Glucosinolate toxic to Chameleons?

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 :)
 
If in doubt, i say no;

however, Chams like many insect eating animals, seem to instinctively know which prey items to avoid either by it's coloration, it's smell, or… the fowl taste it gives off when they bite into it.
 
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