A difference that 30 days makes

[xraygirl]

As of yesterday, I've had Chief for a month now. He was my consignment deal from the Columbia sc repticon show for $150. After a giving him a bunch of water, properly gut loaded (thanks to Sandra's blog!) crickets, dubia, and horn worms, the help of folks on here and on facebook, I'm seeing the amazing transformation of my skinny little kinky tailed Chief.

This is my first chameleon, and after several months of stalking on here, a bunch of well spent money, I've lucked out well thanks to everyone's support! I hope you enjoy the pictures, I may have to post them one at a time since I'm on the ipad.

 

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The first picture is when he was at the show, in a little plastic box.

 

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This is when we got home, he drank for over an hour off a little succulent tree I had in my sink. (November 3rd)

 

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1 week later... Outside!

 

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2 weeks in... Squishin' his squishy.

 

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3 weeks later

 

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... And now... After his shed

 

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Running around on the couch

 

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He's filling in nicely too

 

[bobcochran]

Wow! He looks way better-good job. Keep stuffing him, he could still use some more weight. His color is coming up nicely.

 

[xraygirl]

And a nice comparison.... The left side is before shedding, and the right is after!

Thank you to everyone on here for the wonderful and helpful advice, the blogs for helping me survive my first month with Chief. I'm already in the works for a even BIGGER enclosure!

I hope you all enjoy Chief's "30 day" transformation!

 

[xraygirl]

Wow! He looks way better-good job. Keep stuffing him, he could still use some more weight. His color is coming up nicely.

I'm still letting him eat what he wants! He's a piggy

 

[SaintJimmy]

He is one awesome cham I'm glad he's in good hands

 

[xraygirl]

He is one awesome cham I'm glad he's in good hands

Thank you!

 

[melble68]

Nice to see that plump little belly now.

Btw, I was wondering about the first pic with the fake vine. Didn't think that was ur style. Yikes. Thank god I read the caption finally.

 

[FlChamMom]

I saw these earlier on FB. He is looking so good-you are doing great with him!

 

[laurie]

He is looking tons better. What kind of cage is he in? I could not figure out the white bars in the picture.

 

[xraygirl]

Nice to see that plump little belly now.

Btw, I was wondering about the first pic with the fake vine. Didn't think that was ur style. Yikes. Thank god I read the caption finally.

His cage is pretty much all fake stuff for now, until I can figure out how to tweak things just right I'd love to have orchids in his cage, but I need to learn a bit more about lighting to use for them that won't hurt his eyes, because I run 6500k coil style lights on my inside orchids.

I saw these earlier on FB. He is looking so good-you are doing great with him!

Thank you!

He is looking tons better. What kind of cage is he in? I could not figure out the white bars in the picture.

Hes in a large reptibreeze for now, we're going to build him a bigger cage soon the white bars are a 'behind the toilet rack' that I currently have some orchids sitting on in my second bathroom, and the rest of my orchids are in the bathtub. So since it's too cold outside, I let him roam around. He was on my cattleya orchid and decided to venture down onto the rack.