Hornworms?

[KamaKamaChameleon!]

So Is Hornworms Safe Feed A 4 month Cham?I'm Just Worried About Horn Does It Hurt A 4 Month Chameleon? This Just Question I Bet Hear This ALOT So Thanks!

 

[renzo0684]

You have to worry about the size. Horn worms grow fast. If you have them on a warm place they can double in size over night. So get a pod of small small horn worms and place them in a cooler with ice packs and it will keep them from growning too fast. Some can keep them alive in their fridge but I find that too difficult and I end up killing them. Your 4 month old can eat them but they have to be super small. You might want to stick to small super worms, wax worms, or crickets.

 

[KamaKamaChameleon!]

Hornworms

• KamaKamaChameleon!
• Mar 1, 2018
• 4

Tiny Enough?
(btw its sideways)

 

[martyfrost]

No because the the horn worm can bite a chameleon real hard and it can probably bite its tongue or eye you can wait till there about 8 -10 months or more

 

[KamaKamaChameleon!]

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[KamaKamaChameleon!]

Well I Have Med Him A Cricket around size of middle sized hornworm and he killed it like in half a secound and ate it

 

[martyfrost]

you can try feeding him that but just make sure to get some nail clippers and clip off his mandibles

 

[Dave Bolamperti]

Your Cham can easily eat those hornworms
They are soft bodies, you don’t have to do anything to the worms place them around and enjoy the show
Have fun
Dave

 

[agdrac8]

My rule of thumb is always make sure your feeders are no bigger than the distance between their eyes. Once I see what kind of hunters my chams are I'll try different things/sizes. And they have definitely surprised me in the past. At the current size I would say you're fine if you supervise the feedings. But I personally wouldn't buy horn worms at that age because they will grow faster than your cham can eat them. I do keep mine in the fridge, but no more than one or two days in there and at least one day out. They do just fine.

 

[Dave Bolamperti]

Chams can eat larger worms
I feed my adult panthers full size hornworms 3-4 inch long and fat they love them ,great for hydration just don’t get too close they squirt all over
Good luck
Dave

 

[Dave Bolamperti]

Veilds are great Chams I’ve had 5
Your Cham also looks great they eat like pigs at that age, feed your teenager all he wants

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[Dave Bolamperti]

I dust my worms also ,add a few crickets when feeding or their poop will be runny won’t be a problem just little extra gross when cleaning lol
Enjoy
Dave