Female veiled with slow growth

[pussykat1981]

Hi, i have a male and female yemen, my male is growing like theres no tomorrow but my female (who is a month or 2 older than him) is tiny and about 3rd of his size.
She moves around happily and is eating well but she doesnt seem to put on any more than a gram a week, is this normal?
Thanks
Kat

 

[Chameleon Loco]

Can you fill out the how to ask for help page

it will help us figure out what is going on with your chameleon

 

[Miss Lily]

Are they housed together? If so then the male is probably very dominant, therefore she won't be able to get enough food. Chameleons really do need a vivarium each as they are much happier when kept on their own. Also, he wilkl sooner or later pester her to mate a lot too, and all this stress will be making her ill.

Please fill in the help form as suggested already.

 

[pussykat1981]

Hi, the chameleons are not housed together so dont see that this is stress related. She seems to be eating quite a lot......

 

[pussykat1981]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled, Female, 6 months old and 4 months with me
Handling - Every other day if she dont put up a fight, if she gets grumpy i leave her so she doesnt get stressed
Feeding - Medium locust, about 5-7 a day, gut loaded with bug grub and bug gel
Supplements - Calcium powered on each lucust
Watering - Dripper and misting twice a day also she drinks from her water bowl
Fecal Description - Dark brown with white and dark yellow, seems hardish
History - She was bought as a baby with no told problems

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Reptibreeze 40x40x75
Lighting - Exo terro repti glo 5.0 compact bulb which is on 12-14 hours
Temperature - 75 - 90F cage floor to basking, thermometers top and bottom. Lowest night temp 70F. using ceramic heat bulb
Humidity - Around 80% by misting and fogging couple times a day, using hygrometer
Plants - Yes, umbrella plant and ficus
Placement - On top of a book case, top of cage is nearly touching ceiling, bottom is about 4 foot off the floor and right in the corner.
Location - South west England

 

[kinyonga]

If the poop/urate seems hard compared to the male, she might not be getting enough water.

Can she see the male at all?

What exact supplement do you use? Do you use a vitamin powder? What's in the bug jel and the bug grub??

 

[pussykat1981]

The poo seems the same as the male and ive seen them both drinking so dont think its dehydration. She cant see the male at all.
Im using vetark nutrobal as the calcium and vitamin powder.
The bug grub and gel are prorep