Is this ok?

[ApocalypseUK]

Hey,

was just wondering if any body could help me quick, Mr goggles my baby Ambanja panther chameleon is 3 months old tomorrow and after looking at the care sheets he's supposed to be eating around 10-12 crickets but Mr Goggles basically only eats about 5-6 and then he's done :S

I've had him for 2 weeks and 2 days and only once out of having him he's managed to eat like 10 or so but his mainly only eating on average 6 a day. Today I gave him 3 mealsworms, 1 waxworm and he eat 2 medium locusts himself then after that he was basically done is this ok? for his age or should he be eating more? just a little worried, probably nothing to be worried about at all but just seeing what you guys thought?

P.S: Also as well I try not to give him the mealworms/waxworms so often, especially the mealworms because he flipping loves these things but his main food source is crickets and locusts.

Thanks!

 

[carol5208]

Well it depends on the size of your crickets. Obviously if they are a little bigger, then he will eat less. I had the same thing with my little one. He has never been a big eater from day one. I don't think there was a day that he at more then 10 crickets. My other chameleon I had as a baby would eat like 25! The guy have now is kinda on the small side for a year old and I think it might be his lack of eating not as much as I would like. He is super healthy, but just on the small side. I am assuming they do not get that lucky in the wild to eat 25-30 feeders a day but I could be wrong also! As long as he is healthy and growing, I would not worry.

 

[Cmergy]

It's fine.

 

[ApocalypseUK]

Thanks for the replies was just making sure thats all he is eating medium crickets and locusts there roughly about an inch long maybe little bit smaller on some of them

 

[TruBlu]

Mediums are fairly sizeable for his age so even 5 or 6 of those is a fair meal isn't it. My panther is the same. Not a huge consumer

 

[ApocalypseUK]

cool cool, thanks very much guys!