Eating leaves…stripping plants bare…

[Sonny13]

@Sonny13 said…”I was always curious if being “caged” would be the stressor for this behavior”…so then are the world ones who do this leaf eating doing it because of stress?

I wish I could answer that………..it’s commonly seen behavior with other animals, but just guessing towards one direction

 

[Gloriawood]

Here’s some photos of Spaghettis victims. The last one has the murdered umbrella Kant on the background.

 

[MzLaurie]

Hello every veiled is different. I had one that had to have his salad every other day or he would throw a fit. Due to the high nutrition value, I got collard greens, wash really good. Keep in stalk form and set bottom in water in a vase type container and put in frig. Cut from top down and it will last forever. He also went into my herb garden and picked rack little oregano leaf off the little stalk without braking it. Didn’t touch any other herb. I have had other keepers chams love cilantro. So you have to try different things to see what your girl likes. I feel that they know what their bodies need so it must be alright especially females that lay eggs which depleted the body. Plants are an easy meal that they don’t have to hunt for. Many like little fruits like blackberries and blueberries too. I just read a great article provided by another member about observations of wild chams eating plants. It’s very common. They use different eating techniques then lunging their tongues. If your girl is eating her plants then give her a salad in a bowl just for the salad at a place not under the heat light. Make sure you toss old stuff as it goes bad. Be patient and see if she goes for it.