Geckoxp
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I am very very curious if anyone has run into this issue at all before with there cham..
I have a 9 month old cham that I purchased from the Kammers (pictured below) that for the past couple months has maintained his weight between 74-78g. He grew up real fast and by 5 months was in the larger cage but hasn't really grown at all since. He has not taken to any other feeder then crickets after I tried silkworms, butterworms, superworms and hornworms...He just looks at them and walks away. He free roam feeds so keeping anything in a cup will not get his attention at all. I have been feeding him crickets every other day and he will eat 1-3 per feeding but that is it. He is eating full sized crickets at this point being gutloaded with cricket chow from flukers and water crystals. The cricks are being warmed up so gutloading them has not been a problem.
Maybe its just the season and being in Rochester NY it is a little bit chillier then down south but the temps are still warm where the chams are kept and my 4.5 month old Elwood has grown from 4g to 26g in a matter of 1.5 months. I have checked on temps and hydration and everything is dead on as recommended. I have a 100w at a distance and a 75w in a deep bulb holder directly on the cage. Izzy is a very active cham and in case you are wondering he can not see the other cham at all.
I am going to order more silkworms to try Elwood on to see if he will take to them and order more cricks for the both...I will try silkies 1 more time but if anyone has any ideas as to what the issue may be or anyways to get him to eat more or just leave be please let me know.
Maybe this is something I shouldn't care to much about right now as he has not lost a major amount of weight here. When Spring and Summer hits again he may pop right out of it and this is just a seasonal thing...idk.
Does he look healthy enough...he hasn't shed in a couple months as well....anyways just concerned thats all...thanks for all the help!
I have a 9 month old cham that I purchased from the Kammers (pictured below) that for the past couple months has maintained his weight between 74-78g. He grew up real fast and by 5 months was in the larger cage but hasn't really grown at all since. He has not taken to any other feeder then crickets after I tried silkworms, butterworms, superworms and hornworms...He just looks at them and walks away. He free roam feeds so keeping anything in a cup will not get his attention at all. I have been feeding him crickets every other day and he will eat 1-3 per feeding but that is it. He is eating full sized crickets at this point being gutloaded with cricket chow from flukers and water crystals. The cricks are being warmed up so gutloading them has not been a problem.
Maybe its just the season and being in Rochester NY it is a little bit chillier then down south but the temps are still warm where the chams are kept and my 4.5 month old Elwood has grown from 4g to 26g in a matter of 1.5 months. I have checked on temps and hydration and everything is dead on as recommended. I have a 100w at a distance and a 75w in a deep bulb holder directly on the cage. Izzy is a very active cham and in case you are wondering he can not see the other cham at all.
I am going to order more silkworms to try Elwood on to see if he will take to them and order more cricks for the both...I will try silkies 1 more time but if anyone has any ideas as to what the issue may be or anyways to get him to eat more or just leave be please let me know.
Maybe this is something I shouldn't care to much about right now as he has not lost a major amount of weight here. When Spring and Summer hits again he may pop right out of it and this is just a seasonal thing...idk.
Does he look healthy enough...he hasn't shed in a couple months as well....anyways just concerned thats all...thanks for all the help!
