yeah i figured something fatty wouldnt really be that bad at the moment since hes on the skinny side.Yay! Give him as much as he wants to eat. While meal worms (buffalo worms are similar I believe) aren’t the best feeder, that’s okay for now as long as he’s eating. You’re doing great! Sounds like your little man is feeling better and doing better.
hi! pretty good if i say so myself, hes eating more (he really likes the buffalo worms lol.. but he still gets his crickets and flies) and hes opened both eyes again! hes still a bit lethargic but thats also gettinb better everyday!
hii!! update: hes been doing really well. but im having some issues with feeding… ive given him buffalo worms and now he wont want his crickets anymore, nor fruit fliesYay!That’s such wonderful news! Keep doing as you’re doing.
ive tried holding a cricket and a worm together so he’ll get both but he just gets the worm, any ideas how to get him to eat his crickets again?
Are the crickets the right size? Are they maybe too big for him still, or maybe he’s grown and they’re now too small? Are there any other tiny feeders that you can get for him? I know some are limited by law, like hornworms, but I’ll attach the feeder graphic for you. I would think that silkworms would be available there. Those are one of my favorite feeders and chameleons do love all wormy bugs. Plus, they do come in very small sizes usually and are a bit slower to grow large. Bsfl are great feeders and usually a nice small sizes. Plus they are so high in calcium that they don’t need to be dusted. If they are moving too slow to attract his attention, you can lightly mist them with water. When wet they really move.hii!! update: hes been doing really well. but im having some issues with feeding… ive given him buffalo worms and now he wont want his crickets anymore, nor fruit flies
hi guys!!!! a update on my baby! hes doing great!!!! he has molted for the first time yesterday and hes really active and eating a tonnnn! im just not sure if hes really a male? also when do i start feeding less?
I was just thinking about you during the night and wondering how your baby is doing. To determine gender on veileds, you look at the back of the back feet. Males have prominent nubs, called tarsal spurs. Some females may have what looks like tiny ones, so if you aren’t sure, post some pics of the back heels and we should be able to help figure it out. Adding a pic to demonstrate the male spur. This was my little guy when he was about 4 months old. His casque was still small (like an adult females) but his male colors and patterns were clear. Females don’t have these vertical bars and when young are mostly just green.
ill ask my mom to make a clear pick tomorrow since ive gotten in an accident and broke my pelvis and hip so i cant walk upstairs at the moment… were thinking about moving his cage downstairs with me but im wondering if that’ll be to much stress for him? but i also dont want my mom to have to take care of him for 8 weeks untill im allowed to walk again.Yay!!!
It’s going to be a while before you will reduce food. Right now and until baby is around 3 months old, just feed him as much as he wants, twice a day. At 3 months you’ll drop it to just once a day and start counting the number of feeders. I would give about 20 or so daily for another couple of months and then start slowly reducing down. It’s a bit tricky with the girls, as we want them to grow strong and healthy, but we don’t want them to mature too early and start producing eggs. So, let’s figure out if you do indeed have a little boy or girl before getting into that any further.
Oh my goodness! I’m sorry to hear that you are injured. That’s awful! If it isn’t a huge amount of work, I would say to ask your family or a friend to move him downstairs…as long as where you would put him isn’t an extremely busy area. I think it would be nice to be able to watch him as you recuperate. Moving around to take care of him might be a nice bit of gentle physio-therapy for you too.
Sending you healing vibes across the ocean.
