How many?

[petkel]

how many locusts should my 3 month old cham be eating?

 

[ghettomike]

I would feed him/her as many as it will eat daily until it gets to be adult size (approx 6 to 8 months) then reduce feedings to every other day. what type of cham? male or female?

 

[Texas Panther Man]

Feed him/her 8 or so every day. Make sure your supplementing with calcium at every feeding. And calcium w/d3 twice monthly.

 

[petkel]

i have 1 male and 1 female low white veiled chams..my female loves these locusts and so does my male but he seems to be getting skinnier and i don't know why..i have cup feed him and watched him eat but is not putting weight on even though he is eating about 7 or 8 a day and doesn't seem to be growing. He is 3 months old and starting to think the breeder sold me a runt of the litter as they where quite cheap breeding pair too, i got them for 45 for both..the female is VERY well and is growing fine and am worried as to comparison between these chams.

 

[petkel]

Could someone please leave any suggestions..

 

[ghettomike]

if he is only 3 months old you should feed him as much as he can eat a couple times a day. if you want him to put on some weight feed him waxworms more often as they are high in fat.

 

[jannb]

Please post some pictures and fill out the ask for help form so that we can make sure you have everything correct for you chams. They should both be growing pretty fast at this age. https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/

 

[laurie]

I very well be nothing. At that age the should be growing right along but mine do seen to have growth spurts. maybe your female is just having a growth spurt? Other than that, maybe the male has a parasite. Might want to have a fecal done.

 

[Psi]

i have 1 male and 1 female low white veiled chams..my female loves these locusts and so does my male but he seems to be getting skinnier and i don't know why..i have cup feed him and watched him eat but is not putting weight on even though he is eating about 7 or 8 a day and doesn't seem to be growing. He is 3 months old and starting to think the breeder sold me a runt of the litter as they where quite cheap breeding pair too, i got them for 45 for both..the female is VERY well and is growing fine and am worried as to comparison between these chams.

Are they caged together?

 

[petkel]

yeah they are caged together at the moment till i get my 26w uv delivered next week for my other viv,,i know he doesn't have a parasite as he is only 12 weeks old..he just shedded today which is a good sign eat loads of crickets as it would have cost too much to buy locusts as you only get about 15 in a box but i have tried feeding waxworms, silkworms and butterworms but seems to not like any worms unless he is eating them while i am not looking but he does eat the crickets and locusts i provide..

 

[Psi]

yeah they are caged together at the moment till i get my 26w uv delivered next week for my other viv,,i know he doesn't have a parasite as he is only 12 weeks old..he just shedded today which is a good sign eat loads of crickets as it would have cost too much to buy locusts as you only get about 15 in a box but i have tried feeding waxworms, silkworms and butterworms but seems to not like any worms unless he is eating them while i am not looking but he does eat the crickets and locusts i provide..

When my male/female were caged together when they were young ~2-3 months each my male would out eat the female, but never grew.

I'd guess this is the same problem here.

After separating them, he went on some crazy growth spurts.

 

[petkel]

i hate delivery's as it takes so long but it is a hell of alot cheaper and i have ordered so much for them at the price i would pay just for the bulb..do you think i should give him extra calcium with d3 than my female? or just still 2 times a month?..thanx..