Should I be worried if my cham ate a fly?

[cstorms]

I had the door to his cage open earlier, and a huge fly got in there. It was one of those big slow flies that you can slap out of the air sometimes... I'm not sure if it's the kind that lands on poop but it definitely seemed like it.

Anyway, as I was trying to waft the fly out of there, my cham sniped him and chomped him up. I have read lots of things about keeping flies and such away so I figured I'd post and see if there is really anything I can do. Thanks for any responses.

 

[Chameleonic]

Well, it would be better if the fly had been well-fed. Chances of it having parasites or pesticides are pretty slim. Normally when feeding wild caught insects you would want to keep them a day or two and give them good food.
There aren't many kinds of fly that don't land on poop, but I guess you mean a housefly? Hopefully if found something nicer to eat for it's last meal but there's nothing you can do about that now.
Some people breed flies to feed to chams, and chams love them too - no need to worry in my opinion.

 

[cstorms]

Well, it would be better if the fly had been well-fed. Chances of it having parasites or pesticides are pretty slim. Normally when feeding wild caught insects you would want to keep them a day or two and give them good food.
There aren't many kinds of fly that don't land on poop, but I guess you mean a housefly? Hopefully if found something nicer to eat for it's last meal but there's nothing you can do about that now.
Some people breed flies to feed to chams, and chams love them too - no need to worry in my opinion.

Ok thanks a lot! Yea he really seemed to like it

 

[CleanHome Chameleons]

I go down the route of blue bottle flies in England as its very cheap and all my chams wolf them down. Even after a full feed my cham eats loads of them I wish they were like this on all feeders. It's like they behave differently when I put 40 or so into his cage .

Mark

 

[Psychobunny]

My jacksons male loves BB flies, I raise them, and feed them what I want them 2 eat (honey and bug burger). Poop is not on their menu

 

[CleanHome Chameleons]

Yes honey mixed with pure calcium and some dino fuel, and I also put the castors in pure Calcium so when they hatch they are covered in the dust. It works for me

Mark