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Is it safe to feed my cham the dead crickets? He has eaten some that I've put in there with other live ones, but I just want to make sure its safe.

Zina all puffed up, showing off some mad specks.

The bite didn't hurt at all. I was just holding her for a couple minutes and she just got more and more pissy and was just snapping continuously. Then I put her back :p. But my finger is better now.

I must be sensitive to her saliva then. But that answers my question! Thank you.

My chameleon just bit me. It's not bleeding but the spot looks irritated and it's starting to itch. Now I'm curious if there's something in their saliva that makes that happen?

My Zina was very small the first few months I had her. She wasn't eating much at first, but she's gradually been eating more and now she's getting bigger. I haven't been home for three months, but my mom claims she is growing. I would imagine it's normal for them to be small sometimes. It just...

I used to hand feed when I had roaches, I'll rip off their legs and try that with crickets. I honestly liked hand feeding better than anything.

Okay. Thanks a lot guys.

I still don't get the cup feeding technique. Any way I sit the cup the crickets can jump out..and my chameleon is too small to climb in and out of a cup. I honestly don't want a bunch of crickets jumping around in her cage because then I wouldn't know if she's eating or not. But she really needs...

I plan on taking the mealworms back, if they take them back since I only used one. I guess while I'm there I'll pick up everything else. [ah, I bet all this money spending angers my mother, haha]. I do have a laying bin, I've been in the process of trying to find play sand the past couple days...

Chameleon Info: * Your Chameleon - Veiled, female, I'd say she's 5-6 months. I purchased her at a reptile expo December 28th. * Handling - I handle her only to get her out to eat, every day. I find this a good way to build her trust. * Feeding - Right now, only 3-4 crickets a day. I...

Brown =]

Honestly, I keep my red bulb on overnight, because like you...my room gets VERY cold at night since it's winter in Missouri. I sit it a decent distance from the cage though so it's not TOO warm. I have my space heater on for me, but I wouldn't think it reaches my cham.

I've had my veiled for a little more than a month, and she hasn't grown at all. If I recall the girl I bought her from said she was maybe 3 months. I feed her two dusted crickets everyday, some days I skip the dusting. I have a 50w UVA light and a night glo light I keep on over night just to...