Snail?

[Serbianchameleon]

Can I feed my chameleon with this snail?

 

[JacksJill]

No good reason to feed slugs. There could be a parasite risk and they don't contain calcium like regular snails.

 

[Serbianchameleon]

No good reason to feed slugs. There could be a parasite risk and they don't contain calcium like regular snails.

Yeah I just saw some with things crawling on him and he had a hole on his side so I tossed him back in the bushes.. Stupid question: those parasites can’t get on me right? haha...

 

[Serbianchameleon]

I mean they can’t get on me and then on my cham?

 

[JacksJill]

Not if you don't eat it and wash your hands before eating.

 

[Serbianchameleon]

Not if you don't eat it and wash your hands before eating.

Can I feed him with regular garden snails or they have parasites too?

 

[snitz427]

Can I feed him with regular garden snails or they have parasites too?

Most here agree that you should breed them (only takes two snails, no matter sex)... and then remove the eggs. Feed what hatches. Snails can carry parasites, especially lung worm. They also could be exposed to pesticides.

 

[AmandaS]

You should not feed wild caught snails to your chameleon. However, you can collect wild caught snails and breed them, when you notice the eggs sac, take it out and place it in a CLEAN bin and when those eggs hatch, you will have clean snails for your chameleon.

 

[Serbianchameleon]

Most here agree that you should breed them (only takes two snails, no matter sex)... and then remove the eggs. Feed what hatches. Snails can carry parasites, especially lung worm. They also could be exposed to pesticides.

Those two snails cant get parasites on the eggs?

 

[snitz427]

Those two snails cant get parasites on the eggs?

A far lesser chance of residual, but I forgot to mention you can gently rinse the eggs before transferring them to a separate bin.

My snails got wiped out, I need to go on the hunt for some soon

 

[cyberlocc]

My snails got wiped out, I need to go on the hunt for some soon

heat?

 

[snitz427]

heat?

Springtails! They exploded (like walls moving numbers) and my tank went downhill pretty quick. I had just gotten a bunch of babies too

 

[cyberlocc]

Springtails! They exploded (like walls moving numbers) and my tank went downhill pretty quick. I had just gotten a bunch of babies too

. Ya probably wouldn't put cuc snails lol.

 

[jamest0o0]

I had springtails ruin a colony of mine too a while back. Didn't know any better at the time... the big white ones are the problem, they stress the snails out too much. I have tons of the small silver ones in my snail bin and I'm still getting babies, snails carrying on like normal. I didn't add them, but it seems like no matter what, springtails of some variety make their way into the bin lol.