Question on shedding

[blood4eva69]

I GOT A QUESTION: For snakes when they shed its not recomended to bug them or hold them is it the same for Chams??

Blender is shedding again. this is the second shed since i got him so i was just wondering.

when they shed can i mist him dirrectly or around him?? usually i mist him and around.

thanks for the help

 

[pohchunyee]

well...............I handle my chameleon all the time no matter they are shedding or not....just that when they are shedding...they tend to be a little more aggressive. Spraying onto them when they shed sometimes might cause the old skin to adhere onto them. So, I would not recomend it. But if there are still remnent of old skin stuck onto them...i usually give them a bath and try to loosen the old skin that got stuck!! Hope this helps!!

 

[blood4eva69]

thanks alot... it helps... is it normal ih he eats some of it??

 

[pohchunyee]

yes........sometimes they recycle their skin to get some of the calcium from it..indicating u might need to dust ur feeder more!!

 

[blood4eva69]

i feed him around 15 pin head aday and 4 days aweek they are dusted with calcium. does that mean i need more??

 

[pohchunyee]

How old is your chameleon?? Different age group have different suppliment intake!!

 

[Jordan]

It is common for veileds to eat their own skin. From what I have read they will eat the skin left from other reptiles too. I would not think to much about it with them.

I see mine eat their skin most of the time. The rest of the time it dissappears without me cleaning it up so I assume they eat it even when I do not witness it.

 

[blood4eva69]

Blender is 7 weeks old... there are pictures in my gallery

 

[pohchunyee]

Newborn to 6 months old.............i usually feed them everyday... Monday, Thursday I suppliment with Rep Cal with D3...... and Wednesday, Saturday Repcal Multivitamin........

There is another way from Bluebeast Reptile:

2 month old chameleon up to 6 months:

Monday- Insects with no supplements. Sunday and Thursday- Herptivite Multivitamin. Wednesday and Saturday- MinerAll O. Tuesday- Rep Cal Calcium with D3. Friday- Rep Cal Calcium

(p/s: this list of supplements seems like a heavy supplement schedule. When supplements are used this often in this manner, it's very important to dust VERY LIGHTLY)

 

[blood4eva69]

how do u dust lightly?? what i do is put the crickets in a zipblock bag and then add alittle dust and get the crickets to get dusted...lol... is that ok??

 

[pohchunyee]

for example.................. usually you will put maybe a teaspoon of suppliment on to ur feeder.......... light means..........put manybe 1/4 suppliment or less i guess

 

[blood4eva69]

well based on how i dust the crickets arent white but just alittle bit.. so i think i dust light

 

[pohchunyee]

yes....mine.........i usually turn them from brown into pearl white...LOL...thats HEAVY

 

[blood4eva69]

well right now im only dusting 4 days aweek and only with calcium. should i dust alittle more heavy and increase it to 5 day since he ate his skin??

 

[pohchunyee]

nah..................never over do it...........it will be bad for your chameleon!!! it is normal for veiled to eat their skin.....dont worry!!

 

[blood4eva69]

thank you. it really did help. nice to know i got nothing to worry about

 

[kinyonga]

Do you gutload your insects with a nutritious diet?

 

[blood4eva69]

i gutload them as suggested here...http://www.chameleonnews.com/gutload.html