Quick Question

[Matt1851]

So when i first got my cham he was around 3 months old and 4 grams. and now he is 4 months old, 6 and 3/4 inch long and 20 grams is this a good length and weight for a 4 month old?

 

[Matt1851]

anyone????

 

[draetish]

Hey Matt - is that length from snout to tail?

 

[Matt1851]

Hey Matt - is that length from snout to tail?

yah wish i measured him when i got him :\

 

[draetish]

Since chams grow at different rates depending on their food intake, etc. it's hard to say exactly, but I think that's good. How about posting a pic so we can see him? Also, if he is a runt, he maybe be smaller than a normal cham. I would say that if he is eating, drinking and pooping right and doesn't appear ill, then you've got a healthy cham. If you're looking for an estimated age so you know how old he is, that's really hard to do.

 

[Matt1851]

well here is my most recent pic. he is sleeping now maybe ill get another one of him on my hand tommorow

i also have this video i posted in a previous thread.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJBHtx2GAq4

 

[draetish]

He looks really good Matt. The best way to tell is when they start to get their colors at about 6-8 months. Then when they reach adulthood, they shed, eat and poop less.

 

[Matt1851]

ahh kk well ya he poops every day and so far he has shed once a month and ya in that vid that is the most color iv ever gotten on camera haha

 

[AndyRew]

He gained 16 grams in a month! thats just about a half a gram a day

 

[draetish]

He gained 16 grams in a month! thats just about a half a gram a day[/QUOTE

they grow fast the first year, then it slows down.

 

[Matt1851]

He gained 16 grams in a month! thats just about a half a gram a day

haha ya look at the difference in one month!

 

[summoner12]

what do you feed him? and how do you supplement his food?

 

[Matt1851]

what do you feed him? and how do you supplement his food?

i feed him crickets. i have given him a total of 2 super worms and 3 wax worms as treats ever since iv had him. id like to stay on a cricket diet for now. i dust them the 1st and 2nd of every month with rep-cal multivitine and reptical calcium with d3 and i dust the crickets with rep-cal calcium every other feeding

 

[summoner12]

not too bad. Do you give him natural sunlight ever? what kind of lighting do you give him? twice a month doesn't seem like it is often enough. You might want to do D3 at least once a week if not twice. Do you feed him as much as he'll eat?

 

[Matt1851]

not too bad. Do you give him natural sunlight ever? what kind of lighting do you give him? twice a month doesn't seem like it is often enough. You might want to do D3 at least once a week if not twice. Do you feed him as much as he'll eat?

ya i take him outside and let him roam on this stick thing i made haha sounds retarded but you would agree if you saw it. i havent been able to take him out this whole week because its been raining non stop... i have a reptisun 5.0 and a 50 watt basking bulb, and actually i gave him d3 twice this month but im assuming i should give it to him more since he is only 4 months. i usually give him 8 crickets in his cup and 2 or 3 to roam around the cage and whenever i see he is out of crickets i fill it back up.