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Eating Dirt & Sticks?

herpersteve Nov 28, 2003 11:33 PM

My 6 month old panther chameleon (nosy be) has been eating dirt occasionally. It's a hibicus plant, and the potting material is fertilizer free and vermiculite free, so that's not a problem. I've also seen him chewing on a branch.

I give him calcium D three times a week, and I give him herptivite once a week. So, I don't think it's because he wants vitamins.

Does anyone have an idea why he would be eating the dirt?

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Replies (1)

reptayls Nov 29, 2003 02:46 AM

Never had any eat dirt, but we have had several eat dried leaves and small twigs. We changed their suppliments and this stopped.

Yosemite
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