2 year old veiled over feeding?

[Twale]

I'm a new owner of a male veiled chameleon who is 2 years old. i'm currently feeding him about 8-10 crickets a day. he sheds about once every 2 weeks.. is this ok? or am i over feeding him?

Also, are there any other kinds of fruits or greens that i can feed him? he's not eating the collard greens i put in his cage, they just dry up..
Thanks!

 

[Lathelia]

I'm not a big expert, but I believe you should feed this amount every other day or even once in three days. You could also add more variety to his diet.
Here is a great blog about feeding, I'm sure you will find it very helpful:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/

 

[DavidBuchan]

Hello, welcome to the forum mat3o is right, that is about twice as much food as he needs (depending on the size you are feeding him of course).
Here is a great all-round caresheet I recommend to all new people with Veileds -

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/chameleonsinmyhouse/395-veiled-chameleon-care-sheet.html

Here is a good blog about offering him a variety of foods - https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html

And some info on gutloads (if you do this well he won't need to eat any veg directly, but you can still offer anything in the list to him) - https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html
He might eat carrots or strawberries, they tend to prefer green leafy stuff though so if he's not going for the collards he might just not like the idea (mine doesn't, my girl eats a little of her hibiscus).

 

[jannb]

Please post a picture so we can see how he looks. I feed my adults 3 times a week 6 to 8 feeders depending on the size and even less if they get a large worm. My veileds sometimes munch on their plants and I also offer my guys small slivers of fruit and veggies once or twice a week. They like banana, apple, grapes, strawberry, carrot and various greens.

 

[sandrachameleon]

I'm a new owner of a male veiled chameleon who is 2 years old. i'm currently feeding him about 8-10 crickets a day. he sheds about once every 2 weeks.. is this ok? or am i over feeding him?

ya, That seems too much.
What are the fat pads on his head like? Is the tail round or oval in shape?

 

[Moosma]

Good lord! You can overfeed a chameleon?

 

[sandrachameleon]

Good lord! You can overfeed a chameleon?

Absolutely. There are many overfed fat chameleons in captivity.

 

[Mmcbain1]

What happens to an over fed cham? what are the signs of an over fed cham?

 

[jannb]

What happens to an over fed cham? what are the signs of an over fed cham?

Read post #11 here:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/month-panther-can-he-over-eat-94089/

 

[pssh]

A large, bulbous appearance to the head pads, "cheeks," hips, and sometimes the base of the tail are signs of a fat chameleon. If you are concerned, post a picture in a new thread and members can help you figure out if the animal is fat. On the other hand, if the same areas look sunken or too flat/boney, then it is probably too thin. Generally, only adults get really fat, but any age can get too thin. Keeping a scale around to monitor weight is a good idea.