This might be bad (HELP)

oneshot

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So I have 2, 4 month old female veileds, and they eat crickets like crazy, but I thought I'd try superworms. I put 4 in the cage thinking they'd each eat 2. But I only saw one of my chams eat one worm. anyway, after a while I looked in the cage and didn't see any more worms, but since I put them free in the cage I thought maybe they were hiding under something or on a vine or whatever.
So the next day, yesterday, they were both fine at 1:30 pm, but I came home at 7pm and the larger one was totally gray. I thought she was dying. But I had to go to a late hockey game, and when I came back home, there was a superworm carcass on the bottom of the cage, and I saw one live superworm crawling around. She was a little greener in color, but mostly still gray. then this morning, there was a second carcass on the bottom, but couldn't find that live worm.
So I'm thinking maybe they were too big for her and she was gray because she was having trouble pooping them out? Did I overfeed her? She seems a little better, color-wise and I did see her shoot her tongue for water tonight.

Any thoughts? And I've had them since April 11th, and haven't seen either one shedding.
 
Maybe he got bitten by a superworm or something. I believe there bite causes allergies and stuff to chameleons. This is my opinion do wait and hear from others
 
If her color is good and she's shooting her tongue, that's good.

I think this is a "wait a day or two" to see situation.

I'd buy another feeder for the moment.

Frankly, I'm terrified of superworms....trust me, you might find one crawling up the side of the cage a week after you thought they were all gone.

If you're just sure this is the feeder you want to use (eeeek! Eliza is creeped out) then check into getting smaller versions....I know there are even "baby superworms" available.
 
Looks like she's got her color back, she's drinking water and eating crickets, so it's looking good. Just weird that she turned gray for a few days....
 
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