Has anyone fed a black swallowtail larve to their chameleon? I have easy access to them in my herb garden where they eat parsley. I understand that birds eat them but wanted to know for sure before feeding to my chameleon.
Travis
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Black swallowtail larve as food?
travman
Aug 29, 2003 05:06 PM
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lele
Aug 29, 2003 05:29 PM
Travis - see my discussion with Waldo (linked below)
I also can never understand why someone would want to feed butterfly caterpillars to their herps - but that's just me 
Anyway, my response to his question should help answer yours
lele
Parsely worms
travman
Aug 29, 2003 09:59 PM
Thanks for the info.
I realize that would be killing future butterflies, but my parsley is limited. I get far more eggs and little larve than what can survive. The parsley (which is planted just for the butterflies!) is stripped clean several times a year by them. So i would not have felt guilty for feeding some of them.
Travis
lele
Aug 29, 2003 10:59 PM
Might I suggest you plant more parsley? Then you AND the swallowtails will have plenty 
>>Thanks for the info.
>>I realize that would be killing future butterflies, but my parsley is limited. I get far more eggs and little larve than what can survive. The parsley (which is planted just for the butterflies!) is stripped clean several times a year by them. So i would not have felt guilty for feeding some of them.
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>>Travis
