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JimFlaherty
at Wed Nov 23 19:07:10 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by JimFlaherty ]
As an earlier poster noted, the eating of dirt, tree bark, leaf litter, etc, is not uncommon at all stages of the life cycle of a chameleon. That it is indicative of not getting enough to eat is not born out by multiple historical observations. No one has ever definitively ascertained what the reason is, if a reason is needed, and most experienced keepers see it as normal, although at times infrequent, behavior. The earlier advice to be sure that you had no unnatural substances, such as perlite in the soil, was also good. As for over-feeding concerns, that is also something you need not worry much about. To the extent that we would want to influence it anyway, or could influence it, the chameleon will self-regulate its consumption.
The Chameleon Company
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RE: Not to worry! - JimFlaherty, Wed Nov 23 19:07:10 2005