Max

[sandrachameleon]

This little monster is growing fast.
About a month ago:

Today:

 

[Carrie Anne]

Handsome little man you have Sandra Looks like he is growing in to some really nice colours. Look forward to seeing update pics as he grows.

 

[suzi]

he's beautiful.

 

[carol5208]

Growing like a little weed he is! Amazing the changes he has gone through in just one month. Must be all the good gut load!!!

 

[dom1959]

very handsome boy!!!

 

[laurie]

He is just a beautiful picture of health. The growth when they are that small is so fun to watch. He is growing into his colors. Keep the pictures coming.

 

[FSchams]

He is gorgeous, how old is he?

 

[Kiwiflage]

He's getting some beautiful colors!

 

[d3s5]

Goodness Gracious! He sure is growing quickly! Beautiful boy!

Deb

 

[Syn]

I always love seeing how little ones grow up! Thank you for sharing.

 

[Decadancin]

Max looks great! They grow up so fast . Thanks for sharing the pics!

 

[LLGabriel]

Dawww I love Max! He's a sweetie!

 

[jannb]

Max is coming along nicely and showing some great color already.

 

[sandrachameleon]

thanks everyone.

He hatched in mid-may, I got him towards the latter half of June at about 5 weeks old, so he's about 9 weeks old now.

This is my first time having a veiled, and his growth/size, compared to the panthers Im far more familiar with, is remarkable. He's got to be double the size of a similarly aged panther.

I stick to the same feeding theory as I used with all my panthers - giving him as much as he can eat in about 5 minutes once or twice (occasionally three times) a day. I suspect he'd eat constantly if I gave him the opportunity!

I've posted a log of his food intake so fare this month: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/818-young-veiled-prey-intake-july-2013.html
Id love to hear from other veiled owners if this seems a reasonable intake for his age!?

 

[FSchams]

You must be gutloading his food with steroids or something he is massive for 9 weeks old IMO lol

 

[sandrachameleon]

August 2013

A little over 3 months old now. He's comparable to the size of a 10 month old panther. I find the growth rate of veiled compared to panthers remarkable.

 

[CLP]

He's only 3 months old??!?!? Holy cow! I have recently started trying to follow your gutload recipies (with my own modification based on what I can or can't find ), and I'm glad I did. WOW!! He's gorgeous and huge. My 1 year old male was only 2.5 months old when I got him but it took him about 3 more months before he looked like that. WOW! That's all I can say - WOW!!

 

[Vmag86]

He is growing fast! His colors are really starting to show too. He looks great

 

[deadhd5]

If that isn't definitive evidence of the efficacy of your gutloading technique then nothing is! Just incredible how big he is at just 3 months.... If it was just about anyone else I would call BS I don't think Godzilla was that big at 3 months!! I can't wait to see him full grown

 

[sandrachameleon]

If he wasn't right in front of my face, I'd call BS too.

I would say his genetics and having had a healthy mother are equally if not more critical factors than my gutloading, although obviously a good diet is helpful. And its possible I am over-feeding him; I really hope Im not ! He's not getting much more than my adult panthers.