Chameleon too skinny?
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bloftis1
Avid Member
How much are you feeding him, he does look a bit skinny in your previous thread on the pic??
Heather8497
Member
I feed him about 10 to 15 depending on how long he will eat for. When he is done he crawls up onto my head and we go outside. It's just kind of our thing... he eats how ever many he wants...
bloftis1
Avid Member
Crickets? What size??
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
Tough to say but if I had to pick one I’d say he is on the skinny side...
Heather8497
Member
They are on the small size this time to I gave him 20 today
Tiosk
Member
Try a more varied diet. I am always looking for new foods for my girl. And because of it she has become less picky and she is usually willing to try anything! Sometimes I will catch moths, grasshoppers and earthworms which she now loves. A while ago on the forum I mentioned how picky she was and that would no longer be true. Now, when I feed her I give her whatever I can find and she is very healthy. Good luck!
Heather8497
Member
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Well I looked online. And thought about getting others. Bit I want nothing that flys and my pet store only really offers meal worms and crickets and the mealworms are way bigger than the space between his eyes.
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
What are you looking at that flies?
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
And by they way you will get more than double for your money if you order your feeders off eBay! Your welcome!
Heather8497
Member
There are fruit flies and a bunch of others on joshsfrogs.com but a lot of them look a little big for how tiny his head is
Graves923
Chameleon Enthusiast
Have you ever had a vet do a fecal exam to look for parasites? You seem to be feeding enough.
Are you able to weigh your chameleon? A food scale will be able to tell you how many grams it weighs so you can keep track. weigh the cham weekly on the same day of the week to see if the cham is gaining or losing weight.
Visually, it can be hard to look at a chameleon and say its too skinny or too fat since they are very good and changing their body shape to either inflate and look tough or deflate and get small enough to hide behind a branch.
Are you able to weigh your chameleon? A food scale will be able to tell you how many grams it weighs so you can keep track. weigh the cham weekly on the same day of the week to see if the cham is gaining or losing weight.
Visually, it can be hard to look at a chameleon and say its too skinny or too fat since they are very good and changing their body shape to either inflate and look tough or deflate and get small enough to hide behind a branch.
