worried about panther chameleon growth!!!

[marr.lenn]

my uncle has a panther chameleon and a veiled and I myself have a veiled but I'm actually concerned for his panther chameleon its about the size of a quarter a bit bigger and what I find worrying is that its around 11months old and hasn't grown much it has only shed four times since he's had him my uncle got him at only six months old

 

[Panthro413]

my uncle has a panther chameleon and a veiled and I myself have a veiled but I'm actually concerned for his panther chameleon its about the size of a quarter a bit bigger and what I find worrying is that its around 11months old and hasn't grown much it has only shed four times since he's had him my uncle got him at only six months old

Could it be a pygmy Cham?

 

[marr.lenn]

Could it be a pygmy Cham?

its too big to be a pygmy cham it looks nothing like one

 

[Katacara]

Could you post pictures with a reference (like of him next to a quarter)?

 

[marr.lenn]

Could you post pictures with a reference (like of him next to a quarter)?

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this is the cham ill post one of it next to a quarter in a bit

 

[marr.lenn]

he doesn't have features that a pygmy cham would

 

[marr.lenn]

those are the two best pictures I could get of it next to a quarter it gets very timid at times

 

[marr.lenn]

I took this picture a few days after he got them cham which means it was 6 months old at the time

 

[carol5208]

So you are saying for a fact, you know this chameleon is 11 months old? If so, there is a chance he is a freak of nature or very possible he has a parasite. I know someone that ran a chameleon rescue and had two veild chameleons that were a year or so old and were the size of a 2 month old. I have only seen this once, so if this is the case it is rare. The chameleon in my avatar is a beautiful, healthy full grown adult now, but I named him Pee Wee because he wouldn't grow. He didn't eat a whole lot and I finally had him tested for parasites and sure enough he had Coccidia. Once he was treated, he started growing like crazy.

 

[Katacara]

Where did he get him from?? Are you 100% sure of his age? That first picture (the one from the day he got him) looks like he just hatched

 

[Katacara]

I completely agree with @carol5208, if you are sure of his age then it's time to have him tested

 

[marr.lenn]

So you are saying for a fact, you know this chameleon is 11 months old? If so, there is a chance he is a freak of nature or very possible he has a parasite. I know someone that ran a chameleon rescue and had two veild chameleons that were a year or so old and were the size of a 2 month old. I have only seen this once, so if this is the case it is rare. The chameleon in my avatar is a beautiful, healthy full grown adult now, but I named him Pee Wee because he wouldn't grow. He didn't eat a whole lot and I finally had him tested for parasites and sure enough he had Coccidia. Once he was treated, he started growing like crazy.

I will definitely let my uncle know and have him get the cham checked

 

[marr.lenn]

Where did he get him from?? Are you 100% sure of his age? That first picture (the one from the day he got him) looks like he just hatched

if it was recently hatched in that picture then that means the cham should be 8 months so wouldn't that means its size is still too small?

 

[Katacara]

It is a possibility, but some "breeders" don't want the cost of feeding new hatchlings so they sell them that day or the day after and just tell people that they are older. That is what happened to the person I rescued my first cham from. So he could be on track.

That said I would definitely have him checked!! And an FYI sometimes the first 1 or 2 tests can come back clean if their load is small so I would suggest that if the 1st comes back clean, wait a week-ish then have him retested.

What is your uncle feeding, and how many?

 

[marr.lenn]

It is a possibility, but some "breeders" don't want the cost of feeding new hatchlings so they sell them that day or the day after and just tell people that they are older. That is what happened to the person I rescued my first cham from. So he could be on track.

That said I would definitely have him checked!! And an FYI sometimes the first 1 or 2 tests can come back clean if their load is small so I would suggest that if the 1st comes back clean, wait a week-ish then have him retested.

What is your uncle feeding, and how many?

from what I know he's feeding it fruit flies and phoenix worms

 

[Katacara]

Ok I want to help but there is not much anyone can do with 2nd hand info that may or may not be accurate. If your uncle could fill out the ask for help form (or give you all the info) in as much detail as possible the people here can try to help.

Here is the link: https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/

 

[marr.lenn]

Ok I want to help but there is not much anyone can do with 2nd hand info that may or may not be accurate. If your uncle could fill out the ask for help form (or give you all the info) in as much detail as possible the people here can try to help.

Here is the link: https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/

ill have him fill out the form as soon as he can

 

[Katacara]

Great I will keep an eye out for it

 

[gstspyder]

Are u sure it wasn't 6 weeks whe he got it...not 6 months