Chameleonboy
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I herd it is good to give your chameleon a pinky mouse how old should it be at least, and every how long should it be fed a pinky mouse
thank you people
thank you people
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I herd it is good to give your chameleon a pinky mouse how old should it be at least, and every how long should it be fed a pinky mouse
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Pinky mice are a good source of protien for animals. We have fed out Frozen Thawed pinkies but only to wild caught animals that we feel could use the extra meat. I wouldnt consider this an ever week habit or feeding them just for the sake of watching them eat a pinky. But like I said its a good source of protien if you have a thin cham. Good Luck im sure other forum members will jump in and help you out on this.
"Gout is not uncommon in chameleons that are fed pinky mice on a constant basis or crickets that have been gut loaded solely with high protein foods like cat or dog food."
http://www.mythicalchameleons.com/vetcases.htm
Just have to question the 1/2 oustalets 1/2 panther.
Is this even possible?
-Brad
i'm gonna go with why would you even want to in the first place?? personally i just don't see any good reason for it.
so they are high in protein, but come on now... do we really need it? you can easily get enough protein and enough variety for a good healthy diet by providing healthy and properly gutloaded feeder insects... and i highly doubt that a live pinky is going to be as easy / easier to digest as any insect you would otherwise feed. is there supposed to be any real advantage? what's the logic?? because i don't see any reason to do it other than to watch your cham eat a pinky, which i think we all agree is a pretty stupid reason by itself.
in the book (c 2007) "Chameleons: Care and Breeding of Jackson's, Panther, Veiled, and Parson's" by Gary Ferguson, Kenneth Kalisch, and Sean McKeown (no, i don't know who any of them are, but they wrote a book on chams so they must know more than me.. lol) there is only one mention of pinky mice in the whole book. they mentioned feeding 1 or 2 times monthly, only for parson's, only during the summer months. so who knows about other species?? it might be ok, but a healthy variety of insects will for sure be ok, so that's what i will be stickin with