Ariangilbert
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I've had a new chameleon for about three weeks. He's a juvinile male jackson. For some reason, he's eating, but not a lot. I feel like he eats when he wants to, but again, it's not a lot. No matter how hard I try he only seems to eat every other day, and when he does eat, it's not a huge amount by any means.
He has proper lighting, around 80 degrees in the day and low 70's during the night. He drinks a good amount of water and I mist his cage at least 5 times a day. He has a normal sleep schedule and he wakes up around the same time every day. He's active and he likes to climb around his cage every day.
When he first arrived, he was extremely stressed and very upset, but still ate. Now, it's kind of a hassle to feed him. I've tried every method of getting him to eat more with no luck.
Should I just stop worrying and let him eat when he wants? No matter how little it is? Or should I be kind of concerned?
I'm feeding him medium, I believe 3/4 inch sized crickets. With him only eating at the most, 2, every other day. He just doesnt seem that thrilled to eat all the time. He doesnt seem ravenous and starving. He's not skinny, he seems about a normal weight. He has a good amount of energy.
He seems very happy otherwise, not too stressed. He's not very happy when he's handled but tolerates me. Not anyone else, though.
He has proper lighting, around 80 degrees in the day and low 70's during the night. He drinks a good amount of water and I mist his cage at least 5 times a day. He has a normal sleep schedule and he wakes up around the same time every day. He's active and he likes to climb around his cage every day.
When he first arrived, he was extremely stressed and very upset, but still ate. Now, it's kind of a hassle to feed him. I've tried every method of getting him to eat more with no luck.
Should I just stop worrying and let him eat when he wants? No matter how little it is? Or should I be kind of concerned?
I'm feeding him medium, I believe 3/4 inch sized crickets. With him only eating at the most, 2, every other day. He just doesnt seem that thrilled to eat all the time. He doesnt seem ravenous and starving. He's not skinny, he seems about a normal weight. He has a good amount of energy.
He seems very happy otherwise, not too stressed. He's not very happy when he's handled but tolerates me. Not anyone else, though.