cannot find thread i need

[DAD3886]

i saw a thread a few weeks ago regarding a man and his daughter setting up traps outside to collect edible bugs for his chams.My cham is young so id like to keep him on a cricket diet for awhile with some worms as a treat.I thought though when hes older and with my daughter getting older it could be a neat bonding thing and when the guy was talking about it ..it seemed like a awesome family thing to do together.thanks!as always

 

[carol5208]

Maybe search in Chameleon food forum links and see if you can find the thread. The only thing about cathcing wild bugs is you have to worry about them being exposed to pesticides and your chameleon eating them and it passing the poison on. I always worry about that so am too chicken to catch wild bugs. I do always think though, if they were exposed to pesticide then they probably would be dead right?

 

[Trace]

This thread? https://www.chameleonforums.com/pitfall-trap-57175/

 

[jannb]

Maybe this one: https://www.chameleonforums.com/veiled-brings-family-together-59247/

 

[DAD3886]

THATS THE ONE!JANN THANK YOU JANN.... LOL I THINK THATS OFF A MOVIE JUST CANT FIGURE WHICH ONE.i couldnt figure out what is was.Yes i would be worried but idk i live on 15 acres and we dont spray soo... idk it would be terrible to try and have a bad outcome.Maybe i could set up traps in my woods...

 

[iLik3LIzards]

a probable way to deal with the pesticide issue would be to keep the bugs for like 5 days or so. 1. if they stay alive then no pesticides 2. gives u a chance to gutload em real good.

 

[DavidBuchan]

I do always think though, if they were exposed to pesticide then they probably would be dead right?

Pesticides are only really dangerous further up the food chain because they are not metabolised so they build up. even if the insect doesn't die it can poison it's predator. So if you just grab an occasional spider or butterfly it will do no harm, but if you collect from the same spot for a while then anything that was sprayed will slowly kill what eats it. Of course these days, humans eating tuna often get a bit more mercury and other heavy metals than is strictly necessary . As long as you can find some waste ground or looked after woodland, or even your garden and you know its not been directly sprayed then the advantage of a bit of variety in insects should outweigh any danger.