I would not purchase from backwater reptiles. Lots of reviews claim that the reptiles they ordered came DEAD. When i bought some green banana roaches from them they gave me the wrong size and all but 4 of them were dead.
recently me and my mom went to go get some dog food at a local petsmart. I happened to look at the little area near the reptile equipment where the live reptiles are being held. generally this store takes okay care of it's animals, but this time a saw a little baby veiled chameleon for sale...
I can understand maybe experienced keepers adopting chams. but even for experts dealing with a sick cham (I assume, i'm no expert) can be difficult, you have to plan the vet visits and try to get the chameleon well again which can put a lot of stress on the owner. Assuming this the panther...
I agree with sharpshooter. A reptile expo is a great place to get your chameleon, supplies, and get to know breeders. You need to be careful though, some people tend to overprice things, or purposely sell you a sick animal.
Dust feeders with calcium w/o d3. Do calcium with d3 and multivitamin a few times a month ( I dont remember the exact number). Also your chameleon looks way older than 3-4 months probably 6-7 months maybe (possibly older). Not to mention “he” looks at lot more like a “she”. Can’t be too sure...
When I got my chameleon she was very fat and lethargic. The petstore gave her mostly just superworms (Apparently crickets kept escaping from the reptile cages). I solved this by making her hunt for her food instead of cup feeding. It might take awhile but as with humans, lower calorie intake and...
Some people are so ignorant. Just the other day me and my mom went to petco to buy some ghost shrimp, and in the checkout line there was this woman and a young kid (around 5 or 6) with a bag with several clownfish. He was so cute and went up to me and said these nemos will look great in the...