Chameleon eating paper towels?

[Maddieremington]

First all I had was the repti bark at the bottom, when he started eating that I put paper towels on the bottom over all the bark. Now he is trying to eat the paper towels! What should I do next?
P.s. he is about 5 months, I give him 5-6 crickets a day and some meal worms once in a while. (Veiled)

 

[ChiefRedman]

First all I had was the repti bark at the bottom, when he started eating that I put paper towels on the bottom over all the bark. Now he is trying to eat the paper towels! What should I do next?
P.s. he is about 5 months, I give him 5-6 crickets a day and some meal worms once in a while. (Veiled)

Remove all of it paper towels and reptibark

I would also bumb the number of feedings you are giving him since he is still growing. Also, make sure you are dusting his feeders everyday with calcium without d3

 

[carol5208]

Yes, as suggested put nothing on the bottom. If you have a dripper and need to catch the water below, use something shallow that your chameleon cannot drown in or you can use something deeper and cover it securely with screen.

 

[Henry66]

Yea remove everything from the bottom and feed him 10-15 crickets since hes growing

 

[johncjb]

Never owned a veiled but I hear that it can mean that they want veggies. May want to look that up

 

[fuzzhc]

Definitely bump up the feedings. At that age I feed them all they can eat which is generally 20+ bugs

 

[Yowzercham]

No substrate and I put a margarine container with lid on securely with holes poked in it to get the drips that make it through the live plants. Does he have a pathos to chew on?

 

[imcurt]

If he were in my care.The first thing I would do is remove the paper towels.2nd I would double his feeders. 3rd,I would offer him fruits& veggies, Veiled are known for eating vegetation as part of there water intake in the wild.Every Veiled I've owned loved melon sliced semi thin and hung on a stick.Good luck