Hi, New here

[Ryan Jarosek]

i think im going to buy some digital scales tomorrow..il let u know what he weights tomorrow..he use to eat about 7 medium sized locust on a good day and some flies..hes defiantly not feeding as much in the last 2 days//im worried..il weight him tomorrow ok and let u know the results.

If he is eating 2 large locust that would be like 4 med or so.

At this age they will start to slowdown on eating a little. At 6 months I switch to everyone day feeding.

I would worry if he wasn't eating at all. I think he is fine. Is he showing any other symptoms if a problem?

 

[macro junkie]

Hehe, cheers mate, very helpful
Also, i have heard males tend to be more agressive than females, or can be more agressive, is this true?
I plan on breeding mine also, what age should he be before he is bred? Guessing the age is differnt with females? as it is with most Lizards

John

not sure..mine isnt aggressive one bit..but i handle mine every single day for about 10-20 mins..mine only hisses at me when i take him out of the cage.

 

[macro junkie]

If he is eating 2 large locust that would be like 4 med or so.

At this age they will start to slowdown on eating a little. At 6 months I switch to everyone day feeding.

I would worry if he wasn't eating at all. I think he is fine. Is he showing any other symptoms if a problem?

every thing is normall..only thing is him not eating as much as he use to..

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

every thing is normall..only thing is him not eating as much as he use to..

Then I think you are fine. No worries.

As soon as he hits 6 months old , start every other day feeding. He will start to only eat like 2-4 large feeders every other day.

 

[Jonie]

Cheers for the help Ryan and MJ

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

Anytime!...

 

[macro junkie]

Cheers for the help Ryan and MJ

i wasnt no help lots of experienced people here use the search feature lots of good threads

 

[macro junkie]

Then I think you are fine. No worries.

As soon as he hits 6 months old , start every other day feeding. He will start to only eat like 2-4 large feeders every other day.

Thanks for your help im not worried as much now

 

[SoCaliSon]

Welcome Jonie!!!

Yeah Macro... Ryan is right.

Babies, while they are young and growing, exchange food weight with body weight at an incredible rate. This is why they say in the baby months it is said you should feed your cham just about as much food as they will eat. Babies will eat more crickets then you thought you could fit inside them, As they start getting older I think 7 med Loctuses would be over feeding. I think you are safe... As they mature it is completely normal to see a slow down in their appetitite as they are no longer growing as rapidly.

 

[macro junkie]

Welcome Jonie!!!

Yeah Macro... Ryan is right.

Babies, while they are young and growing, exchange food weight with body weight at an incredible rate. This is why they say in the baby months it is said you should feed your cham just about as much food as they will eat. Babies will eat more crickets then you thought you could fit inside them, As they start getting older I think 7 med Loctuses would be over feeding. I think you are safe... As they mature it is completely normal to see a slow down in their appetitite as they are no longer growing as rapidly.

ok..glad i got your guys helping me..iv been watching him all day and trying to get him to eat..lol..i can stop worrying now thanks. how often do they shed after 5 months?

 

[ciafardo 4]

cheers over the lips and thru the gums look out stomach here it comes ! salu

 

[Jonie]

Cheers for the welcome SoCaliSon

Cheers again for all the help guys, Jonie