I just caught the tail end of this conversation, but as Lyle stated,
I've never seen any of my animals take in a moving insect. Having
varied species of herps, I do note that Leos and Fat-tails tend to
swallow only after a few bites, while my Beardies and Plated lizard
really give the insects a good chewing before digesting it. I feed all
my animals mealworms and crickets, the adults often get
superworms as treats. Haven't had any exploding aliens yet.
Ron
On 31 Dec 00, at 9:48, Lyle Puente wrote:
> >Also, while I think it is true that lizards do not chew, I think that they
> >have very strong jaw muscles and teeth and that they do serious damage to
> >their prey in the initial attack and every time they swallow a little and
> >bite again.
>
> The insect seizing and eating I have watched has indicated the insect is
> not swallowed while it is still moving. While manipulating the insect in
> preparation for swallowing, the moving insect is repeatedly bitten. Serious
> damage....often to the head.
>
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