About a month ago I noticed this little black beetle (actually he isn’t that little, probably about half the size of my thumb) and I was concerned as to where it came from and of course I wasn’t sure if my veiled chameleon could eat it so I was nervous. I tried to take it out of my veiled chameleons terrarium but it got away from me and I hadn’t seen since so I assumed my chameleon ate it. I recently added in a plant to my terrarium to up the humidity for when my chameleon sheds, and what do I see when I’m about to turn the heating light off, but the beetle drinking water out of my plant. I was able to capture it and put it in a beta bowl my beta fish came in, but I want to know two things. First, can my veiled chameleon eat this beetle? And second, where did it come from? I feed my veiled chameleon mainly dusted gut loaded crickets, but about three or more months ago I bought some horn worms and mealworms for my frogs and my chameleon to eat for something new. I was thinking maybe the beetle came from a mealworm that got away? (I uploaded a photo of the beetle)
Where did this beetle come from and can my veiled chameleon eat it?
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I know right?! That’s the main reason I lost the sucker last month, I understand why my chameleon never ate it, they are so freaky!
nightanole
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Now now, those are my crews favorite treat. They are extra crunchy and are pretty hard to pull off branches, they need to work for them.
CJ's Exotics
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Does this make you excited?
BleuSaphir
Chameleon Enthusiast
Just grab it.Is there a way to get rid of the beetles? My chameleon has a pretty slow reaction time so he can’t eat them. But they freak me out so much
I could never touch a tarantula though.
nightanole
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MissSkittles
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Are you feeding mealworms or superworms? Mealworms pupate quickly and can be slowed by keeping cool in a fridge. If you have chickens or a bird feeder, you can give the yummy yuckies to them. But, you really shouldn’t be feeding your cham mealworms. I’m attaching both feeder and ‘gutloading’ graphics for guidance. Most don’t gutload in the true sense, but you do need to keep your feeder insects well fed with healthy food so they’ll be more nutritious. Superworms are fussy about their pupating, so I would assume you have an escaped feeder, which you can easily use tongs to grab.Is there a way to get rid of the beetles? My chameleon has a pretty slow reaction time so he can’t eat them. But they freak me out so much
elizaann2
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My Jackson’s and veiled love them. The panther…not so much.
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