chameleon not growing? should I be worried?

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

hey all, I posted a thread about Sherbet's 1st hatch day a couple of weeks ago. and now that I think of it, I haven't seen him grow very much. when I first got him (around 6 months) I was giving him around 8 Dubia roaches a day, with other foods, (such as black soldier fly larva) I started to slow down to 4-6 a day when he was around 9 months, I'm feeding him 3 Dubia roaches every other day now, since he is a year old. I could just be stressed, looking for something to be wrong, but I thought I'd check anyway. The 1st picture is him today, the 2nd one is when i first got him, he's a little flared up. He seems a little longer to me but i feel like he's skinny, lol anyway tell me what you think.

 

[Beman]

Can I see a few more pics of him now? And one of his face so I can see the girth to his casque? And have you gotten a fecal sample run since you got him?

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

Can I see a few more pics of him now? And one of his face so I can see the girth to his casque? And have you gotten a fecal sample run since you got him?

I haven't got a fecl test done yet. Im looking for a vet i trust. The last one i had with my veiled wasn't very helpful, but im pretty sure im gonna go with this one that's not too far. I will get a fecal test done soon hopefully.

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

Ill try to get some more pictures, He's been a bit feisty lately

 

[Flick boy]

Have you weighted him on both occasions

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

Have you weighted him on both occasions

No, i didn't weigh him when i first got him, but im weighing him tomorrow.(he has been a bit cranky today and i don't want to stress him out more.)

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

Have you weighted him on both occasions

I believe he was a about 11 inches when i first got him.

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

Here are a couple more of him today. I might have to try to get a better picture of his casque when he's in his sleeping spot.He's calmer than.

 

[Flick boy]

Looking at your other thread you have just got him ?

 

[Beman]

So 11 inches full body length including tail?

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

So 11 inches full body length including tail?

Yes. He was around 6 months

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

Looking at your other thread you have just got him ?

I got him in January, I've had him for a little over half a year.

 

[Beman]

Yes. He was around 6 months

Ok so 11 inches total length now or at 6 months when you got him?

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

Ok so 11 inches total length now or at 6 months when you got him?

When i first got him, 6 months old. Sorry im not making this very straight.

 

[Beman]

When i first got him, 6 months old. Sorry im not making this very straight.

Ok so that does not help me now lol. I would need weight and total length to give you a better answer on his size. All I can tell you is that he is in no way over weight.

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

Ok so that does not help me now lol. I would need weight and total length to give you a better answer on his size. All I can tell you is that he is in no way over weight.

Im going to weigh and measure him today, i didn't think of weighing him when i first got him, just measured him.

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

Okay, i just measured him, he's 15 inches from head to tail, still not sure about weight, im going to try to weigh him a little while after he eats.

 

[Beman]

Okay, i just measured him, he's 15 inches from head to tail, still not sure about weight, im going to try to weigh him a little while after he eats.

So for that length your looking for somewhere in the 120-140 grams.

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

I tried to weigh him but he kept running off. I kind of got his weight. It stopped at 142, but ill try again once i get back home.

 

[kinyonga]

What kind of scale are you weighing him on? If you can’t get him to stay on the scale…put him in a container and weigh both him and the container together and then weigh the container and subtract it from the total and you’ll have his weight.

Like this works too…another good video by @Gingero …