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lele
at Fri Feb 27 18:28:57 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by lele ]
>>> why are you setting the Anoles free- if you don't mind me asking, just curious?
*** they were a rescue last summer and are just not thriving. I was in FL visiting family in Dec. and when I saw the anoles running around at first I missed my three back home – then my very next thought was “they do not belong at home – they belong here.” I had them as a kid and have always had a soft spot for them (thus the rescue) but ever since I got home I have been thinking about it. If they were doing well it might be different, but they are not. My brown is and one of my green’s but I will ship them all (see my new dilemma post above)
>>>You know, I was looking into moths cause I read that they are actually some of Chams natural foods…
*** the moths that I rear are for educational presentations and my own hobby – none of them are fed to my herps. I do not feed hornworms to them either b/c they were the species that got me rearing leps in the first place. I hand-fed a crippled adult sphinx moth for 4 days and still have her (no, not alive ) sitting on a bed of dried lavender flowers.
As a rule I do not feed moths to herps. I will say that on a rare occasion I’ll collect a small moth at a light in summer and feed them, but since I know them well (i.d.) I am careful to collect pest moths such as gypsy moths, tent ‘pillars, etc.
As for collecting them – what type of collecting method are you referring to? There are different types. You strike me as someone who delights in learning (like me) so you might actually take interest in learning about pest moths in your area and just catching them at lights – easy to do. Here is a link to the Asian Gypsy Moth, “cousin” of the one we have in the northeast, which you have in CA. This way you are feeding your chams and helping local ecosystms! 
There are many moths that don't feed as adults and the likelihood of them having parasites are slim. Usually any virus or parasite will attack in the larval or pupal stage. There are always the silkworm adults and the wax moth adults you can feed to them. Just be sure to never allow the wax moth adult lose outdoors as they are a serious pest to honeybee hives (both are introduced species. OK, 'nuff said
lele
Asian Gypsy Moth
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 green anoles Jaida & Jetta
0.1 brown anole - Jamaica
0.2 house geckos - Gaia & Tia
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
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RE: Got butterworms, need care/gutload info please - lele, Fri Feb 27 18:28:57 2004