5 month old veil to skinny ?

[sabbott702]

we got peanut in aug and they said he was 2 months old we didnt get a date of when he was born so im guess around 5 months. he eats 15 -20 crickets a day with worms has treats there dusted and gut loaded and we have the right ligths and gets misted 3-4 times a day. do you think he is skinny ? depending on how he is sitting you can see his ribs.

 

[lindawaz]

I don't see any ribs. He is cute!

 

[snipeusa14]

he looks fine to be chameleons tend to "skinny up" when they are afraid from what i heard...hes fine he looks healthy

 

[emilybier]

He looks fine to me My girls are not socialized so they go into twig mode when I'm too close for comfort.

 

[jannb]

I think he's cute! Get him some small silkworms they are excellent feeders and can be used as more than just treats. www.coastalsilkworms.com

Worms will put some meat on his bones just don't get him too fat.

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[lanlord510]

Looking good actually. Great in fact. I am especially glad to see no signs of MBD. Keep up the good work. dont forget to offer, Dandelion Leaves, Collard Greens, Baby Bok Choy, Strawberries, Banannas also as Veilds love them. Just chop them up real small and put them into a feeder cup. I wrapped a bendible Vine (roughly in the middle of it) around a feeder cup up high in mines home and attached the other two sides to the cage and he goes over to it every time I put veggies and fruits in it.

 

[lanlord510]

also you might want to consider getting alot more foliage especially live trees and vines for him. cant really tell but looks a tad sparse in there.

 

[sabbott702]

thanks everyone, i have tried some fruit before and because its not moving he doesnt bother with it. how do i get him to eat it ? we just moved him into a bigger cage so im still working on getting him more vines. as for live plants he has to smaller ones in there but there growing fast. since its cold here already i cant find any larger live plants to put in there

 

[Elizadolots]

Isn't he cute! It's actually normal to be able to see their ribs. I think the usual place to look for "skinniness" is the base of the tail, you don't want to be able to see the spine there.

Cute name too!

 

[gerrod85]

He looks good to me!