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i noticed when i was feeding yesterday that one was eating more than the other, today the other ate more ... i now have setup 2 different cages to house them, but why did this happen? i know you cant force chams to eat, but while 1 ate the other watched till it left, then i had to move the dish in front of the other - this is much better that i moved one - lol
anyways, my friend also has 2 chams in one cage - he wants to know if there is a way to make sure 1 cham does not eat a ton more than the other? let me know
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Jason, Ichiro, Mika, & Toki
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the only way to know is to specifically watch each one carefully. you want to make sure one isn't dominating over the other and eating all of it's food. i'd watch them eat several times over the period of a week or more before i would just dump crickets in there and let them go because more than likely one will take over. i've seen this happen with a lot more things than just chams. also make sure if one is eating more than the other to separate them right away because the one eating less is probably quite a bit more stressed out. it will be a lot better off separated if there is too much competition.

The short answer:
Don't house chameleons together. One will take the dominate roll and the other will slowly waste away. It may not be in a week. It may not be in a month. But over time you will see one languish. If they are growing babies you will find one grows faster.
Seperate them and these problems go away. The best thing you can do for your friend is to have him follow your example and get his chameleons in seperate cages.
Bill