The thumb rule?

[bossibula]

When I was told not to feed any insects bigger than the space between their eyes, wich one of these two lines is the one I should go with?
(Sorry for poor painting, im not an artist.. ) 7

 

[camimom]

that looks to be a close to adult chameleon?

Adult chams can handle full grown dubia, roaches, full grown horn worms and silkworms.

what bug are you worried about?

And its the second shorter line.

 

[bossibula]

that looks to be a close to adult chameleon?

Adult chams can handle full grown dubia, roaches, full grown horn worms and silkworms.

what bug are you worried about?

And its the second shorter line.

It is not my cham, just grabbed a pic on google. Okey, well mine is just 3 months old and got some really small nymps dubias and was worried that they would be to big. And if it is the 2 line then they are JUST too big :/ haha

 

[camimom]

Freshly hatched nymps are good for chams that age.

Also 1/4 inch crickets are good.

its the width of the insect, not the length you measure.

 

[bossibula]

Freshly hatched nymps are good for chams that age.

Also 1/4 inch crickets are good.

its the width of the insect, not the length you measure.

Yes I know, and the width is a bit too big.. I dont want her to choke

 

[Progrmor]

Is there a rule for how long they should be?

 

[Virgil]

its the width of the insect, not the length you measure.

So are worms an option for 2.5-3 month old chams? I have some butterworms that are less than 1/4" wide but 1" long, and the space between the cham's eyes is nearing 1/2". But I thought it went by length and there was no chance he could handle one.

Thanks.

 

[Olimpia]

Yea definitely, they can be long length-wise. Otherwise not even adult chameleons could eat full grown superworms, not even the very large Parson's chameleons! But chameleons can definitely eat narrow, long worms without problems.

 

[Progrmor]

Yea definitely, they can be long length-wise. Otherwise not even adult chameleons could eat full grown superworms, not even the very large Parson's chameleons! But chameleons can definitely eat narrow, long worms without problems.

But I got some supers that are about 2 inches and my chams body without tale is about the same, a bit bigger. These will be too long aye?

 

[pssh]

It's the second line, but if you are careful, they can eat bugs that are a little smaller than the width of their jaw. (So about right between the sizes of the two lines you made.) Just watch them eat to make sure nothing goes wrong. Soft bugs can definitely be that size. The harder bugs you should watch for though.

 

[Progrmor]

It's the second line, but if you are careful, they can eat bugs that are a little smaller than the width of their jaw. (So about right between the sizes of the two lines you made.) Just watch them eat to make sure nothing goes wrong. Soft bugs can definitely be that size. The harder bugs you should watch for though.

Okey but is Superworms considered soft bugs? If so, one of those should be okey then?

 

[camimom]

Okey but is Superworms considered soft bugs? If so, one of those should be okey then?

Supers are not considered soft. They have an exo skeleton like mealies.

 

[melble68]

Another great question and thread. Not as fun as "Poop 101", but still important.