Can chameleons eat common houseflies?

[nickyread2011]

I live in the uk and was wondering if chams can eat common houseflies like bluebottles or daddy longlegs. i know they havent had pesticides on them because they've been loitering in my kitchen for some time now. might as well put them to some use!

 

[alexbrock]

I live in the uk and was wondering if chams can eat common houseflies like bluebottles or daddy longlegs. i know they havent had pesticides on them because they've been loitering in my kitchen for some time now. might as well put them to some use!

i would not feed anything wild unless you know what they've been eating, they're not poisonous, or are parasite free.

 

[DavidBuchan]

But they do love them, and a few are very unlikely to hurt. Not a staple food tho, in fact just very occasionally, just for variety/fun

 

[sedecatur]

Try this if your interested in Houseflies
Blue Bottle Flies / Pupae (Giant Houseflies) 9.00 100 pupae
House Flies / Pupae 6.00 100 pupae
http://www.tikitikireptiles.com/products.php?id=16

 

[sandrachameleon]

I live in the uk and was wondering if chams can eat common houseflies like bluebottles or daddy longlegs. i know they havent had pesticides on them because they've been loitering in my kitchen for some time now. might as well put them to some use!

Yes, they can. But houseflies carry bacteria (thus should be avoided).
Harvestmen (daddy longlegs) are usually fine, with the normal caveat about parasites etc.

You might find this blog entry useful:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/213-use-wild-caught-insects.html

 

[Texas Panther Man]

Its just as easy to introduce parasites thru commercially avail feeders as it from wc ones. Unless your breeding ALL of the feeders you feed off yourself theres no way of being 100% certain your feeding parasite free feeders to your herps. Mpo.....

 

[Melon_the_cham]

But they do love them, and a few are very unlikely to hurt. Not a staple food tho, in fact just very occasionally, just for variety/fun

Cool! Thanks for letting me know. I let her get them when they are buzzing loudly or when they are annoying me or her ?