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Hi! I've got a 5 month old ambilobe. He's doing great on crickets & such, but was wondering if an occasional Japanese Beetle would be good or bad. He goes crazy when I catch flies & toss them in his cage, but the beetles seem much more numerous, and easier to catch! Any input is appreciated!

Thanks,

Howie
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1.0.0 Bearded Dragon (Digger)
1.1.0 Golden Geckos (Tzeitel & Chavelah)
1.1.0 Tokay Geckos
1.2.0 Leopard Geckos (Jack, Janet & Chrissy)
1.0.0 Ambilobe Panther Chameleon

You have to be careful you dont know where that insect has been. I wouldnt feed them wild flies either. I do feed them moths and butterflies not monarch they are toxic. My panthers love the white ones that seem to be all over the place.

just fyi
The "Small White ones" are probably the butterfly species of the Yellows-and-Whites family Pieridae, commonly known as the Small Cabbage White or "Cabbage Butterfly" (not to be confused with cabbage moth, which is bigger, grey brown and can also be eaten by chams so long as it hasnt been sipping something toxic). Cabbage Butterflies are creamy white with dark tipped forewings. Females also have two black spots in the center of the forewings.
anyhow, I agree it's not a good idea to feed wild caught flies.
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Sandra
BC Canada

Why thank you for shareing that was very informative.