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umm many months ago i did tons of research but i had no money finally i did and i picked him up today. he/she is captive breed but not a full baby but not full grown. good news is he is eating very well he ate about 8 crickets and still looks hungry but should i stop? kinda looks like the store didnt feed him as much. i was watching them for an hour and i choice him cause he was near the feeder dish and looked the healthiest. so my question is should i feed some more? also how do i tell male or female? and do females get nice coloration as males usually do? and one last thing i bought a ficus tree awhile ago when i was planning and can i use that for him to bask outside?

Ok, if he looks hungrey, give him a couple more. For sexing, the males have a little spyr on the back of their back legs by their feet. I would not take him out without a cage. Chams get stressed really easy and it is and can feel vulnerable to predators. I got a reptarium to take mine out, it works really well. Males will usually get more colorful than females. What kind of set up do ya got for him?

Again, it is really hard to overfeed a fast growing young cham. I don't know if I could say a cham "looks hungry" or not. They usually eat if food is around. You don't have to worry about overfeeding until it is a full adult when their growth slows down. They may start getting pickier about food so you can feed them every other day and add variety to keep them interested. A fat cham's tail will look completely round rather than oval from top to bottom in cross section. You should be able to see their ribs slightly when they are stretched out.