Veggies no fruits...chameleons...

kinyonga

Chameleon Queen
In this thread there is some discussion about feeding chameleons, mostly veileds, fruits and veggies...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/veggies-😤.188300/

It's said that veggies can't be digested by chameleons so they shouldn't be fed to them....and yet it's said that they eat leaves in the wild to aid in digestion...moving along soft bodied insects in the intestinal tract.

It's also said that they shouldn't be given fruits because the sugars in them are bad for them.
But it's said that bee pollen is good for chameleons..be bee pollen contains sugars...
Per tablespoon..."4g total sugars"...
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/a32601453/bee-pollen-health-benefits/

Another site says...
"A tablespoon of bee pollen has around 40 calories, 7g of carbs (including 4g of natural sugars)"...
https://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/nutrition-101/bee-pollen-health-benefits
BTW, I'm not saying not to use bee pollen.

You might be interested in this...
"It has been also shown that pollen ethanol extracts have quite a strong antibiotic activity that is still being effective on the pathogen for human Gram-positive bacteria, for example, Staphylococcus aureus, and Gram-negative bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeurgionsa, and on fungi such as Candida albicans" ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377380/
The gram negative bacteria are common in chameleons.

I think all of this needs further discussion and study.
 
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In this thread there is some discussion about feeding chameleons, mostly veileds, fruits and veggies...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/veggies-😤.188300/

It's said that veggies can't be digested by chameleons so they shouldn't be fed to them....and yet it's said that they eat leaves in the wild to aid in digestion...moving along soft bodied insects in the intestinal tract.

It's also said that they shouldn't be given fruits because the sugars in them are bad for them.
But it's said that bee pollen is good for chameleons..be bee pollen contains sugars...
Per tablespoon..."4g total sugars"...
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/a32601453/bee-pollen-health-benefits/

Another site says...
"A tablespoon of bee pollen has around 40 calories, 7g of carbs (including 4g of natural sugars)"...
https://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/nutrition-101/bee-pollen-health-benefits
BTW, I'm not saying not to use bee pollen.

You might be interested in this...
"It has been also shown that pollen ethanol extracts have quite a strong antibiotic activity that is still being effective on the pathogen for human Gram-positive bacteria, for example, Staphylococcus aureus, and Gram-negative bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeurgionsa, and on fungi such as Candida albicans" ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377380/
The gram negative bacteria are common in chameleons.

I think all of this needs further discussion and study.
Omg your post just hit on my entire existence! My male veiled leans more towards eating various vegetables and fruit. He's the healthiest and largest veiled that my vet's office has seen. Also, I personally battle candida fungal rashes. What are the chances lol
 
Idk my veiled likes a little piece of smashed banana every once in a while (very rare treat for them) if i do its normally not much like maybe the tip then kinda smash it and set it on a vine but never fails not even 10 seconds later hes on it
 
In this thread there is some discussion about feeding chameleons, mostly veileds, fruits and veggies...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/veggies-😤.188300/

It's said that veggies can't be digested by chameleons so they shouldn't be fed to them....and yet it's said that they eat leaves in the wild to aid in digestion...moving along soft bodied insects in the intestinal tract.

It's also said that they shouldn't be given fruits because the sugars in them are bad for them.
But it's said that bee pollen is good for chameleons..be bee pollen contains sugars...
Per tablespoon..."4g total sugars"...
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/a32601453/bee-pollen-health-benefits/

Another site says...
"A tablespoon of bee pollen has around 40 calories, 7g of carbs (including 4g of natural sugars)"...
https://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/nutrition-101/bee-pollen-health-benefits
BTW, I'm not saying not to use bee pollen.

You might be interested in this...
"It has been also shown that pollen ethanol extracts have quite a strong antibiotic activity that is still being effective on the pathogen for human Gram-positive bacteria, for example, Staphylococcus aureus, and Gram-negative bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeurgionsa, and on fungi such as Candida albicans" ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377380/
The gram negative bacteria are common in chameleons.

I think all of this needs further discussion and study.
Super interesting!!!
 
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