Too big

[Time Police]

So I think I fed my Jackson Chameleon a roach that might be a little too big. He's a juvenile (4-5months) and he's had his food stuck in his mouth for about 10 minutes already. Is there a safe procedure or any precautions that I should take if I need to pull it out of his mouth??

 

[Time Police]

Here's a picture...

 

[camaleonte82]

depending on how handle-able he is, he might fight a little but you could tug it gently to get it out or at least try to maybe break most of it off so its smaller

 

[camaleonte82]

that is a bit big for him. the rule of thumb is it should not be bigger than the space between their eyes (thats how big their throat it.. approx)

 

[Time Police]

Oh wow, yeah that roach was pretty big. Okay, thank you...I'll remember that rule.