Baboo acts so hungry

[JonnyB22]

So after our first chameleon passed away from illness after illness, we decided to get another veiled from a more reputable company. Baboo is a healthy little guy, he looks to be around 6-7 months and we feed him around 10 small crickets a day. Baboo acts as if he is still starving. Should we be feeding him more? I don't want to overfeed or underfed our little fella.

 

[laurie]

What size is your Cham and what size are the crickets? Maybe the crickets are to small for him so he is hungry.

 

[Djturna4thakidz]

At that age I try to offer about double that. 20 food items.

 

[JonnyB22]

This is the best picture I have of Baboo, he absolutely hates people. The crickets are about the width of his eyeballs.

 

[laurie]

I can't really tell from the picture but his body looks small to be 6 months old as do his colors. I would up his food intake and try to find a couple other feeders. Sweet little guy.

 

[MatthewTran]

I feed my 4 month old veiled 20-30 small crickets a day... 10 is way too few!

 

[Karaboo]

i would feed your chameleon about 40 small, mine is a little bigger than yours and eats about 50 every 2 days. Your chameleon will stop eating when he is full so try feeding him more.

 

[Julija]

You should definitely feed more and preferably offer a variety of at least 2-3 feeders, not only crickets. Until about a year of age you should pretty much feed him as much as he will eat, because he needs energy and nutrients for growing! The issue of over-feeding becomes important once he reaches adult age.

Bthw, how do you gut-load the crickets (if you do) and what supplements do you use?

 

[JonnyB22]

We gutload with fresh fruits and veggies and we dust with Rep-Cal Herptivite once a week and Rep-Cal Calcium with Vit.D once a month

 

[laurie]

We gutload with fresh fruits and veggies and we dust with Rep-Cal Herptivite once a week and Rep-Cal Calcium with Vit.D once a month

You also need plain calcium daily are his age. I am happy the he is going to be enjoying larger meals. Glad you checked in, the better he is cared for now the longer he will be with you.