new imported Parsonii

[Motherlode Chameleon]

I know from experience they will eat whatever fits.

I have always had the experience/understanding that when Calumma parsonii parsonii are thriving and in optimum conditions, they are capable of consuming just about all food insects offered to them. However if they become sick or bored from a lack of food insect species and go on a hunger strike they can be exceptionally difficult to feed. Notably Calumma parsonii parsonii are more difficult to keep in these regards than other species of chameleons.

Oh I wasn't happy. However the animal was. I would not recommend feeding a Parson one.

Whatever is best for the keepers and the Calumma parsonii parsonii. My regards about your dad.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[Todnedo]

That would be similar to swallowing a syringe. If I was going to feed out a bird to my Calumma parsonii parsonii it would not be a species of Humming Bird.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

They are a natural food for them, more so than roaches.
I have observed parsons eating hummming birds on more than one occasion.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

They are a natural food for them, more so than roaches.
I have observed parsons eating hummming birds on more than one occasion.

Humming Birds are only native to the America's. The small birds that live in Madagascar are similar to Finches and other small bird species. Those types of small birds or something similar would be more ideal to breed than humming birds.

Best Regards
Jeremy A.Rich

 

[SSimsswiSS]

Humming Birds are only native to the America's. The small birds that live in Madagascar are similar to Finches and other small bird species. Those types of small birds or something similar would be more ideal to breed than humming birds.

Best Regards
Jeremy A.Rich

The parson's must of mistook the hummer for a Souimanga sunbird.

 

[Carlton]

Humming Birds are only native to the America's. The small birds that live in Madagascar are similar to Finches and other small bird species. Those types of small birds or something similar would be more ideal to breed than humming birds.

Best Regards
Jeremy A.Rich

I suspect you saw them going for sunbirds, not hummers. Some species are quite tiny and would be attracted to flowering trees as insects would...right in the firing range of a Parson's!

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

The parson's must of mistook the hummer for a Souimanga sunbird.

I suspect you saw them going for sunbirds, not hummers. Some species are quite tiny and would be attracted to flowering trees as insects would...right in the firing range of a Parson's!

That would be Madagascar's Humming Birds convergent evolved counterpart. I would not feed those for the same reason, the same long beak and prospects of ingestion problems. The CIN article of Calumma parsonii parsonii in the Field has a list of Madagascar Small birds that Parsons were though to consume. I would go from that or other small similar African birds if you're considering feeding small birds to Calumma parsonii parsonii.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[Todnedo]

That would be Madagascar's Humming Birds convergent evolved counterpart. I would not feed those for the same reason, the same long beak and prospects of ingestion problems. The CIN article of Calumma parsonii parsonii in the Field has a list of Madagascar Small birds that Parsons were though to consume. I would go from that or other small similar African birds if you're considering feeding small birds to Calumma parsonii parsonii.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

The beaks of humming birds in North America are softer than a persons fingernail keratin so not a real concern.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

The beaks of humming birds in North America are softer than a persons fingernail keratin so not a real concern.

I am not recommending feeding Humming Birds Family (Trochilidae). They are long and solid enough to cause significant blockage that I would not recommend them. Especially when there are plenty of other small species of birds that would not that are available on the bird market as of now.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich