Is he too fat

[hagmegsis]

My little guy is 5.5 months old. He has quit the appetite, but I'm afraid he's getting too fat. You can see he's currently shedding. Should I feed him less? Also, he was a bit small for his age the last time I asked. Does he seem to be growing okay to you?

 

[alphakenc]

He looks great to me,keep on doing what you did,beauty is the eye of the beholder,enjoy his journey.

 

[jajeanpierre]

I don't know if it is just the picture or if his eyes are sunken in. I have one quad that has particularly deep set eyes because of a very prominent brow ridge, so maybe it just his conformation around his eyes. Can you send some more pictures of his eyes and along his back, especially around his pelvis?

 

[hagmegsis]

Here's one pic that shows his eye little more. I'm working on new pics.

 

[hagmegsis]

More pics to follow

 

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[hagmegsis]

I don't know if it is just the picture or if his eyes are sunken in. I have one quad that has particularly deep set eyes because of a very prominent brow ridge, so maybe it just his conformation around his eyes. Can you send some more pictures of his eyes and along his back, especially around his pelvis?

I've uploaded a few different angles.

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

Nice and healthy looking. Maby a tad chubby, but not bad!

 

[oneillchameleons]

He looks great! With my males I generally feed everyday until eight or nine months, then I watch their casques to see how much fat they're storing. You'll notice a bulge in either side of the casque (I start to notice this around one year old usually) and you can adjust your schedule based on the size. It's all comes with experience but this is the way I gauge how much to feed each individual chameleon as they grow.

 

[marley patches]

my male was chubby even on the heavy side ,after he was 8 months old he lost weight ,thought he was sick but he is healtly , beautiful cham ,, almost looks like my marley when he was 5-6 months old

 

[hagmegsis]

Thanks everyone. I was worried because he's eating around 20 crickets a day; and it sounds like a lot. My pet store only offers crickets and meal worms. I will keep an eye on his casque.

 

[Pitcard]

Better to be on the chubby side than the skinny.