Worried :/

[beavesss]

Is it possible I could have stunted my veiled chams growth by feeding every other day i still supplemented and all but he hasnt grown in a month and i got him in april he has shedded twice with me so far

 

[beavesss]

i like that i get 10 views and no comments....

 

[ataraxia]

yes, he needs to eat everyday.

he is probably growing but at a slower rate. its hard to see growth sometimes. best way is to weigh your cham and record it.

 

[beavesss]

well i am back to feeding daily since i got a new job but how long should it be before he grows or will he?

 

[laurie]

I would give us a better chance to respond if we knew the age of your cham. Seeing it as your avatar doesn't help as that pic could be a year old. Also some chams naturally grow slower. He is a veiled correct? Do you know his weight across 2 different points in time?

 

[ataraxia]

depends on him really. how much he eats, how good your husbandry is, his genetics. no date or time frame to say. keep up with his feedings and husbandry and he should make progress.

 

[gerhartrx]

depends on him really. how much he eats, how good your husbandry is, his genetics. no date or time frame to say. keep up with his feedings and husbandry and he should make progress.

ataraxia makes good points. Start feeding daily though. Not sure about his age so it is hard to say how many but if the pic in your avatar is current he is young so I would be feeding about 10-12 a day with the correct gutloading and supplements.

You probably did not stunt his growth but it is possible that you could have exposed him to other issues like MBD. His growth probably has slowed.

Bottom line feed him and he will grow.

 

[beavesss]

the picture is from the day i got him in april his body is no the length of my index finger so about 3-3.5 inches

 

[Elizadolots]

Just noting that a lot of people will read a thread but not have the experience or have read enough to provide a good answer, so do not. That sort of restraint is actually a good thing.

As mentioned, feed and he will grow. He might always seem a bit on the smaller side, but that's not a problem. As long as he's healthy and his bones are good, being small isn't intrinsically bad and, they keep growing. We've had stories here about chameleons that seemed to be almost "miniature" until they hit the supposed age of adulthood and then started a growth spurt.

It's not an exact thing. Biology is not linear, as my boss likes to say.

Finally, life is a learning experience. There isn't a poster here who hasn't learned through making mistakes. You can only go forward with the knowledge you now have.