Should I be worried?

[Time Police]

So I've had my Jackson Chameleon (Juvenile 4-5 months) since June 2012 and he hasn't had a full body shed yet. He has only shed on his tail so far and I was just wondering if I should take any precautions, or if I am doing anything wrong that could disrupt his shed cycle. Please help me out. Thank you!

-Marc Villanueva

 

[Trillian]

What are your temperatures and humidity like and what's your supplement schedule? He should have had a full shed by now, I believe, there are a few reasons why he might not have had a full shed, including it being too wet or too dry, or his feeding or supplements being a little off so he's not growing as quickly as he could.

Do you think he might have had a shed and you only saw the tail part?

 

[Elizadolots]

Unless you're watching 24/7 you can easily miss a shed. Also, he's approaching adulthood so won't be shedding as much. He might not even do full body sheds once he's fully adult. Some do, some just sort of piece meal their way through the process.

 

[Time Police]

What are your temperatures and humidity like and what's your supplement schedule? He should have had a full shed by now, I believe, there are a few reasons why he might not have had a full shed, including it being too wet or too dry, or his feeding or supplements being a little off so he's not growing as quickly as he could.

Do you think he might have had a shed and you only saw the tail part?

My temps range from 70-80 degrees, and my humidity ranges from 60-80. I give him calcium once a week, Herbitivite every two weeks, only because I heard from Jdog1027 that Jacksons have complications with supplementation so I don't want to over do it. My terrarium might be getting too wet...his rain dome goes off every two hours for five minutes starting at 11:00am. I don't think he had a full body shed because I didn't find large chunks of his skin anywhere and when he was dry it was only flaky around his tail. I was thinking it could also be his cage size...he's currently in a 16"x16"x30", but I am currently purchasing a 2'x2'x4' for him.

 

[Elizadolots]

Sometimes they eat the shed skin...it's all part of their campaign to drive us insane.

 

[Time Police]

Sometimes they eat the shed skin...it's all part of their campaign to drive us insane.

Hahahaha well that's not cool.