I've had my Cham since January and he has seemed to be fine ever since. when I purchased him I was told he was around 3 months old , he's meant to be 8 months old now and he looks much smaller than other males I've seen. Started off in medium zoo med Reptibreeze and recently upgraded him to a XL. 2 large ficus plants and other foliage and plants with a dripper system and zoo med repti fogger. For lighting a mercury vapour bulb 80watt. Supplementing with calcium every feeding and with d3 one every other week. Feeding on crickets and locust and sometimes wax worms as a treat. since I've had him he's ever eaten a great deal all at once , just 3 to 5 a day and sometimes not even that. My vet said he looks fine but just concerned why he's so much smaller than other males I've seen???
slow growth of my 8 month Veiled male Cham
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bobbydigital
Avid Member
What are you feeding him? Get him some silkworms, horn worms and butter worms. My veiled doesn't eat too many crickets he seems to have gotten tired of the. He LOVES when he gets worms. Mine is about a year old. He hasn't had a full shed for several months. His belly barely shed last month and a couple months before that was just his casque. I've been worried about his growth lately also. His casque is still pretty small in my opinion. He had a respiratory infection when I got him, got worms later on and now has gout. Not sure if any of that has anything to do with it but I'll post a few pictures of Moe.
bobbydigital
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The first and second pics were from a week or two ago. The second was in April at his vet visit. This next one is from March and the one after that is from February.
Maybe I don't notice much growth since I see him everyday. My girlfriend says he's grown. Feel free to give me your opinion.
Maybe I don't notice much growth since I see him everyday. My girlfriend says he's grown. Feel free to give me your opinion.
Angelwolf
Chameleon Enthusiast
He looks fine to me. He is a little skinny looking. Offer him some wax worms a couple times a week. As a treat. Not a staple. They are high in fat, so they will put a little weight on him. What does he weigh right now? He may also just be smaller than average. People aren't all the same size and shape, either. It's most important that he is healthy.
