Hello,are mantis a good food for chamaleons ?, Are dangerous ?, thanks.
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mantis as food for chamaleons
comar
Feb 12, 2005 06:55 AM
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kungfu2811
Feb 12, 2005 10:47 PM
Well... im not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, if you know what i mean.
You could feed small nymphs to baby chameleons, but I wouldnt try feeding any large mantids to chameleons, the mantis could hurt the chameleon. Im not sure how nutritious a mantis would be for a chameleon anyways, most mantids are just fed crickets and/or roaches, so why not just feed crickets and roaches?
Thanks,
Andrew
Leah
Feb 21, 2005 08:41 AM
Praying mantids, while not startlingly nutritious, are an excellent feeder insect - they draw a lot of attention from a chameleon, and will entice newly imported stubborn feeders to eat. However, they should only be used as a treat as the nutritional value isnt nearly as good as properly gutloaded roaches or other feeders.
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