why is my chameleon soo small

[inferno]

i bought 2 veild chameleons male and female and one has grown to like 9 inches in 5 months and the other is only 5 really tiny in size why is this

 

[Brad Ramsey]

My guess is the smaller one is the female.

They're not in the same enclosure are they?

-Brad

 

[inferno]

nah there in seperate cages could it be stress or somthing but the big one is the female the tiny one is the male it has a spir and the other one doesnt so its all weird

 

[Stuey!]

yea.....males are twice tha size of female veileds...

 

[Jordan]

I have this suggested though some of the reading I have did that if they do not ingest the rest of the egg goo (not sure what to call it) that this can slow their growth. The chameleons that fall into this catagory do not eat as well right off the bat and seem to just not grow as fast at first. With any animal that has multiple babies or eggs there seems to almost always be a runt. Either one of these could be a possibility.

Is he eating well?
How many and what size feeders?

 

[kinyonga]

Is one eating more than the other? Any differences in their cages? Are they siblings?