Ok so here is my stupid questions because I saw you post pics of these on FB... Are these the ones that are referred to as jeweled chameleons? And a less stupid question. Her blue spots are they raised or do they just appear to be?
Ok so here is my stupid questions because I saw you post pics of these on FB... Are these the ones that are referred to as jeweled chameleons? And a less stupid question. Her blue spots are they raised or do they just appear to be?
Yep, jeweled chameleon. The name isn’t very helpful though, as carpet chameleons (f. Lateralis) have been referred to as jeweled chameleons in the past as well. F. Campani is a more precise name to refer to them by. The blue spots are only a tiny bit raised, mostly not.
Yep, jeweled chameleon. The name isn’t very helpful though, as carpet chameleons (f. Lateralis) have been referred to as jeweled chameleons in the past as well. F. Campani is a more precise name to refer to them by. The blue spots are only a tiny bit raised, mostly not.
Ok gotcha... I have a hard time remembering all the different species and their real names. What would it be their Genus? See told you stupid questions. lol They are quite spectacular. So was this one of the species you were talking with Bill about in the interview?
Ok gotcha... I have a hard time remembering all the different species and their real names. What would it be their Genus? See told you stupid questions. lol They are quite spectacular. So was this one of the species you were talking with Bill about in the interview?
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Their genus is Furcifer. This is the same genus as Furcifer pardalis, the panther chameleon.
I did mention this species in the interview with Bill the other two main ones being Calumma linotum (blue nose) and Trioceros ellioti (elliot's chameleon), but we actually have a full interview planned on F. campani in the coming months. At that point, I will make available some well-started juveniles in an effort to help get them better established in captivity. From then on, I hope to offer many more unrelated pairs to help get the species in the right hands and increase their presence.
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Their genus is Furcifer. This is the same genus as Furcifer pardalis, the panther chameleon.
I did mention this species in the interview with Bill the other two main ones being Calumma linotum (blue nose) and Trioceros ellioti (elliot's chameleon), but we actually have a full interview planned on F. campani in the coming months. At that point, I will make available some well-started juveniles in an effort to help get them better established in captivity. From then on, I hope to offer many more unrelated pairs to help get the species in the right hands and increase their presence.
I love this. There has been quite an interest in establishing them in captivity since I've been in the hobby. Very happy to know someone is working toward this!
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Their genus is Furcifer. This is the same genus as Furcifer pardalis, the panther chameleon.
I did mention this species in the interview with Bill the other two main ones being Calumma linotum (blue nose) and Trioceros ellioti (elliot's chameleon), but we actually have a full interview planned on F. campani in the coming months. At that point, I will make available some well-started juveniles in an effort to help get them better established in captivity. From then on, I hope to offer many more unrelated pairs to help get the species in the right hands and increase their presence.
I am pretty amazed by the smaller species. I watched the interview with Frank as well. They seem to have gotten a bad rep for short lives when from my understanding from both of you this does not apply to captive bred babies in the proper environment. Do you have plans of creating a species care sheet to go on chameleon academy? I know there is one for T. Ellioti but did not see any for the others.
I am pretty amazed by the smaller species. I watched the interview with Frank as well. They seem to have gotten a bad rep for short lives when from my understanding from both of you this does not apply to captive bred babies in the proper environment. Do you have plans of creating a species care sheet to go on chameleon academy? I know there is one for T. Ellioti but did not see any for the others.
Yes, they should live far longer as CBB than WC. As our husbandry improves, they live longer and longer. Their average lifespan is still a tad bit less than something like a panther, but I suspect that gap will continue to resolve as time goes on.
I'm actually in the process of publishing an extensive care guide on F. campani in a zoological medicine journal. It's still kind of early (journal editors need to get back to me with their comments) but I'm hoping to have that out and completed around the time of the podcast. Then, I will make a distilled chameleon academy care guide/sheet as well, and leave the journal article for those who want to really dive in. This is the current plan, anyway. Much of what is needed to keep F. campani healthy and productive seems to do very well when applied to other species as well, such as F. lateralis.
Another arm of this that I won't get into too deep here is leveraging zoo involvement to establish a species survival program for F. campani, or at least get some zoos working with them. I'm in arrangement with a few zoos to supply them with CBB juveniles so they can work towards conservation of the species and their habitat as well. We will see if this goes through, but thought you might be interested. Long-term goal is widespread establishment of the species in captivity, with zoo involvement on the end of conservation and habitat surveillance to help their wild populations remain somewhat stable.
