rickd5
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So I'm adopting a 9 month old Sambanja sired by Akuma from Screameleons.
He looks really healthy and I'm getting a good price on him
Anyways I've only owned veiled's and have never had a young chameleon.
My question is with supplementation, I know there are tons of post about this but I can't find a solid one from 2013 that answers my question.
Im used to: (feeding 4-5 feeders a day)
-Sticky tongue mineral-O (Nearly every feeding) (almost every feeder dusted)
-Rep-cal Herptivite vitamins(2x a month) (2-3 crickets dusted)
-Rep-cal Calcium with d3(2x a month) (2-3 crickets dusted
However I see that until a chameleon is 12 months old many owners dust Herptivite 1-2 times a week and d3 2x a week aswell. This seems like a lot but even Screameleons recommends this on their website.
What do you guys recommend if he 9 months. and when he gets 12 months should I just do what Im used to.
I want to follow Sandrachameleon's regimen of a 50/50 mix of mineral-O with repashy calcium plus but don't want to oversupplement!
Whats the simplest and best.
Now the owner told me this
"He eats mainly crickets as a staple dusted with calcium without d3 i feed around 4-5 large daily. He also eats silkworms, hornworms, superworms but does not eat dubai crickets i don't know why he doesn't like them. I give him herptivite twice a month but no d3 regimen because he gets regular sunlight through a screen door. I do not handle him a lot but he is friendly sometimes he gets grumpy before sheds. "
-the no d3 worries me but I have heard with exposure to sun everyday this is okay.
-is herptivite twice a month enough for this guy?
What do you guys think, from all my research I have done he seems like a keeper. I'm going to go seem him in person in a couple days.
He looks really healthy and I'm getting a good price on him
Anyways I've only owned veiled's and have never had a young chameleon.
My question is with supplementation, I know there are tons of post about this but I can't find a solid one from 2013 that answers my question.
Im used to: (feeding 4-5 feeders a day)
-Sticky tongue mineral-O (Nearly every feeding) (almost every feeder dusted)
-Rep-cal Herptivite vitamins(2x a month) (2-3 crickets dusted)
-Rep-cal Calcium with d3(2x a month) (2-3 crickets dusted
However I see that until a chameleon is 12 months old many owners dust Herptivite 1-2 times a week and d3 2x a week aswell. This seems like a lot but even Screameleons recommends this on their website.
What do you guys recommend if he 9 months. and when he gets 12 months should I just do what Im used to.
I want to follow Sandrachameleon's regimen of a 50/50 mix of mineral-O with repashy calcium plus but don't want to oversupplement!
Whats the simplest and best.
Now the owner told me this
"He eats mainly crickets as a staple dusted with calcium without d3 i feed around 4-5 large daily. He also eats silkworms, hornworms, superworms but does not eat dubai crickets i don't know why he doesn't like them. I give him herptivite twice a month but no d3 regimen because he gets regular sunlight through a screen door. I do not handle him a lot but he is friendly sometimes he gets grumpy before sheds. "
-the no d3 worries me but I have heard with exposure to sun everyday this is okay.
-is herptivite twice a month enough for this guy?
What do you guys think, from all my research I have done he seems like a keeper. I'm going to go seem him in person in a couple days.