Electricgreenchameleon
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Hello
We are new to chameleon keeping and we have a Male Yemen who is 5 months.
He has a mesh cage, basking spot light and uv strip and the temperature of his cage is 80-90 degrees. He has a water fountain and is listed three times a day.
Fed on crickets, fruit and mealworms.
He has calcium supplement (But to be honest we were a bit lax in adding it to the crickets as they kept escaping so he probably hasn’t had it for a month...)
he is active, a nice green colour and is only handled when we clean him out.
We’ve noticed that he has stopped shooting his tongue and is trying to catch crickets by creeping up on them and scooping them into his mouth.. I’ve seen his tongue shoot a tiny way out but the cricket didn’t stick and he lost it..
We’ve started giving him calcium now but still not sure what else we can do to fix his tongue.. I’m worried he won’t be able to eat properly.. he’s never fallen or hurt it as far as I know..
We are new to chameleon keeping and we have a Male Yemen who is 5 months.
He has a mesh cage, basking spot light and uv strip and the temperature of his cage is 80-90 degrees. He has a water fountain and is listed three times a day.
Fed on crickets, fruit and mealworms.
He has calcium supplement (But to be honest we were a bit lax in adding it to the crickets as they kept escaping so he probably hasn’t had it for a month...)
he is active, a nice green colour and is only handled when we clean him out.
We’ve noticed that he has stopped shooting his tongue and is trying to catch crickets by creeping up on them and scooping them into his mouth.. I’ve seen his tongue shoot a tiny way out but the cricket didn’t stick and he lost it..
We’ve started giving him calcium now but still not sure what else we can do to fix his tongue.. I’m worried he won’t be able to eat properly.. he’s never fallen or hurt it as far as I know..
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