Just like people, chameleons reach adulthood with varying sizes and IMHO in different lengths of time. They won't all be giants.



You said..."He also went on a long hunger strike when smaller,I don't know if such a thing can cause stunted growth or small final size"...depending on how long and why it might have an affect on him.



I grow my veileds more slowly than most people seem to and while I can't say that I've had any giants, they are all well within the normal parameters in my opinion. Most of mine reach adult length at about 1 year of age, but I have had the odd one take longer. Most of mine are slim at one year of age and seem to put on girth after the age of one. One female didn't reach adult size until she was over 1 1/2....I worried that she would never be full grown...but she made it!



You said..."When it comes to veileds many people refer to 1 year as the period that the cham reaches it's final size.When I asked about it members told me it's simply a myth and it depends on other parameters as well...I have to say that I think there are other factors that play a part in final size too. Genes, rate of feeding, temperature, etc.



Unless he was much smaller than average and unhealthy, I wouldn't worry about it myself!

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