Introducing Gerald, my Veiled Male Chameleon...

[chino]

Hello guys, I recently purchased my new juvenile veiled chameleon.

He is 4 to 5 months old and so far he is doing great... I've got him since this past monday and so far I'm really impressed with this lil' fella! There is only one question... but I'll get to that later.

Here are some pics:

Showing his full colors!!! I'm so exited about this lil' monster!

Now he is shedding pretty good... Today is the second day and is almost all done by now... I do have him in a glass enclosure due to the weather here in TX, its pretty hot and is difficult to keep moisture up... I do let the front doors open from time to time so air circulates. So far I've noticed nothing bad to be really concerned.

Now to the question, because I got him recently and I'am fairly new at this, because of shedding, do they stop eating as much as they usually do? I've read a lot in here about chameleons about his age that eat 10+ crixs a day, this guy eats about 4 to 5 a day... is this normal for him?


Thanks for reading and please do comment about my question,

chino

 

[DavidBuchan]

Hello, and welcome to the forums....
It is normal for all Chameleons to take a little while to settle into a new home - it looks nice from here, so he's obviously happy with it if he's eating anything at all.....
Also, yes when shedding they often lose appetite a bit.

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the forums. Gerald is a handsome little guy! Mine have never slower down eating when shedding but I've read on here that some have. How are you checking his temps? If he's too hot he might not eat. I would think in TX it would be pretty hard to keep glass cool. I have a blog for new keeper attached below. It will help you to keep Gerald healthy and happy.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html

 

[chino]

Thanks for the warm welcome..... I do plan to change for a screen cage as soon he does gets bigger, There is so much to learn in here... Once again thanks for the warm welcome.....

 

[camimom]

My guy is about a month older than yours and he loses his appetite when he sheds. It bounces back. My guy is eating about 5-10 medium crickets everyday.
If you want, you can post the info from the how to ask for help form so anything that needs to be changed can be.

 

[chino]

I've actually read here about the trick of "cup feeding"... this guy DEVOURED 10 crixs and a mealworm like he never ate!!! His just too lazy for now to go down hunt for now, I'm just gonna observe and see his behavior as he gets comfortable in his new environment.


Like I said, there is soooo much to read and learn...