Acceptable food consumption?

[bryantt]

Hi all

My veiled cham only eats hoppers and wax worms, hes terrifies of fast moving bugs i.e. crickets etc....

He seems healthy but hes my first cham so I dont know whats an acecptable growth rate...

When he was little he would eat up 15 small crickets a day..

Now days im lucky if he'l eat 2 hoppers, is that normal?

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the forums. They do eat less as they get older. How old is your guy? Pictures would be helpful to see if he looks healthy. At around 8 months I start feeding every other day for males if they are big healthy boys. As adults I feed three times a week.

 

[JamesBryan]

Should be eating more than that.

Have you tried putting crickets in a tub/bag and putting them in the fridge for several minutes, that'll slow them down so he might eat them.

 

[bryantt]

He is 13 months old, he seems healthy to me, In comprasion of colouring etc I think he seems in good condition, I meassured him yesterday from snout to vent hes 8" and total length hes 16", I dont have means to weigh him, where could I get appropriate scales?

Maybe Il feed him every other day, like yourself.

 

[JamesBryan]

Certainly looks healthy.

You'll find loads of scales online, look for digital ones that weigh grams.