Chameleon Growth?

[eddietray]

Hey guys,
I bought a panther about 1.5 months ago on october 6th. I weighed her when i got her and she weighed 17 grams at a suspected 4 months of age. Since then she has not gained any weight and still weighs 17 grams..... I am primarily a beardie person and my babies grow much faster than this. Im not sure if i should be worried. She eats daily and readily takes food from my hand.... She poops at least once per day... I have been feeding her on Dubias as a primary and i occasionally do crickets and phoenix worms. Should i be worried about this? she does not seem skinny although i can feel her ribs.... Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!

 

[rionjames]

as long as he is eating and pooping and showing no signs of stress, I think you are fine. some just take longer to grow. whats your supplementing schedule?

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the forums. Have you had your chameleon checked for parasites? If not I would recommend do so. Please post a photo of her.

 

[pssh]

A photo might help. How much do you feed her?

 

[Decadancin]

I would think you should have seen some weight gain since then. That is prime growing time! How much is he eating?

 

[eddietray]

I dust her food with calcium at least 4 times a week. she has food at all times so i dont know how much she eats per day. I also give her diatamatios earth.

 

[eddietray]

This is the best photo i have of her, while she was sleeping.

 

[eddietray]

Here she is.

 

[Decadancin]

I also give her diatamatios earth.

??? How do you give this to her? Is this to prevent worms???

 

[eddietray]

Diatamatious earth is given to cattle to prevent worms. The guy that i got her from at dragonfortress.com has a purified form that i use on all of my reptiles to prevent worms. You dust it the same as calcium. Im really concerned that she hasnt gained weight in to long... idk what to do.

 

[Decadancin]

Its interesting that you dust with this. I know it can be used to get rid of certain insects. It gets into their exoskeleton and is often used to get rid of fleas. Not sure if it would be necessary as a preventative, but also don't know the effect it would have on feeders.

 

[pssh]

Are the insects the appropriate size? Any variety? A feeder is small enough to feed if it is smaller (from side to side, not head to butt) than the space between her eyes. However, sometimes a feeder looks like it is small enough, but some animals are intimidated and won't eat them. You should also be removing as many feeders as you can at the end if the day to be sure none can bite her while she sleeps.

 

[AshleyClark007]

Is it normal that she is laying down like that?