Giving free worms

[lmcoop1]

My chameleon passed away yesterday. I let thw crickets go, but the horned worms, butterworms, wax worms, and mealworms will not survive in the area I live in.

I will send these for free to help another chameleon. I will be posting his cage, lights, and vines soon in the supplies forum.

 

[sheilahinkley]

I'm so sorry for your loss but I'm very interested in horned or butterworms. I may also be interested in some of your other supplies. Email me at [email protected]

 

[rpritch]

So sorry to hear about your loss. I am interested in anything that you are willing to [email protected]

 

[Ponyboy]

Ditto on the above post, I'm interested in anything you are willing to sell. send to [email protected]

I'm so sorry for your loss :/

We have a forum section for mourning and remembrance!

 

[Meg4433]

Sorry to hear of your loss

 

[MSMorgan]

So sorry to hear of your loss. For what it's worth, hang on to your enclosure, vines and other furnishings. You never know when the cham. bug will strike.

 

[KRuehle]

I'm so sorry for your loss, that must be so hard. I'd be interested in some of the supplies. [email protected] if you have any left

 

[Meg4433]

The stuff is so expensive you might want to save in case you change your mind.

 

[HardlyQuinn]

What a hard situation. I have been through something similar. It must be difficult to see all of those supplies that no longer have a purpose. I understand the inclination to get rid of them. Perhaps put them in another room until you have time to absorb this loss and recover. Nothing can replace the little one that you lost, but you may decide that you are ready for a new little love in your life and it would be a shame to start all over again. The decision is yours. I am not saying that you should never give the items up, just hold off for a couple weeks while you adjust. My heart is with you.

 

[lmcoop1]

Thank you so much everyone. I'm sorry I have not checked this in about a week, I get sad when I even write the word chameleon. I have decided to keep the supplies, just for a while. I will decide soon and I have saved all of your email addresses.
Thank you so much for your support! It truly means a lot.
I sent the worms to an established owner of a beautiful panther. If he let's me, I will post pictures of the little guy loving the hornworms we sent him

 

[Carlton]

My chameleon passed away yesterday. I let thw crickets go, but the horned worms, butterworms, wax worms, and mealworms will not survive in the area I live in.

I will send these for free to help another chameleon. I will be posting his cage, lights, and vines soon in the supplies forum.

I am sorry to hear you lost your friend! With that said, I wanted to suggest (its meant kindly ) that releasing commercial feeder insects isn't a good idea. They don't belong in our native habitats and some are known agricultural pests (so you could get into trouble doing it). If you can't find someone here to send them to, how about offering to a local pet shop, animal rescue or contact a herp society?

 

[trickedoutbiker]

I sent the worms to an established owner of a beautiful panther. If he let's me, I will post pictures of the little guy loving the hornworms we sent him

He really is a beauty. Thanks so much again for the feeder worms. He goes crazy when he sees a hornworm in my hand! He eats them so fast!

Here's the same 2 pics I sent you of him chowing down on a worm, and a few other pics of him in some different patterns just so everyone can see him. His name is Kyú. (Pronounced about the same way as the kid in the cartoon "Caillou" - and NO I did NOT name him after the cartoon.... I get asked that a lot. I honestly never heard of the cartoon until I started telling people the name of my chameleon. Sounds about the same, but with the "u" emphasized a tad more and it's all spelled different.

He's about 9 months old right now, and just actually started another shed last night. Can't wait to see him all done with it and brighter.

 

[lmcoop1]

I am sorry to hear you lost your friend! With that said, I wanted to suggest (its meant kindly ) that releasing commercial feeder insects isn't a good idea. They don't belong in our native habitats and some are known agricultural pests (so you could get into trouble doing it). If you can't find someone here to send them to, how about offering to a local pet shop, animal rescue or contact a herp society?

I made this post because I was not willing to release the insects. I found someone to send them to. Thank you for the concern, I know there is a lot of ignorance out there and I'm glad there are people (like you) checking for things like this.

 

[trickedoutbiker]

With that said, I wanted to suggest (its meant kindly ) that releasing commercial feeder insects isn't a good idea. They don't belong in our native habitats and some are known agricultural pests (so you could get into trouble doing it). If you can't find someone here to send them to, how about offering to a local pet shop, animal rescue or contact a herp society?

She only released the crickets. Those won't harm the environment at all. She sent the wax worms, butter worms, and hornworms to me.

No worries.

 

[lmcoop1]

He really is a beauty. Thanks so much again for the feeder worms. He goes crazy when he sees a hornworm in my hand! He easts them so fast!

Here's the same 2 pics I sent you of him chowing down on a worm, and a few other pics of him in some different patterns just so everyone can see him. His name is Kyú. (Pronounced about the same way as the kid in the cartoon "Caillou" - and NO I did NOT name him after the cartoon.... I get asked that a lot. I honestly never heard of the cartoon until I started telling people the name of my chameleon. Sounds about the same, but with the "u" emphasized a tad more and it's all spelled different.

He's about 9 months old right now, and just actually started another shed last night. Can't wait to see him all done with it and brighter.

Thank you for posting!!