I have a question regarding the appropriate weight/body condition for my chameleon hermie. Hermie is a male veiled chameleon, and I have had him for roughly 2.5 months. I doubt that he was much more than a few weeks old when I got him. He was pet store bought and a little on the skinny side at purchase. I have had his fecal tested for parasites and it has come back negative. I am a little concerned for his body condition though -- he has grown like a WEED lately, by leaps and bounds ... longer, "taller", thicker legs etc. But I can see the shadows of his ribs sometimes -- they do NOT poke out or anything, but they are there under the skin. I feed him as much as he will eat. He has not shown any interest in vegetables, but enjoys his crickets (gut loaded and dusted with reptavite everyother day and repcal everyday), and LOVES meal worms. He is probably eating 7-10 meal worms a day and 10-15 medium crickets a day. I make sure that there are always one or two crickets floating around in his cage, in case he gets hungry between feedings too.
Is it normal for him to be a little on the skinny side, or should I be concerned about his lack of "bulk"??
Is it normal for him to be a little on the skinny side, or should I be concerned about his lack of "bulk"??
