aidancgonzalez
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His name is Cilantro... he is a Male Yemen. About 11 months now
Let me know what you think
Let me know what you think
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Now that he is older I feed him 2 times a week. Is that too little? It keeps him lean but sometimes I worry. When he was little I did a lot more. I just dont want him to be fat and careless when it comes to eating. I want him to appreciate and stay aware when it comes to food. I believe it makes him a better hunter. Let me know what you all think.....!!!
A lot of members on here feed them every other day. What type of feeders do you feed him and how many?
ahh... so it looks like its just part of the aging process. That makes me feel better. Your Tommy looks pretty mean. How big is he?
He was approx 4 years old (about 2 years old in that pic) and about 18 - 20 inches in all iirc. Sadly, he had a tumour on his liver and is no longer with us. I still love to share his pictures though!
I feed him about every 3-4 days.. Either crickets lightly dusted or maybe 1 or 2 small fuzzy mice. Its been a while since I messed with worms. They love to crawl under the terrain in the cage.
I feed him about every 3-4 days.. Either crickets lightly dusted or maybe 1 or 2 small fuzzy mice. Its been a while since I messed with worms. They love to crawl under the terrain in the cage.
I don't know about feeding him every 3-4 days. Maybe Sandrachameleon will chime in on this. As for the fuzzy mice, a lot of members on here don't recommend it. It is apparently hard for chameleons to digest.
Terrain? Do you mean substrate? If so, you should take it out. There have been cases of chameleons accidentally eating it and becoming impacted.
Welcome to the forums. Your cham looks great.
I would definitely feed every other day at the least. Every 3-4 days is too little, especially because he doesn't appear to be completely fully grown.
You should only feed him mice very occasionally, if ever. Animal protein is very difficult for chams to digest if they get it too often. Besides, there is a lot of fat in mice that they really don't need. And think about it... would a veiled chameleon ever be eating mice in the wild? Not likely. Small lizards every now and then, yes, but never a mouse.
If you want something bigger than crickets, roaches are a great feeder option that are very nutritional for chams and much easier to digest than mice.