over feeding & color

[jewel0301]

I’m worried I might be feeding him too little but he eats all of his crickets every feeding. I feed him 7-10 sometimes 13 crickets morning and night. Sometimes he looks super skinning and sometimes he has a little belly .

And his colors... Is this brown normal for all times? I leave the cage open when i get home from work and let him roam or crawl onto my hand but maybe being in sunlight was not his favorite?

 

[PoseidonTheChameleon]

How old is he?

 

[jewel0301]

How old is he?

6-7 months

 

[MissSkittles]

Hi. So with chameleons we can’t go by the usual appearances to determine if too skinny or too fat. For veileds we look primarily at the cheeks and casque. Neither should be bulging out. It’s normal and ok if ribs are visible at times. Your guy looks ok to my eyes. However, I would advise to cut out the night feeding. Besides it being too much food for him, it’s best to feed early in the day so that they have time to bask and digest their food properly. Yes, he will always be looking like he wants more food. I swear my veileds intentionally are always hanging around their feeder to make me feel guilty for not setting out the all you can eat buffet.

 

[jewel0301]

Hi. So with chameleons we can’t go by the usual appearances to determine if too skinny or too fat. For veileds we look primarily at the cheeks and casque. Neither should be bulging out. It’s normal and ok if ribs are visible at times. Your guy looks ok to my eyes. However, I would advise to cut out the night feeding. Besides it being too much food for him, it’s best to feed early in the day so that they have time to bask and digest their food properly. Yes, he will always be looking like he wants more food. I swear my veileds intentionally are always hanging around their feeder to make me feel guilty for not setting out the all you can eat buffet.

Yes!! Ugh everytime i come home he’s right by his feeder waiting for me to walk in on schedule!!!!
Thank you for your feedback

 

[MissSkittles]

Yes!! Ugh everytime i come home he’s right by his feeder waiting for me to walk in on schedule!!!!
Thank you for your feedback

My male actually sleeps most nights in his shooting gallery feeder and one of my females sleeps in front of hers. If I so much as walk past or look at them, they run down to their feeders. Hungry hungry tree hippos!

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

And his colors... Is this brown normal for all times?

It's pretty normal for mine. He has... motifs(?) He has a blue-green motif, a rust-green motif, and a rust-brown motif. Still trying to work out what he's trying to communicate.

 

[Sonny13]

Hungry hungry tree hippos!

need to memorize that one