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I have been a little worried lately cause time passes and my male veiled seem to not reach the size of similar veileds seen in pictures.Unfortunally I do not know his age but I got him about seven months ago and he was already 5 inches long without the tail.He is sheding frequently.He used to bother me in the beginning with not eating and he was underfeeding for the first couple of months,this is the reason I'm thinking that he has been stunted.The last few months eats readily appropriate amounts of food,definately not underfed neither overfed.I can say roughly that his length 14 inches
I would really like to opinions
Thanks

what is his weight? if you don't already have one I suggest getting a scale that displays in grams. You can get a kitchen food scale for about $25 USD. Very handy to have to monitor growth. I just weighed Darwin today and he's 430g (bearded dragon) and I did not think he had gained, called the vet and less than 4 weeks ago he was 412g. Point being that just looking at them is not always accurate - esp. with chams b/c they can puff and flatten! lol!

Don't include the tail when you measure, it is always snout to vent (s/v); the tail length can be too varied for many reasons.

Have you ever posted pics of your cham?
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