I have a friend who is an entemologist (sp) who keeps giant silk moths as well as chameleons. He keeps some very exotic 'bugs' and panther chameleons, and it was through him that I really developed a fascination for bugs. I will not mention what sorts of bugs I keep, but I have another friend who keeps Giant Spiny Stick-Insects (Extatosoma tiaratum)and another unknown stick insect species as well as some exotic roach species as feeders.

The 'bugs' I keep are functional, as they serve as feeders for my various herps, but I also keep a number of them just because I like keeping them!

My question is this: how do you feel about feeding some of your excess 'bug' stock to your chameleon, and would you be willing to provide some of your own stock to a chameleon keeper for the purposes of 1) propagating the species by keeping and breeding said 'bug' and 2) improve the diet of his/her chameleon by occasionally offering some of the excess 'bug' stock in question? This question is purely hypothetical.

I know you've mentioned in a previous post that you would never consider the feeding of your silk moths to your chameleons, so perhaps this addresses my question. I guess my underlying question is this: does the pros of someone keeping a 'bug' species outweigh the cons of them feeding some of the excess stock?

Sorry if I'm coming off as callous or uncaring about how you feel about your pets- not my intention!
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Victor Gomez

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