Is he overweight?
- Thread starter Harry The Cham
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CamrynTheCham22
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Usually their fat bunches up behind their casque. What are you feeding him and how often? He is probably just trying to make himself look bigger around you because he wants to scare you off 
Harry The Cham
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I feed him crickets about every other day 10-12 and mealworms here and there as a treat probably 3-4 a week
CamrynTheCham22
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It seems like a good schedule, though depending on the size of the crickets, you may want to lay off a little tiny bit until he is about 8 months old. If he is already 8 months old, you are probably good to go.
Harry The Cham
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He is about 7-8 months not completely sure
CamrynTheCham22
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I think you are fine with what you have. You may want to think about ditching the mealworms, though. They are not good for digestion and they can cause impaction.
Harry The Cham
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Ok is it ok as an occasional snack
CamrynTheCham22
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I mean, yes, but it is a risk you may not want to run. For example, if he eats a mealworm and it is right before you turn his lights out, depending on how well he chewed it, it could stay alive in their stomach. I have heard of cases like this happening to the chameleons at my local reptile store that were fed mealworms, and they highly discourage the use of mealworms for chameleons. It is entirely your choice, though.
Harry The Cham
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Oh wow thanks I'll dial back on the mealworms. Thanks for letting me know
CamrynTheCham22
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Your welcome! Happy to help. Hopefully your little guy is happy.Oh wow thanks I'll dial back on the mealworms. Thanks for letting me know
jamest0o0
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I wouldn't feed mealworms at all, they shouldn't cause an impaction to a healthy chameleon, but they're also pretty much worthless for nutrition. If you want to give a treat once a week use superworms. Give a little more variety, gutload everything well. Also I think your he is a she, but I can't tell entirely from the picture. The back heels will have spikes if they are male.
CamrynTheCham22
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It seems like it might be a male because of the casque and bright colors, but I may be wrong. Like @jamest0o0 said, it is hard to tell from the picture. That is just my speculation.
jamest0o0
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@CamrynTheCham22 Good chance you're right, I haven't had a veiled, but I couldn't see any spurs. Also the thin legs and round body looked femaleish, but just throwing it out there.
CJ's Exotics
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Give or take a couple %.
Syreptyon
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CamrynTheCham22
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Plus males and female veiled chameleons have a different pattern. For the males, they have those thick yellow stripes running vertically, and there are usually 3 or 4. For females, the stripes are broken up a bit and there are more of them. Just what I have experienced.
jamest0o0
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@CJ's Exotics @Syreptyon my fault for suggesting it. I thought the patterns were probably male after I said that. The legs looked thin and i thought it was missing spurs so i was a little confused. I haven't kept a veiled so I wasn't sure. There's no need to bash over it, I'm sure others have corrected you guys in other threads...
CJ's Exotics
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Yup. I personally was just messing around.
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