shedding

[houzah]

just curious why chameleons shed, mine is shedding right now and i thought it would just be nice to know why!

 

[kicsylany]

They shed because they are growing

 

[KatCham]

just curious why chameleons shed, mine is shedding right now and i thought it would just be nice to know why!

They need to shed their skin as they grow....like a snake.

As they grow they get too big for their skin so shed it so it doesn't constrict their bodies.

Sort of like a crab will choose a bigger shell as it grows LOL

Chameleons crawl out of their own skin in favour of the brand new lovely skin underneath LOL

I suppose in the wild it would get rid of any surface parasites too.

 

[houzah]

thank you guys a lot, im new to chameleons, the one i have right now is my first one, so im trying to learn as much as possible!

 

[jojackson]

Some information about shedding for you....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptile_scale#Ecdysis