Leave bugs in viv

[dread]

I was told by a pet shop worker not to leave bugs in my viv for longer then a couple hours as the chameleons fink they are friends and not food.....is this true

 

[JGuinan007]

NO, chameleons do no have friends and will eventually eat or try to eat anything the size of the space between their eyes or smaller actually sometimes even bigger but not bigger than their head anything bigger than their head in general makes them nervous and they don't like it in their territory. Some Feeders can be a problem if left in a viv especially over night when the cham goes to sleep and the left over would be feeder gets to your sleeping Chameleon and eats your Chameleons eyes (aparently they go for the eyes for the moisture) this may be just an Chameleon urban legend told to 1st time keepers by Experience Breeders having a go at you but.. why risk your poor chams eyes... I still don't know if they are messing with me.

 

[Clint526]

NO, chameleons do no have friends and will eventually eat or try to eat anything the size of the space between their eyes or smaller actually sometimes even bigger but not bigger than their head anything bigger than their head in general makes them nervous and they don't like it in their territory. Some Feeders can be a problem if left in a viv especially over night when the cham goes to sleep and the left over would be feeder gets to your sleeping Chameleon and eats your Chameleons eyes (aparently they go for the eyes for the moisture) this may be just an Chameleon urban legend told to 1st time keepers by Experience Breeders having a go at you but.. why risk your poor chams eyes... I still don't know if they are messing with me.

They're full of it, I've owned many different lizards and always kept live food in. Never had a single issue and I dump 100 cricks in at a time for my Chams.

 

[urawrath]

Dumping a hundred crickets at a time in should NOT be done, the crickets will eat and bite at the chameleon while sleeping and does happen. Didn't happen to my cham but has happened to a leopard gecko I rescued. You can leave the feeders in during the day but take them out when the lights go out.

 

[Clint526]

False, been doing it for years with many different species of all different ages and sizes.

 

[urawrath]

You've been lucky so far it does happen and will eventually.

 

[Clint526]

You've been lucky so far it does happen and will eventually.

Lucky for the last 15 years? Id say it's safe.

 

[alphakenc]

Did the 100 crickets all been eaten by the end of night before the lights goes off??

 

[Clint526]

Did the 100 crickets all been eaten by the end of night before the lights goes off??

Nope, throw 100 in every week or so, feeding dubias and supers in between also.

 

[JaniP]

False, been doing it for years with many different species of all different ages and sizes.

Not false, I've seen cricket bite injuries from it.

 

[urawrath]

many people told you in the thread the you made not to do it and why you shouldnt.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/questions-about-my-new-male-ambilobe.146381/

 

[alphakenc]

Ur cham must have a tough skin,how can u be sure the uneaten crickets not biting ur cham when both u guys at sleep??

 

[FlChamMom]

Cricket bites aside, if you dump 100 crickets at a time in the cage after the first day the nutrition is worthless. Think about it, no gut load, dust is gone; you are leaving your chameleon to eat basically an empty shell.

 

[JGuinan007]

See what I mean are they messing with me or what? I just feed 6 dubias a day and if any left over by lights out they go back to feeder cage for the next feeding

 

[alphakenc]

Nope, throw 100 in every week or so, feeding dubias and supers in between also.

Either ur cham has a tough skin like a leather boots or ur cricket must be 100small pinhead new born,I wouldnt dump all those crickets if I were u

 

[trickedoutbiker]

Think about it, no gut load, dust is gone; you are leaving your chameleon to eat basically an empty shell.

yep. no value in a cricket thats' been in a cage for a week.



@Clint526

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/questions-about-my-new-male-ambilobe.146381/




that's your posting. I even commented on it, as did many others, why 100 crickets at a time is bad.

you even said in that post, "Also any other recommendations or advice is appreciated." --- Many many people recommended NOT to dump 100 crickets in at a time, and you still do?

to each his own I guess..... but how are u dusting them? how are u making sure they are properly gutloaded? how are u making sure they dont eat your cham? i know u say it hasnt happened yet... keyword = yet.

do u dump 100 in because u think that's how it should be done and havent done research? or do u dump 100 in at a time because a task as simple as daily dusting and feeding is too hard for you?

not tryin to be mean yo, but that is really really not a good idea. at all. if u want the best for your cham, that is.

 

[Clint526]

I dust the dubias and worms.

 

[The Learned Lizard]

Ha ha brilliant never heard for the being friends.

 

[leedragon]

crickets are vicious bastards and have powerful mandibules. do not leave more that they will eat in a short while.

 

[The Learned Lizard]

True ive know crickets to eat the poly backgrounds as well as nipping at the cham and even managing to chew threw a flexarium.