How much food?

[richardschris]

So I have a panther chameleon that is almost 4 months old. My question is this, how much should he be eating?
I think I have a little pig, he is eating about 25 crickets a day and he would probably eat more if I let him. Is he eating too much or should I just let him keep pigging out?

 

[sandrachameleon]

Do you offer anything other than crickets?

You may find this link useful:

but generally speaking, offer as much as the chameleon can eat in about 5 minutes, twice daily.

the quantity will depend on the size of the prey, how fast your chameleon is growing, temperature, etc.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...s-day-required-maintain-chameleon-weight.html

 

[richardschris]

Yeah I offer a variety of little critters, crickets, roaches, silk worms, phoenix worms. He generally ignores the roaches unless one starts moving pretty quickly. The crickets he will eat the moment he sees them as well as the different worms.
I just want to make sure that I dont overfeed him, I know it can be possible for them to get fat, but at what age should I really start to worry about that?