Can I feed this worm to my veiled cham?

ivanho8

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Hi all, could I feed this worm to my cham? I can get quite cheap in here. I am not sure the English name of this worm...:confused:

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The adult of this worm is this kind of beetle.
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I am now feeding crickets, locusts and superworms. Just want to get one more kind of food to my cham!

Thanks!
 
Sorry I am of no help but I have to say that is on ugly beetle. Pretty scary looking. I would image someone on here would know though.
 
I found this for you. With this info. I hope someone else who understands this a little more than me can help you out.

Abstract
The proximate nutrient composition, energy value, mineral concentrations, amino acid composition and chemical score of the larvae of raphia palm beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) and weevil (Rhyncophorus pheonicis) were evaluated. Values of moisture, ash and crude protein were significantly (p < 0.05) higher in O rhinoceros than in R pheonicis while the reverse was the case for the values of crude fat, total carbohydrate and energy content. The crude protein content of both samples was high, with a value of 42.3 ± 0.84% for the palm beetle and 31.6 ± 0.59% for palm weevil, while crude fat was high (17.3 ± 1.2%) in palm weevil and very low (0.55 ± 0.10%) in palm beetle. The calorific value in kcal 100 g−1 sample was 425 in R pheonicis and was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than the value of 285 in O rhinoceros, due to a relatively higher crude fat and total carbohydrate in the former compared with the latter. The mineral concentrations were high and differed for all the elements, with O rhinoceros having the higher level of many of the mineral elements (calcium, magnesium, potassium, manganese, iron and phosphorus) compared with R pheonicis, consistent with a significantly higher (p < 0.05) ash content of 12.7 ± 0.81% in O rhinoceros against the value of 4.2 ± 0.45% ash in R pheonicis. The amino acid profile showed both samples to be good sources of essential and non-essential amino acids including cysteine and methionine, both of which contain sulfur. Valine, which had the lowest chemical score of 51.2%, was the most limiting amino acid for protein quality in both O rhinoceros and R pheonicis. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry

Here is the link
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jsfa.2054/abstract
 
Here these larvae are often used as reptile food, but... dont think they are recomended for chameleons, maybe for skinks, monitors, agamas, some geckoes. I dont know if they are good for them, but if they good for others, but maybe ok. Better try some flying insects, chams love them ! :D
(and just think about what can the eat in the wild, i bet they do not dig for these larvae) :D

Good luck!
 
Over here in the Netherlands we give our chameleons fruit beetle larvae occasionally. Larvae of Pachnoda margarinata. It looks exactly like the larvae picture in this thread. Isn't this a feeder type in the US? They're very nutritious and good for additional hydration but also contain a lot of fat.
 
There appears to be a high content of fat and protein which can cause gout in chameleons. Personally, I would not risk it.
 
Okay! Thanks for everyone's response.

I think I will......not give a try as I don't want to take a risk....(although I think if I give in once a while it should be fine!)
 
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