Small panther :(

I have a panther chameleon who is small for his age. He is 8 months and weighs 29 grams, he is pretty small and someone who has a lot of experience with chameleons tell me I has feeding him too little. He is very healthy otherwise and has a very healthy appetite. Anything I can do to gain his weight up? Thanks, Drago.
 
Get a fecal done if you have not already. I have an Ambanja who is very small and has been since day one. However, his appetite was not great when he was a baby but now he eats everything in sight. When I got the fecal done it revealed he had the parasite called Coccidia. Once I got that treated he started growing. He is still small 90 grams at 10 mos but is steadily gaining every week. Also, what are you feeding and how much?
 
I feed about 10-15 crickets, but I usually feed less of other things like silkworms and superworms. I give like 6 small ones and I give him 8 small superworms. His fecal was negative. He eats perfectly and never rejects any food. I think I'm just feeding to little.
 
I also struggled with getting my cham to grow. IMO, if they're too small, feed them as much as they will eat (within reason of course).
 
Yeah, I brought him to a rescue a few weeks ago because they would watch him for a few weeks when I was on vacation, and they said I wasn't feeding him enough. So, I'm going to feed him as much as he can eat.
 
He may just be a genetic runt then if he does not have a parasite. House of Chameleons has two Veilds that are full adults and only weigh like 20 grams. Is that where you took him when on vacation?
 
Yes, that is where I took him. His body is about 3/4 the size of my hand, so he isn't terribly tiny. I'll try to bring his weight up, and I'll update him when he gets to normal size.
 
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