probably better if it hadnt eaten wild flies, but i wouldnt panic just yet, chams eat parasites in the wild all of the time, many chams both wild & captive, live with parasites for extended periods of time with no ill effects, i dont think its so much of an issue as to weather it ate parasites but, whether or not those parasites will manifest themselves in such levels as to be a burden to the animal, and that might take some time to ascertain. im not certain you could even determine if there had been an infestation from a single feeding, even if you did a fecal float and managed to find some signs of parasites, that doesnt neccessarliy prove thet they have taken hold ?, i suppose he could just pooh them all through without them even hatching ?. im not really familiar enough with the parasite life cycles to give a definitive answer. but personally i would wait at least a month before spending money on fecal exams. and then theres the issue of, for the cost of a vet visit plus fecal exam, you could buy your own microsope and with a little study you could at least look for something suspicious , although if you find it, then you are faced with a vet visit anyway, im sure there are others on the forum who are actually better versed on the parasite issue than i, i would imagine at some point dw will chime in , and i would give a lot of weight to his opinion , him being one of cf's more experienced microscopy people and all. / edit/ jonas makes a good point , and i recently stated as much in another post, nothing against any sponser of cf or any supplier specifically , but i think if we saw some of the conditions where SOME of our other feeders come from, we would be equally worried as well .anyway just my 2c worth
Just keep your cham well fed and happy, let their immune systems do the rest.
