Clea needs to go on a diet

[CleaTheChameleon]

Hello everyone, well Clea is overweight and i am not surprised. I fed her more then i should have when i first got her and before i joined the forums here and learned everything. Well i was thinking of putting her on a diet but not quite sure how. Can anyone help that has done this before for their chameleons?

 

[toddmkeller]

Hello everyone, well Clea is overweight and i am not surprised. I fed her more then i should have when i first got her and before i joined the forums here and learned everything. Well i was thinking of putting her on a diet but not quite sure how. Can anyone help that has done this before for their chameleons?

Slowly reduce her food intake to 2-3 large feeders every other, or second day. I feed my females around 2-3 large crickets (or equivalent) about 3-4 times a week.

See ya,

Todd

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

Slowly reduce her food intake to 2-3 large feeders every other, or second day. I feed my females around 2-3 large crickets (or equivalent) about 3-4 times a week.

See ya,

Todd

Thanks. I will try this out

 

[jannb]

I do about the same as Todd. I feed 3 to 5 feeders depending on the size 3 times a week.

 

[jamncristian]

a chameleon treadmill will also help

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

I will be feeding 3 crickets on Monday, 3 crickets on Thursday, 3 crickets on Sunday and the next day(Monday) I will reduce it to 2 crickets as she ate 3 the day before. Is this good?

 

[jannb]

I will be feeding 3 crickets on Monday, 3 crickets on Thursday, 3 crickets on Sunday and the next day(Monday) I will reduce it to 2 crickets as she ate 3 the day before. Is this good?

I do Tues, Thurs & Sun. or you could do Mon. Wed. & Fri. I would not feed two days in a row.

 

[Lizardlover]

I know that with Orcus he never knows when he will eat. He gets food on random days of the week, and sometimes he skips two days of food.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

I do Tues, Thurs & Sun. or you could do Mon. Wed. & Fri. I would not feed two days in a row.

But if i were to skip one day it wont be much of a difference as her normal schedule is Mon, Wed, Friday, and maybe Sunday

 

[martyllian]

My Norman put himself on a diet. He will not eat Dubias very often anymore (and of course I have several thousand and growing), wont eat crickets, but will eat 2-3 hornworms or Superworms every other day. Superworms he is reluctant to eat, but hornworms are gone almost instantly

I can entice him all I want, but he wont eat until he is good and ready.

 

[beeze]

But if i were to skip one day it wont be much of a difference as her normal schedule is Mon, Wed, Friday, and maybe Sunday

If you're going to put her on a diet, then don't feed her two days in a row. Feed every two to three days.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

If you're going to put her on a diet, then don't feed her two days in a row. Feed every two to three days.

Thats what im going to do 3-4 crickets every 2 days

 

[whitespyder]

how much does she weigh? im curious because my female packed on a few pounds since her last vet visit and im wondering what overweight is considered.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

how much does she weigh? im curious because my female packed on a few pounds since her last vet visit and im wondering what overweight is considered.

I dont have a scale but will get one from a neighbor of mine soon.

Overweight is when she looks like she ALWAYS has eggs but doesnt lol

 

[martyllian]

Poor girl! Didn't anyone ever teach you that real women have curves?

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

Aww no. But I guess that's why I have a big sister and mom lol

 

[whitespyder]

im always constantly wondering if my female has eggs but whenever i take her to the vet shes clean as a whistle! not even follicles starting to grow. shes about 97 grams. ive been feeding her every other day too.

 

[Olimpia]

Set up a chameleon jogging course across a room