tongue miss

[pwerfulyifu]

is missing its food once or twice per feeding considered a tongue problem? i feed mine large crickets and from what it looks like, it looks more like the cricket might be a bit big, but not too big. i feed him 5 large crickets every day. he's about 1yr. dust calcium every other feeding. d3 twice a month. multivitamin once a month? im not too sure on that one.

 

[camimom]

Actually there are several reasons for this.

Dehydrated, so bugs cant stick to tongue.

Tongue Injury.

Eye issue.

Lack of vitamins.

I had a similar issue with my male veiled.
Even though he got calcium every feeding, d3 2x a month, and a multi 2x a month, he would still miss bugs on occasion.


I switched to Repashy all in one calcium plus... and after about 2 months of getting dusted on every feeding. he hasnt missed a bug yet.

 

[laurie]

What kind and size cham do you have? If the cricket are big they may be a problem for your cham. You do need to take a look at all the things listed above also.

 

[pwerfulyifu]

What kind and size cham do you have? If the cricket are big they may be a problem for your cham. You do need to take a look at all the things listed above also.

i dont really think the crickets could be that big. but he does seem to have a slight problem pulling them up.

 

[camimom]

i dont really think the crickets could be that big. but he does seem to have a slight problem pulling them up.

Very cute chammie.

how big are the crix you feed him?

 

[pwerfulyifu]

im currently feeding him black medium crickets that i got from a small pet shop. they're like a a centimeter and large brown crickets that i get from petco that id say are about almost an inch. im guessing its the large crickets that he's having troubles with because i never see him miss the medium crickets. also im not really sure how you dust. because i dust calcium at every feed, all crickets. but how are you supposed to dust with the other stuff. every cricket for d3 and multivit? or just one or two crickets?

 

[camimom]

im currently feeding him black medium crickets that i got from a small pet shop. they're like a a centimeter and large brown crickets that i get from petco that id say are about almost an inch. im guessing its the large crickets that he's having troubles with because i never see him miss the medium crickets. also im not really sure how you dust. because i dust calcium at every feed, all crickets. but how are you supposed to dust with the other stuff. every cricket for d3 and multivit? or just one or two crickets?

the larges are probably too big for him.

and when you use the d3 and multi, every bug being fed for that day.


also are your bugs turning out white, or lightly grey?

 

[sandrachameleon]

im currently feeding him black medium crickets that i got from a small pet shop. they're like a a centimeter and large brown crickets that i get from petco that id say are about almost an inch. im guessing its the large crickets that he's having troubles with because i never see him miss the medium crickets. also im not really sure how you dust. because i dust calcium at every feed, all crickets. but how are you supposed to dust with the other stuff. every cricket for d3 and multivit? or just one or two crickets?

Hi
Sounds like you've found a likely reason for the occassional miss - prey too large.

Here is some information that will help you determine a good supplement routine:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/65-supplements.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/174-whats-supplements-brand.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html

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