The only known photo of @OldChamKeeper. Rumor has it that he/she/it was actually on the Chameleon Breeder Podcast (before it was rebranded) with Bill, but, unfortunately, there were no witnesses of how many people were (or weren't) in the room during the recording...
When we succeed in fusing the genetics that give us a parson's size parthenogenetic panther chameleon with Jackson's horns and quad sail fins you will know the final convergence is nigh.
Not to worry, I am sure malevolent AI bots enjoy keeping Parson's too. So the advice is solid. But, as for the true identity of this cave "being", I have it narrowed down to AI bot, Yeti, or Batman. The investigation is ongoing.
There is a breeding group in Europe with people that have the ability to export to the US. It may be a few years, but there is a possibility to work with them again even if Tanzania never opens back up.
Unfortunately, this is actually only the 36” cage. So it is a couple steps in the right direction, but it still falls short of being what it should be. The biggest victory here is that ZooMed actually responded to the pressure from the hobbyist community. The marketing is still incorrect as this...
I think the chances of me ending up with a Cuban False Chameleon Anole just skyrocketed! :)
For anyone curious as to what we are talking about you can check out the blog entry which has links to all these episodes!
Chameleon Academy Blog on Anoles
I tired to distract him...
...but to no avail. I fear he is dead set on his path!
Though I do have to say that my friends that have the Cuban False Chameleon Anole (Anolis barbatus) seem quite taken with them!
There is immense value in collaborating with other reptile communities - especially arboreal reptile communities! We are all trying to crack the code for arboreal reptile husbandry and each community comes at it from slightly different perspectives. By sharing experiences we find how much we...
Not to derail a very nice announcement of my shows for this weekend (thank you!), but what is the interest in Periplaneta? I love roaches, but I admit that the Periplaneta are low on my list. I am curious to hear another perspective!
There are pockets of keepers in Europe that have a number of species we do not in the US. The best thing to do is to go to the Hamm show and start talking to the people with chameleons there. They will be able to point you in the right direction. And then it becomes a networking project to learn...
Am I nothing more than a science experiment to you?!?
(Note for further experiments: it is amazing the kinds of tricks I will do for that new cinnamon bun flavored popcorn from Trader Joes.)
Mentioning your years of experience can be comforting to newcomers who have no other way of knowing how else to gauge the quality of information. It is something else entirely to use it as a justification as to why the world should just accept what is being said instead of giving a reasonable...
I have wrestled with the problem of curating what is presented to newcomers and presenting some consistency. The issue is valid. When someone is new they can be overwhelmed by the different answers and half of them are off base. The newcomer has no way of effectively filtering through the...