Can food that’s too big kill my panther?

[Moses3552]

I think I gave my 10 month old panther chameleon a dubia that was too big. He struggled to chomp it and when I got home, he wasn’t himself. I don’t know what to do. Could a vet help or should I wait and see? Could it kill him?

 

[Moses3552]

I think I gave my 10 month old panther chameleon a dubia that was too big. He struggled to chomp it and when I got home, he wasn’t himself. I don’t know what to do. Could a vet help or should I wait and see? Could it kill him?

Update: He drank lots of water this morning. Hopefully he’s okay.

 

[Beman]

Smaller insects are safer... Not only does it lower risk of them getting bitten and developing mouth rot but in some cases if you feed an insect that is far too wide they can struggle to get it down. Since they do not chew up their food smaller insects take that risk away.

 

[MissSkittles]

It may have scratched his throat on the way down. I would feed him softer feeders for a few days just in case. I prefer feeding much smaller feeders than my animals can handle. I just give them more to make up for it. This also helps so I can give a variety of different feeders at one meal.