My veiled Cham seems very healthy and not quite as active, but still pretty active. He is sheading, and it seems to e going alright. He is very young about 2 or 3 months old, so, he has started to sheed offten. The question is.... Is it normal for a Cham not to eat as much when it sheeds?
Not eating as much....
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ChameleonsInMyHouse
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in my experiences, it is the younger chameleons that have less of an appetite when shedding. as they grow and shed less and get used to shedding as well, it seems like nothing to the animal to keep eating regularly. i had a baby chameleon that didn't eat for 1.5 full days because of shedding
chameleongirl2
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yes this is normal for a cham to eat less while she/he is shedding
SSimsswiSS
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I hav'nt noticed this behavior before. I usually see a increase in appetite just before a shed. But natural sunshine is part of the equation for most of the year with my guys. I just had a male parson in middle of shed eat a large mantis, followed by a large female dubia roach, followed by a big hornworm, with five adult crickets and two superworms. All in under five minutes.
Here's a video of him eating hornworm, you can see the mantis claw hanging off side from meal just eaten. And maybe make out the shed on feet and around eyes, body is dull pre shed appearance. http://youtu.be/AnZGTW0nAcs
Here's a video of him eating hornworm, you can see the mantis claw hanging off side from meal just eaten. And maybe make out the shed on feet and around eyes, body is dull pre shed appearance. http://youtu.be/AnZGTW0nAcs
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thank you for all your help.
