Waldo! (growing photo album)

[Jammonlee]

Many of you have seen my numerous threads on how small I think Waldo is for his age (6 months) and how he has no colors and my worry that its may have been a health concern or husbandry problem. All have assured me different growth rates for different chameleons, etc, and it calmed me.

Well lately, he seems to have hit a spurt in his growth. I like to believe its him adjusting to his new climate/enclosure. i like to believe this because I've spent well over 700$ on it in the passed few months =), I swear I may as well increase my grocery budget and add gut load and bugs to the list.

Anyways, from Feb, March, still searching for my April, May and June pictures, and finally July! Here is the difference in the months that I have made available...

Feb. 28th, 2011 (first week home - est. 1 month old)

March 23rd, 2011 - His first shed

March 29th, 2011 - post shed

July 1st, 2011 - first nights sleep in new home

July 3rd, 2011

July 6th, 2011

July 9th, 2011

 

[Jammonlee]

July 17th, 2011

July 19th, 2011

July 21st, 2011

July 27th, 2011

July 29th, 2011 (completely un-edited)

 

[camimom]

How old is waldo?

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

I found him!

 

[Jammonlee]

How old is waldo?

est. 6 months yesterday. He was guessed at 1 month when I received on Feb 28th

 

[Jammonlee]

Stir Crazy, you know what this means. Shedding time!! Up the mists, up the mists!

Aug 2nd 2011

P.S. - photos were not edited

 

[Jammonlee]

As I mentioned yesterday, the shedding begins. He's being a little shy about this one(Aug 3rd)

Hanging out in the shower area, perfect spot to catch the outer band of mist (Aug 2nd)

Everyday at 11, 3, and 630pm he waits here

 

[ChameleonRave]

Your guy reminds me of my Darwin. He took forever to grow and develope his colors and when I go thim a nice big cage which I plan to upgrade to an even bigger one in the months to come he finally hit a growth spurt. He is still smaller than my adult female and their age isn't too far off, but he is finally growing.

He looks great!

 

[Jammonlee]

He did take awhile, I wasnt sure if it was something I wasnt doing right or if he was just a slow one. Turns on he was a slow one, or needed more exercise. Since the 3x the size of his old one cage, he's hit a big BooM! Then again, I have been trying to get him out in the normal temp weather (80* 8:00am mornings) as much as I can. usually its only about 20 minutes a day, 4 days a week. But its really spiked his appetite, that and the larger cage I'm saying really jump started his growth.

Here he is during his shed, which is about 99% gone other then a few flakes on the leg and back

Going to try and get some post shed pictures tomorrow, possible outside perched on a half dead hibiscus I'm trying to revive lol

 

[Seeco]

Thats a shed just started!

 

[Jammonlee]

Thats a shed just started!

i forgot to add "now" in my photo caption, this was taken early today. now, there are just a few flakes left to fall

 

[Seeco]

Cool, nothing like a freshly shed chameleon!

 

[Jammonlee]

nope, other then the fact that it scares the hell out of me cause he will wander off into the most abnormal places in his cage and leave it looking like we just had an inch of snow!

 

[Jammonlee]

Shedding is SUCH hard work! I'm Zonked!

1:30am (Aug 4th, 2011) - after a long day of shedding. ZzzzZzzz

 

[Jammonlee]

Pic Heavy OVERLOAD

August 4th, 2011

 

[Jammonlee]

con't...

Aug 4th, 2011

 

[Jammonlee]

6:15pm Shower via AquaZamp. Waldo literally ran to the mist nozzle. I mean it frightened me, I thought he was going to fall by missing a branch or grabbing an not so sturdy leaf he was moving so fast.

 

[Jammonlee]

few shots from today (8/15/2011)
He really loves his silkworms!

 

[Jammonlee]

8-24-2011
BATH TIME

....he waits before his Aquazamp shower, gets a good spray to wash his eyes and about halfway through the shower, turns....to what appears to be...washing his butt!?!?

 

[MATT2504]

Wow it's like photography Bigbrother,LOL Brilliant!