GrimCamel
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Right now I am reading a bunch about the cabbage butterfly (pieris brassicae) and hoping they would make a good alternative feeder since I can't get my hands on silkworms and hornworms arent allowed in the EU. I've found quite a bit of this larvae outside on a wild native growing cabbage around the island so there would be no problem collecting these during summer and if possible start a culture with them. So now down to the subject! Cabbages hade a defense mechanism where it produce glucosinolate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucosinolate) and this insect stores this inside themselves at all phases in life. I know reptiles are among this insect's natural predator among many other kinds of animals but would big doses of glucosinolate cause any issues to a chameleon? Would it do any harm to feed the chameleon 1-2 a day like with zophobas?
I've searched the forum but the only post I found was from 2010 and they had no answer back then. I am hoping for a little better luck with this new post
I've searched the forum but the only post I found was from 2010 and they had no answer back then. I am hoping for a little better luck with this new post