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My dwarf jackson's ate a wasp, is it ok??

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My dwarf jackson's was chillin outside in her favorite tree gettin some sun, when a yellow wasp flew by, she snapped her tongue out and grabbed it. After she ate it she turned a little darker. Is this okay???
 
im no cham expert but usually they get darker in a mood of stress frustration, or anger this is just a geuss but more than likely your cham was stung in its mouth during the process of eating that wasp.....
 
Ryan,
You need to check it's mouth and see if there is a stinger in there. Maybe you dodged a bullet but if you value that Meru you need to be more careful in the future. I know of one particular instance where this ding bat bought a beautiful Ambilobe, back when they were very, VERY expensive and put it outside knowing that there were Wasps around and put it in a shrub to bask. Well guess what? It ate one, got stung and had to be put down. Don't be that guy that learned the hard way and becomes the rediculous example, leave it to the dumb @$$ I just mentioned here. Best of luck and be careful.
-Matt
 
I agree with Matt. While it is known to happen in the wild and if you house your chameleons outside with certain precautions (in screen enclosures), in general it wouldn't be something I'd actively be concerned about unless you had large numbers of them around, it is definately something you should try to avoid. If she wasn't in an enclosure, you might consider putting her in one from now on. Obviously this will help keep harmful insects out and prevent her from escaping. Unless you are sure no pesticides are being used in the area, you probably don't want her eating wild insects anyway. Has she colored back up to normal or shown any more signs of stress/problems since eating it?

Chris
 
feelin better!

Okay guys, shes lookin good and she's okay. She showin her happy greens and eating plenty of mealworms and crickets.
Thanks for all your help, this site is awesome and you guys kick ass!
Ive recently built a new cage for her, i'll post pics and maybe you guys can give me some suggestions
 
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