Feeding

[SassyChamillionare]

Hello! I’m new to owning my female veiled chameleon and was wondering about how much she should be getting fed and opinions on her age. I’m unsure about her age but I’m guessing she is young as about 1-3 months old as she is a few inches long. As of right now since I’ve only had her for a few days she’s been getting fed mealworms but I read it isn’t recommended so I am definitely planning on switching her food! Here are some pictures of her

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

I am estimating your chameleon is between 3-6 months of age. I would switch to a diet mostly of crickets. I good approach is to use an insect feeder to allow your chameleon to always have access to food especially with a young growing chameleon.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[SassyChamillionare]

I am estimating your chameleon is between 3-6 months of age. I would switch to a diet mostly of crickets. I good approach is to use an insect feeder to allow your chameleon to always have access to food especially with a young growing chameleon.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

Thank you! As I feed her mealworms until I switch her food how many do you think are a good amount? I don’t want any blockage or anything to happen

 

[kinyonga]

With female veiled chameleons in particular, if they are not kept in a particular fashion (diet, temperature wise, etc) they can produce too many follicles/eggs and become eggbound and develop follicular stasis…so as they approach sexual maturity, you want to make sure you control their feeding and environment to prevent it. With proper care they can live for at least 7 years…without it they will likely only live a year or two.

This might help…
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/veiled-chameleon-laying-101.2488/