Help identifying

[Darwinning]

Hey guys so 2 weeks ago now I became a proud owner of my first panther chameleon and was curious to see of anyone could help identify the little one?

At 2 weeks she's about 2 1/2 inches long and color is just now starting to show a tiny bit with orange around the eyes and hints of green just behind the orange

I know this is probably a question for feeders thread ,but just wanted to try my luck here if I could. I recently went to my local reptile shop and got some crickets , usually pick up about 30-40 smalls, though after showing the reptile store the pics and explaining size of my chameleon they feel that my cham can eat medium crickets but they're pretty thick. Should I not feed these mediums and just stay at smalls til I see some good noticeable change in size? Or are these sized crickets ok to feed her?

 

[ridgebax1]

I would stick with the smalls. You can judge feeder size by looking at the space between her eyes. If the mediums are not wider than this space then they are ok to use. If you choose to stay with the smalls just double the quantity. For instance if you would give 10 medium then go with 20 or so smalls. At this age you need to feed her as many as she will eat in about a 15 minute period.

 

[Darwinning]

Thank you very much! I'll definetely take your advice and stick with smalls. I was worried they couldn't get a full visual of the size of my cham and was worried the mediums would bite or stress her out.

 

[Chase]

That rule is not necessarily always the case. People feed hornworms, silkworms, superworms, etc. and they are larger than the space between the eyes. I bet your chameleon can eat mediums.

Chase

 

[jajeanpierre]

That rule is not necessarily always the case. People feed hornworms, silkworms, superworms, etc. and they are larger than the space between the eyes. I bet your chameleon can eat mediums.

Chase

As with everything else, it always depends.

 

[junglefries]

The smaller feeders are more easily digested. This allows for quicker absorption and less constipation. You can also fit more of a smaller food item in the stomach, than one or two larger prey. Mixed with some soft bodied prey (household flies, BSF, silkworms, hornworms, moths, butterflies), you will obtain optimal growth. The larger the cricket, the harder the shell.