Finally, my first chameleon!!

[Daesie11]

How cute!! I love when they are that little. I remember when I first got my baby veiled, Bilbo, I couldn't wait for him to get big because he was so tiny and fragile, but now I kind of miss him being little hahaha

Yeah, I definitely wouldnt mind him growing a bit because I'm always afraid I'm going to do something wrong because he is so so fragile haha. But I'm definitely cherishing the little guy!

 

[Daesie11]

It's been awhile since I've given an update on how Pesto is doing! He is really starting to grow now. Just the other day he had his second shed with me. I am going to try and weigh him again soon to get an idea of just how much weight he has put on.
He is starting to eat like a baby his age should! Just in hand fed dubias alone today he has eaten about 10, not including all the crickets he has sniped throughout his enclosure. He still prefers to hunt for his food rather than eat out of his cup. I think I just have to accept this fact now he really seems to love dubia, though only if I put them upside down on a leaf near him. He sniped them up almost immediately once they go in his enclosure.
He still hates the camera, so excuse the bad quality phone zoom, but here are some pictures of him eating this morning
Edit: since I started writing this post he upped his dubia count to 15 total for the day! Such a growing boy

 

[janjan20]

It's been awhile since I've given an update on how Pesto is doing! He is really starting to grow now. Just the other day he had his second shed with me. I am going to try and weigh him again soon to get an idea of just how much weight he has put on.
He is starting to eat like a baby his age should! Just in hand fed dubias alone today he has eaten about 10, not including all the crickets he has sniped throughout his enclosure. He still prefers to hunt for his food rather than eat out of his cup. I think I just have to accept this fact now he really seems to love dubia, though only if I put them upside down on a leaf near him. He sniped them up almost immediately once they go in his enclosure.
He still hates the camera, so excuse the bad quality phone zoom, but here are some pictures of him eating this morning
Edit: since I started writing this post he upped his dubia count to 15 total for the day! Such a growing boy

Wow he has grown!

 

[JoXie411]

It's been awhile since I've given an update on how Pesto is doing! He is really starting to grow now. Just the other day he had his second shed with me. I am going to try and weigh him again soon to get an idea of just how much weight he has put on.
He is starting to eat like a baby his age should! Just in hand fed dubias alone today he has eaten about 10, not including all the crickets he has sniped throughout his enclosure. He still prefers to hunt for his food rather than eat out of his cup. I think I just have to accept this fact now he really seems to love dubia, though only if I put them upside down on a leaf near him. He sniped them up almost immediately once they go in his enclosure.
He still hates the camera, so excuse the bad quality phone zoom, but here are some pictures of him eating this morning
Edit: since I started writing this post he upped his dubia count to 15 total for the day! Such a growing boy

He looks huge here!!!

 

[Daesie11]

He looks huge here!!!

Wow he has grown!

I know! Even in just the last week I've seen a huge growth spurt in him. He isnt an itty bitty boy anymore!

 

[JoXie411]

I know! Even in just the last week I've seen a huge growth spurt in him. He isnt an itty bitty boy anymore!

He was tired of us talking about his size lol

 

[Daesie11]

He was tired of us talking about his size lol

"Oh yeah?! Well look at how many dubia I can eat in one sitting! Not so small now, huh???" *in tiny squeaky voice*

 

[Daesie11]

 

[JoXie411]

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Is that green on his face I see??

 

[Daesie11]

Is that green on his face I see??

A little bit! He hates the camera so he was getting pretty pissed lol. He gets a little blue green in his cheeks and his belly gets red

 

[MrsM]

I know! Even in just the last week I've seen a huge growth spurt in him. He isnt an itty bitty boy anymore!

He’s getting bigger but still so cute

 

[Daesie11]

Pesto is getting bigger every single day. He is showing more and more resting colors and it's an amazing experience to watch him go from just being a small brown guy, to a big colorful boy! Cant wait to see what the next shed brings

 

[CamoChameleonsHuman]

Pesto is getting bigger every single day. He is showing more and more resting colors and it's an amazing experience to watch him go from just being a small brown guy, to a big colorful boy! Cant wait to see what the next shed brings

He's going to be that Ambilobe that waits until he's 9months old to show you what color bars he's going to have. @Matt Vanilla Gorilla says it's always the late bloomers that tend to be the most beautiful in the end.

 

[Daesie11]

He's going to be that Ambilobe that waits until he's 9months old to show you what color bars he's going to have. @Matt Vanilla Gorilla says it's always the late bloomers that tend to be the most beautiful in the end.

He caused me so much stress, and I love him so so much! I know he is going to he beautiful

 

[JoXie411]

Pesto is getting bigger every single day. He is showing more and more resting colors and it's an amazing experience to watch him go from just being a small brown guy, to a big colorful boy! Cant wait to see what the next shed brings

Hello handsome boy!!

 

[RyanBRZ]

You're going to start seeing a lot of color changes soon. I remember when I first got mine I was thinking there is no way he is going to be colorful. As days go by you will randomly see him showing new colors.

3 months, 5 months, 10 months

 

[Daesie11]

You're going to start seeing a lot of color changes soon. I remember when I first got mine I was thinking there is no way he is going to be colorful. As days go by you will randomly see him showing new colors.

3 months, 5 months, 10 months
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He was so big, even at 3 months! Pesto is such a smol boy, I forget how small he is compared to others

 

[RyanBRZ]

He was so big, even at 3 months! Pesto is such a smol boy, I forget how small he is compared to others

He was tiny when I got him, I think the pictures don't show it well. The vine he is on is maybe 1/2" wide

 

[Daesie11]

He was tiny when I got him, I think the pictures don't show it well. The vine he is on is maybe 1/2" wide
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This is when I first took Pesto home. He was hardly the length of my pinky finger!

 

[RyanBRZ]

Yeah, yours is definitely smaller than mine was. I think my cham has big genetics, people keep saying hes huge but he is my first so to me he is just normal. How old is he?