just to say your cham ate it?

They are no better than a w/c lizard. Do you think they really waste time and space to breed their own lizards?

 

[Olimpia]

What's the point of feeding a reptile another reptile? We have millions of feeder insects, most of whose survival thus far on the evolutionary path boggles me (I once had 5 crickets drown in a beer cap of water... seriously?) at our disposal. They are typically cheap, numerous, and easily gotten. Many have loads of calcium, goodies, shapes, and sizes - everything your pet requires to have a varied, delicious, and healthy diet. There is no need to throw in a gecko or anole for giggles.

It's like when I had a ferret. People on the forums used to say that it was great to give them a live mouse every once in a while to stimulate them and help their diet. I thought, absolutely not! There are a billon things I can do to keep my ferret stimulated and active, and billions of other nutricious things she can eat to keep her healthy. Absolutely no need to put a mouse through that for no good reason.

But what more can I say, to each his own. I have strong reservations against this, though.

 

[Elizadolots]

Didn't y'all read the thread where the breeder was advised to feed the "poorly" babies to the parents?

Everyone has to decide how "close to wild" they treat their animals, regardless of species. Some people let their dogs run free and hunt down animals, some prepare their food more carefully than they do the human food.

That's all a choice.

I would say that those who want to engage in "adventure feeding" should be reserved about what they post here.

 

[Ellron]

And how do you propose we help it? If it should get sick eveyone knows what it would be from so there is no need to give a diagnosis. The only other kind of hlep would be to pay for vet bills and I think everyone spends enough money on their own chameleons.

I think this is rather selfish. Just because the owner is ignorant doesn't mean you should let the cham die.

We could help the person along with the vet etc.