Should I be concerned?

[brighteyez]

I have a baby jackson and when I tried to feed him today, he grabed the mealworm from my hand, got it to his mouth, and then dropped it. Two times in a row. He hasn't eaten anything else today. I've never seen him drop anything, so I just wanna check to make sure it's not some sort of warning sign.

 

[cushcameleon]

First of all quit using mealworms as feeder, they have very rough bodies that will be bad for your cham. Have you tried feeding small pheonix worms or pinhead crickets?

 

[Syn]

You can use mealworms as a treat. You don't have to quit completely, but I hope this isn't something you feed them often.

Sounds to me like it bit your chameleon, or you powdered it a bit too much so it got the powder instead of the mealworm itself.

Chameleons don't have sticky tongues, instead they use a vacuum to suck the food into the tongue and right into its mouth.

 

[brighteyez]

I didn't power the mealworm, and I try not to give them to him that much. I gave it to him because I couldn't get him to eat anything else, and I know that he'll always eat that, which I figure is better than starving.

Since I posted I was able to get him to eat one cricket and a mealworm. I'll keep an eye on him, but I'm hoping that what happened earlier was just a mishap.

Thanks!

 

[Syn]

That's odd. Was there a chance there was something on the mealworm that would make it resist the chameleon's tongue?

Perhaps a vet visit is in order.

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I believe I've seen him mentioned at least once on here, but wait from someone from NC to get back to you first.
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[NewOwner]

My geuss is it bit the chameleon.. if hes eating now, should be fine id think.. i just think that worm was the fiesty one.