Fat Veileds?

[ERKleRose]

My baby Panther (the one with MBD) Still gets an all you can eat buffet with crickets and soft worms like wax worms and horn worms.

Hopefully the hornworms not as a staple, just as some added variety/treats/hydration boost and the waxworms only as treats?

 

[kinyonga]

You said..."I'm assuming that casque fat takes longer to burn off?"...fat in the casque?

Chris Anderson says..."The space between the bones is filled primarily with jaw adductor muscles (the muscles responsible for closing the mouth and bite force)"...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/casque-anatomy.92124/

According to Petr Necas...."The firmation in the casque is not faz but edematically swillen muscle"...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/purpose-of-the-casque.103139/page-5

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Neither of them has had a single Hornworm since the diet started.
This is a new photo of one. The other spent all morning hanging out in a bush. But he is almost identical.
I've noticed that the legs are thinner and the ankles more refined.
They seem to already look healthier

 

[ZEROPILOT]

yes, the fat in the casque takes longer... But are you weighing them weekly to see what the loss is each week? Do you know what they weigh now and how long total length they are? All this matters with their weight.

Also did you drop the branches down so they are not continuously hitting the top screen with their casques and back?

I did drop the vines down a few inches.
They now clear the top.
I have not weighed them. I've only done a visual inspection.
They are both exceedingly anti social.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Here's number two
Hes much more elusive unless I have food