over eating

[whereswaldo]

i was just wander if he will over eat and if he does what the reprocusions are my guy seems to be a pig, and since my dog never ate himself to death like the saying will waldo? i dont wanna make him sick but i keep enough food to keep him from ever being hungry

 

[lindawaz]

I do not know about eating to death but overweight anything eventually has health issues. With them, comes Vet visits...

 

[Olimpia]

None of mine eat themselves to death, especially if they get a little food every day. If I let them free range and they make their way to the food bins they may just pick off a handful and leave to go bask.

That said, you shouldn't just set 30 crickets loose in the cage and let him pick and choose! lol If he's still a young chameleon something like 10-15 appropriately sized crickets should do the trick. And he won't be hungry, don't worry.

 

[sandrachameleon]

i was just wander if he will over eat and if he does what the reprocusions are my guy seems to be a pig, and since my dog never ate himself to death like the saying will waldo? i dont wanna make him sick but i keep enough food to keep him from ever being hungry

It is certainly possible to eat more than is healthy. This is especially true for older adults and females you are not breeding.

You may find this info helpful:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...s-day-required-maintain-chameleon-weight.html
http://www.chameleonnews.com/02SepDonoghue.html

 

[cmaruska]

Are you saying to feed the young ones 10-15 crickets only? Or 2 times a day? Cause I feed mine twice a day but in the morning I don't give them as much cuz I have to go to school.

 

[sandrachameleon]

0 - 4 months I give them as much as they can eat within about 5 minutes, two to four times per day.
4-6 months feeding twice daily
6-12 months feeding usually once daily, usually less than 10 bugs per day
adults get 1-5 bugs per feeding, feeding around 5 days a week.

 

[whereswaldo]

oh wow that was exactly the answers i wanted! glad to hear it but i guess hes not the pig i thought he was he eats 15 to 20 a day and about 5 meals aas a treat for coming to me man i like that he now gets a good excited to see me coming, very friendly especially when foods present think hed be loving the dog if he had a worn on his nose lol. only thing i wish is i could see him drink he must be poops white and brown (what i have found since we uped his cage.)