Is he too chubby?

[BlueSky]

Hey guys!
So I work at a pet store, and we have a juvenile male chameleon in right now. He appears to be no more than 2 months old, but he seems oddly fat.

This is how he looks normally. He can puff up and get even bigger, but he doesn't seem to make himself skinnier. Is this a sign of impaction or some other problem? Or is he just overweight? (He doesn't seem to eat more than a usual cham, but I'm not entirely sure, since I'm not observing him a lot.)

 

[poison]

Is he defecating ?

 

[BlueSky]

I did notice some poop in his cage when I cleaned it today, but now that I think about it, there definitely wasn't as much as there should have been. Shoot. That's probably the problem! Do you have any suggestions for how to treat that?

 

[etclement]

Hey guys!
So I work at a pet store, and we have a juvenile male chameleon in right now. He appears to be no more than 2 months old, but he seems oddly fat.

This is how he looks normally. He can puff up and get even bigger, but he doesn't seem to make himself skinnier. Is this a sign of impaction or some other problem? Or is he just overweight? (He doesn't seem to eat more than a usual cham, but I'm not entirely sure, since I'm not observing him a lot.)

Looks older than 2 months to me... My nearly 4 month Veiled looks almost exactly like that in terms of size and how far along the coloration is. Could just be my separate experience though.

 

[Jacob Hamer]

I don't think there are any problems. And he doesn't look overweight

 

[Chameleon Mike]

Looks healthy and a lot better then most chameleons in pet stores. Keep up the good work.

 

[JacksJill]

He looks good from here. If you thought he was constipated and he isn't if he is defecating (pooping) then you can try feeding baby food pears.

 

[Andee]

He honestly looks absolutely fine to me. But he does look older than 2 months... probably around 3-4, why do you think he is two months? His casque and coloration are a bit older than most 2 months have, though he could be relatively early for those things. Honestly he looks good and I would love to have a veiled like that from a petstore. Usually you get under weight or sick veileds or super tiny and skinny babies. And he looks like he has a relatively good disposition right now. I would sell those characteristics of him. He is a healthy boy and actually would be a good starter chameleon for a new keeper. Just make sure they get the correct info ^^