Feeding my chameleon dead crickets?

[Pixie22]

Ok, this is a little bit of an interesting situation. So my veiled chameleon eats by hand, and she knows that if it’s in my hand, it’s food, even if it’s not moving. I used to put bugs in the cage for her to catch herself but they keep escaping out of the cage... eew. I’m wondering if it’s ok if I take my gut loaded crickets, drown them, and immediately feed them to my Cham. They will only have been dead for a minute or two and are otherwise perfectly healthy. My chameleon is extremely active and gets plenty of exercise so I have no worries about her becoming inactive due to not hunting. Another thing is I was wondering if she can have the Flukers brand canned silk worms every once and a while. I know that’s a different situation cause those have been dead for a while, but I know my chameleon would love to have some as a treat ever once in a while and we’re unable to get rarer live insects like those around here.

 

[Quick Draw Mcgraw]

Why would you drown them why not just feed live im just curious?

 

[CasqueAbove]

You don’t want to drown them. You can put them in the fridge or freezer. I assume you just don’t want to hold the crickets. You can also use a deep cup and hold it. This is what I do. Just like a big gulp 32oz cup. They can’t jump out, but the chameleon can get them easily.

 

[MissSkittles]

I use these and love them. Have had only the rare escapees and those were bsfl that wriggled their way to freedom. https://tkchameleons.com/products/shooting-gallery

 

[MissSkittles]

As for silkworms and other feeders that are hard to find locally... https://www.chameleonforums.com/sponsors/?tag=food
I like https://morifeeders.com/ for silkworms. If he has none available, I buy from here. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Silkworm-6...var=592523142644&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
I’ve never opened a can of silkworms, but after seeing the hermetically sealed ones,

 

[JacksJill]

I currently have 21 cages in my house, without the Shooting Gallery feeder, I would be chasing crickets out of my bed and cabinets. I only have loose crickets if I'm uncoordinated enough to drop one now.

 

[nightanole]

I currently have 21 cages in my house without the Shooting Gallery feeder I would be chasing crickets out of my bed and cabinets. I only have loose crickets if I'm uncoordinated enough to drop one now.

A comma changes everything

Something about eating children

 

[JacksJill]

My English is appalling these days. I end sentences with prepositions and my sentences tend to be run on. At least my lack of commas is amusing.

 

[ERKleRose]

You also never want canned insects for chams because you don’t know how those feeders were gutloaded or killed and if they were healthy.