Are Carrots Okay?
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GraemeShelton
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lettuce and greens should be fine. avoid spinach and other dark greens. dandelion greens are really nutritious. thats my uros favorite food.
Zoey
New Member
I will look into giving them some more greens 
Dylan Dutz
New Member
Collard greens are good
Yes, dark greens are great calcium as opposed to most other fruits/veggies (Collards, mustard, kale etc.). Should also use dark greens to gutload your feeders too if possible.
I have fed my veiled chameleons greens (dandelion, kale, collards, endive, escarole, ONCE IN A WHILE...ROMAINE LETTUCE, etc.) and veggies, chopped or slivered or diced finely, (carrot, squash, sweet potato, zucchini, green peppers, sweet red peppers, etc.) and a little bit of fruit (apple, pear, melon, berries, etc.). They also eat leaves from the plants in their cages.
VerteX
Avid Member
Spinach should be avoided since it interferes with the absorption of calcium due to having oxalates.
Chase
Chameleon Enthusiast
Ok, thats cool. I have one and all he eats is Romaine, carrots, and red cabbage.
lee jian heng
Member
Ahh,I see you here,so I guess my carrot paste syringe orally is fine for him,I guess no vitamin a supplement is necessary
Andrew1283
Chameleon Enthusiast
“A good multivitamin like Reptivite or Repashy calcium plus LoD, it contains preformed vitamin A and there’s no need to give any separately.” This was a quote from MissSkittles last month in a separate post.
elizaann2
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hello and welcome!
I believe feeding a chameleon fruits and veggies is an older practice that is no longer recommended. However, you are able to feed these nutritious fruits and vegetables to your feeders, which will in turn give nutrients to your chameleon once they have consumed the bug. I've attached a 'gut load' information sheet for your convenience.
Please let us know if you have any further questions!
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@lee jian heng said…”Ahh,I see you here,so I guess my carrot paste syringe orally is fine for him,I guess no vitamin a supplement is necessary”….there are two forms of vitamin A …prEformed and prOformed.
PrEformed comes from retinol (animal sources) and prOformed comes from beta carotene, etc. sources (from veggies and greens, etc.). PrOformed sources are converted by the body into the useable form but prEformed sources are fat soluble and ready for the body to use and can be stored in the body. So…prEformed sources can lead to overdoses but prOformed sources can’t..
It’s thought that not all chameleons (or maybe no chameleons at all) can convert the beat carotene found in veggies such as carrots to the useable form of vitamin A …or at least cannot convert it efficiently…so we dust the insects twice a month with a vitamin powder that contains a prEformed source to ensure the chameleon gets some but won’t overdose on it. Gutload or food fed to the insects can have beta carotene sources included in the diet too.
You could give some carrot paste to the chameleon but it won’t likely help with a vitamin A issue….IMHO it’s better to feed it to the insects.
Hope this explains it a bit for you.
Please remember I’m not a vet…I’m just speaking from experience.
PrEformed comes from retinol (animal sources) and prOformed comes from beta carotene, etc. sources (from veggies and greens, etc.). PrOformed sources are converted by the body into the useable form but prEformed sources are fat soluble and ready for the body to use and can be stored in the body. So…prEformed sources can lead to overdoses but prOformed sources can’t..
It’s thought that not all chameleons (or maybe no chameleons at all) can convert the beat carotene found in veggies such as carrots to the useable form of vitamin A …or at least cannot convert it efficiently…so we dust the insects twice a month with a vitamin powder that contains a prEformed source to ensure the chameleon gets some but won’t overdose on it. Gutload or food fed to the insects can have beta carotene sources included in the diet too.
You could give some carrot paste to the chameleon but it won’t likely help with a vitamin A issue….IMHO it’s better to feed it to the insects.
Hope this explains it a bit for you.
Please remember I’m not a vet…I’m just speaking from experience.
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lee jian heng
Member
Oh I see,your guys is explain so well and detail .I learn lot chameleon knowledge from here .Very like this forum,many expert here,better than I read from Google.
I also have raw retinol powder on hand ,this is for make my skincare products,althougt it's edible and consumable.I think this can be preform vitamin a Can I use it for chameleon?
I also have raw retinol powder on hand ,this is for make my skincare products,althougt it's edible and consumable.I think this can be preform vitamin a Can I use it for chameleon?
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elizaann2
Chameleon Enthusiast
I am not familiar with any of those and so I would personally not recommend using them on a chameleon. Especially if you are using them as a skin care routine.
This is what I do:
Calcium without Vitamin D3 on every feeding
Repashy LoD on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month. This has multi-vitamins as well as vitamin D3 I don't need to use anything else in my supplement routine.
