Starving???

[Pxnda]

So i don't get to feed my veild cham that often due to where I live , she gets fed around every day for a week, then maybe not get fed for 3-4 days? Her hip bones are pretty prominent, as are her ribs. I know chameleons are usually pretty skinny, I'm just concerned because this is my first. She's around 6 months old.

 

[PJK]

That really doesn't sound very good. What do you mean because of where you live? does that mean you don't have a local pet store? or you aren't home for days at a time? If the issue is centered supply or location, I would just order in bulk off of the internet. You can get like 1000+ crickets, roaches, super worms, or whatever pretty cheap. For a youngster like yours to go long stretches like that is not optimal especially during her rapid growth phase. Also consider veggies, veiled will eat veggies along with insects.

 

[Graves923]

Curious as to why your cham cant be fed daily.... Buy feeders only in bulk and set up a proper enclosure for the feeders to live in.

Young chameleons need to eat daily. Mine averages 10-15 feeders per day. Going 3-4 days without eating also mean it is going 3-4 days with out calcium supplements and other vitamins and nutrients received through the feeders. Her bones should not be easily visible at all times. The only time i see my chams ribs are when he is really stretching to reach a branch or he puffs himself up quickly.

 

[kinyonga]

If that's your chameleon in the avatar it may be developing MBD. Are you dusting the insects with a phosphorous-free calcium powder at almost every feeding? Providing UVB light? Appropriate temperatures? It's not good to go that long without food. Why do you have to do that?