translucent veiled chameleon growth?

[yoshimoto0]

hello! i was wondering how big a translucent veiled chameleon should be at four months, and if mine is growing correctly. he is a four month old male, and currently is 8 inches. let me know what you think, i attached a few photos aswell.View attachment 301814View attachment 301815View attachment 301816

 

[yoshimoto0]

here are the photos: they didn’t seem to post

 

[PoseidonTheChameleon]

Looks about the right size to me, then again I'm never good at guessing age either. Are you sure it is a male, just curious.

 

[yoshimoto0]

Looks about the right size to me, then again I'm never good at guessing age either. Are you sure it is a male, just curious.

okay thank you, and i was told he was a male by the breeder i bought him from.

 

[IvyL]

He looks awesome to me! A solid way to tell if it’s a male for vailed chams is if they have a spur on their back feet!

 

[yoshimoto0]

He looks awesome to me! A solid way to tell if it’s a male for vailed chams is if they have a spur on their back feet!

thank you! he doesn’t seem to have any spurs? i was thinking maybe he was too small yo be able to tell, but i could be wrong. what do you think?

 

[Sonny13]

She looks a bit older then 4 months, looking at the 3th pic and compared to your hand. I don’t see any translucent?

 

[PoseidonTheChameleon]

thank you! he doesn’t seem to have any spurs? i was thinking maybe he was too small yo be able to tell, but i could be wrong. what do you think?

Post a picture of the back feet

 

[sergeantapone]

My 2.5 month translucent veiled has very obvious spurs, and is only 4-5 inches long, I'd say your cham is more like 6 months and likely a girl if you cant see them.

 

[sergeantapone]

I also dont see any translucent bits, but he/she is a great looking chameleon!

 

[yoshimoto0]

She looks a bit older then 4 months, looking at the 3th pic and compared to your hand. I don’t see any translucent?

my breeder said that my cham was born in january, so they would be around four months old?

 

[yoshimoto0]

My 2.5 month translucent veiled has very obvious spurs, and is only 4-5 inches long, I'd say your cham is more like 6 months and likely a girl if you cant see them.

okay, thank you!

 

[yoshimoto0]

Post a picture of the back feet

i will tomorrow, it’s late here haha, thanks!

 

[Sonny13]

my breeder said that my cham was born in january, so they would be around four months old?

Check, however she’s looking good and is very beautiful

 

[PoseidonTheChameleon]

Where did you get her from? She doesnt really look like a translucent, I hope you didn't pay extra for a scam.

 

[Beman]

I hate to tell you but based on casque size and age without seeing the back feet I am about 98% sure you have a female not a male. You should see spurs like these on the back feet. If it is smooth there instead you have a girl. And she is a very low translucent female. Only having a bit of it on her feet. She does look healthy though. Note if that is Eucalyptus in the picture with her you want to keep that far away from her. It is toxic.

 

[ERKleRose]

Her eyes also look a tidily bit sunk in, is that from stress of handling or not enough hydration, or both?

 

[yoshimoto0]

Where did you get her from? She doesnt really look like a translucent, I hope you didn't pay extra for a scam.

in my home town there was a small reptile convention, i bought my cham from there. they didn’t cost anymore than a normal veiled, and i was told mine was only a little part translucent since you can just see it on their feet.

 

[yoshimoto0]

I hate to tell you but based on casque size and age without seeing the back feet I am about 98% sure you have a female not a male. You should see spurs like these on the back feet. If it is smooth there instead you have a girl. And she is a very low translucent female. Only having a bit of it on her feet. She does look healthy though. Note if that is Eucalyptus in the picture with her you want to keep that far away from her. It is toxic.

she must be a female then? that’s okay with me i was just told she was a male so that’s what i was thinking. and yes, i was told she is only a small part translucent because it is just on her feet. and in the picture, it is a fake plant, i want just trying to get a picture showing off her colors. but thank you

 

[yoshimoto0]

Her eyes also look a tidily bit sunk in, is that from stress of handling or not enough hydration, or both?

yeah, i’ve realized that too? i have a dripper that she drinks from, and i mist her terrarium appropriately. so i’m not sure if it’s still a lack of water, or from handing. when i go to handle her, i will only pick her up if she walks onto my hand, otherwise i will leave her alone because i don’t want to cause stress.