Pray for Eddie, My First and Only Cham

[houdini]

I'm a new owner so I also have anxiety about my new baby. I hope things turn for the better for yours.

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Dave, do you think small crickets have spines or at what age do they develop the spines?

I think his cham was only 3 months old. I'm assuming he's feeding the smaller crix.

I feed mine the 3 week old crix.

Are the spines strong on the 3 week old ones?

Mika,

Do not spend any time worrying about this.
The crickets are totally safe for your chameleon.

-Brad

 

[Dave Weldon]

Dave, do you think small crickets have spines or at what age do they develop the spines?

I think his cham was only 3 months old. I'm assuming he's feeding the smaller crix.

I feed mine the 3 week old crix.

Are the spines strong on the 3 week old ones?

Howdy Mika,

Like Brad said, you've got nothing to worry about. You might say that crickets sized for 3 month-old chameleons are like "baby food" in their potential for harm. I'll re-iterate that the risk of injury from appropriately crickets is tiny compared to the benefit of using them as a staple food item.

 

[coolmoon]

So sorry for your loss. You did the right things for your cham so don't blame yourself.

 

[mika]

I just want to make sure that it's safe because I don't want the crickets hurting my cham when I feed it to him if he's not healthy.

Like the cham I'm still treating for URI.

Cool Thanks Dave & Brad!