mschultz
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When I was working on draining water from the water collecting container today I noticed a very thin, but long, red worm. I immediately thought parasite. But its not on poop, or around poop that falls in the water. It is aquatic and trying desperately to crawl to a wet spot. Its a very mobile little bugger. It is probably 3 cm long and 1mm thick. It moved about 20-30 centimeters in 5 minutes (trying to find water). It is the only one in the tank. See the picture I posted below.
My chameleon is eating normally, and acting normally. She does not appear sick. I feed her crickets mostly and last week I fed her silk worms as a treat. Very rarely do I feed her meal worms (its been about 2 weeks).
I will investigate her poop for more worms. But right now its seems to be the only one. She is supposedly wild caught. I am in Hawaii. But I got her in September. This is the first time I'm seeing any worms.
Any ideas on what it is?
Could it have been from the soil in my hibiscus plant?
Side note: As a science teacher I find this both gross and fascinating.
My chameleon is eating normally, and acting normally. She does not appear sick. I feed her crickets mostly and last week I fed her silk worms as a treat. Very rarely do I feed her meal worms (its been about 2 weeks).
I will investigate her poop for more worms. But right now its seems to be the only one. She is supposedly wild caught. I am in Hawaii. But I got her in September. This is the first time I'm seeing any worms.
Any ideas on what it is?
Could it have been from the soil in my hibiscus plant?
Side note: As a science teacher I find this both gross and fascinating.
