Opinions on when to cut back on feeding?

[Ryan Jarosek]

I have a 7 month old Panther and was curious what the opinion is on cutting back feeding to every other day. Should I start the every other day feeding now. When do you start feeding every other day.

I am referring to Panther Chameleons for my question but am curious if it applies across the board on Chameleons.

Also my sup schedule for the young ones is as follows how should I go about tweaking that schedule for every other day feeding.

Supplements - Herptivite, Rep-Cal w/D3 and Miner-Al-0 (no D3)

Current Schedule

Herptivite (multivitamin with beta-carotene) - Mondays and Thursdays
Rep-Cal Calcium W/D3 - Tuesdays and Fridays
Miner-All /NO D3(calcium with essential trace minerals) - Wednesdays and Saturdays

What I am thinking of changing it to.

Herptivite (multivitamin with beta-carotene) - Mondays
Rep-Cal Calcium W/D3 - Fridays
Miner-All /NO D3(calcium with essential trace minerals) - Wednesdays

 

[beeze]

I cut back to feeding everyother day when my cham lost interest in food everyday (about 8 months old)

 

[AndrewH]

Mine did the same. at 7 months, he lost interest in eating in general and would pick at 1-2 items every other day.

Now he is 9 months

i cut down to 6 crickets a day about 2 weeks ago. Now he is up to 10-16 cricks. after i gave him a larger bin to eat out of. I think he likes it when the food items are all spread out.

Most people recommend every other day feedings when they are about 1 year old.

 

[opihiman]

I have had my Jacksons (both 1 year old wc) now for about 8 mos now and I have noticed that a lot more food will go uneaten too. They both initially started at eating about 4 to 5 med crickets a day and have now dec to 2 to 3 crickets a day. I recently added silkies to their menu and along with the 3 crickets they would get 4 to 5 silkies. the silkies are always gone but the crickets ussually are left for the next day.

so now i have been giving 2 to 3 crickets, every other day, and 4 to 5 silkies every day. I let the cricket roam in the cage so they can hunt them down too so that may also make a difference.

OPI

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

thanks for the input. It is all very helpful.

 

[Mael]

My Veiled is over a year old and he's still eating like a cow. 10 feeders in a day easily every day. I try to feed him every other day but he seems to be hungrier than what i'm offering him.

 

[Justin Carl]

If you want to keep the inevitable hunger strike from coming up, then 7 months is a good age to start cutting back.
Some of my guys were sooner then that.
I'm 8-10 1/2" crickets every other day for all my adult chameleons except my gravid female.

I take dusting to a whole new level I guess....
Maybe I'm just anal, but I use several supplements.

Phosphorous free calcium without D3 at most feedings.
I rotate between MinerAll(o) and RepCal.

Phosphorus free calcium with D3 once per month.

Herptive or Reptivite once per month.
They are rotated, and everything is lightly dusted.
Usually 2-3 crickets per feeding.

Sandfire T-Rex Chameleon Formula Once per month.
Super light dusting.
Usually just one cricket.

Neckton Color
Once per month
Also only one cricket.

If I have some time on my hands, then my guys will get some ground up bee pollen.

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

If you want to keep the inevitable hunger strike from coming up, then 7 months is a good age to start cutting back.
Some of my guys were sooner then that.
I'm 8-10 1/2" crickets every other day for all my adult chameleons except my gravid female.

I take dusting to a whole new level I guess....
Maybe I'm just anal, but I use several supplements.

Phosphorous free calcium without D3 at most feedings.
I rotate between MinerAll(o) and RepCal.

Phosphorus free calcium with D3 once per month.

Herptive or Reptivite once per month.
They are rotated, and everything is lightly dusted.
Usually 2-3 crickets per feeding.

Sandfire T-Rex Chameleon Formula Once per month.
Super light dusting.
Usually just one cricket.

Neckton Color
Once per month
Also only one cricket.

If I have some time on my hands, then my guys will get some ground up bee pollen.

Very nice. I think I am going to start cutting back now. I have been wasting quite a few crickets.

 

[Cainschams]

I would start to cut back now also. I sorta weened them off of the everyday feedings by skipping a day here and there and then getting down to the everyother day at around 1 year. I also supplement how Justin does except not with the sandfire and neckton. I would definatly cut back on the D3. Of course I dont know how much your pinch is but I use it once a month in the winter times and when spring and fall come I kinda guesstimate about how much sun they are getting to decide how long to go without d3 and summer time no d3.