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Ok all fantastic questions! While my panthers seem to retain sperm every time, the Verrucosus didn’t seem to. This might be environmentally related, or conditions were such that sperm isn’t retained so that new genes can be obtained? A lot of things I suppose we still need to learn about...

Agreed. I do think time of year plays a huge role, as well as seasonal changes. And maybe I haven’t given them enough of that. That’s been my theory for a while. That some kind of an environmental trigger just isn’t being met for my oustaleti. That’s why I’m hoping as things warm up in...

That’s a great find! The video quality isn’t great, but it’s good enough. I can see the female is green during mating, and then much more contrasty and reddish afterwards. Wish the photos on the post were still available. Oh well. I think that answers my question mostly. I had assumed the...

Well. Tried the greenhouse again today. Allowed them all to roam freely. They seemed indifferent to each other. No males fighting, no gaping, no head bobbing. Not sure what the deal is with this species. I’ve bred pardalis and Verrucosus- zero issues. They want to breed year round. For...

I haven’t tried letting the two males see her while also seeing each other. But I have tried letting the males see each other. They flee from each other. When they were younger they would get puffed up and change color. Now they just try to run away from each other. Cause I thought seeing...

Hi Kinyonga! Always a wealth of knowledge and helpful links. I appreciate it. I currently have 2 males and 1 female, and will be attaining another female soon. But for the life of me, the males show zero interest in the female. I currently have their enclosures side by side, in an attempt to...

I’m just wondering if anyone has some experience with oustaleti they could share. I keep finding conflicting information about female coloration. Do they display certain colors when receptive? Do they display certain colors when gravid? For a long time I assumed the lime green colors were...

That article is really informative. Thanks! Very interesting article. I didn’t know there were different species of coccidia. Also I did know strong hygiene was one way to prevent coccidia from getting out of control, but I wonder how that’s possible in a bioactive enclosure? I guess you...

I always thought coccidia was present in most reptiles- but as long as the animal was healthy, the coccidia doesn’t take over? Is this not correct? I worry about the dangers of the treatment for parasites more than the parasites themselves- at times anyhow. Since chameleons are extremely...

Yeah they’re both female.

I didn’t read the article nor watch gingeros video- all I can say is that it’s extremely difficult to give care guidelines when there are so many variables at play. Basking temps vary depending on species, as well as your areas climate. Cage size and type is also highly dependent upon what...

As the title states. I currently have 2 hatchling verrucosus about 6 weeks old. They’ve barely grown since hatching, and it’s a little concerning. Enclosure- 24x12x18 exo terra - bioactive, live plants, lots of small sticks and cover. Using an exo terra to help control temps and humidity...

Use the filtered water dispensers at grocery stores, or buy a RO system for $70-100. I found I was spending $5 or more a week on water, so spending the $80 on an RODI system for my house made more sense in the long term.

I understand both sides of the pure vs cross argument. It reminds me of the Endlers Livebearer fish from South America. You have the people who want to keep the different locales pure in captivity, and then you have the people who are crossing them to create new crazy lines. I think both are...

Verrucosus are on the larger side, supposedly between a panther and oustaleti in terms of size.

I keep them pretty much identical to my panthers and Oustalet’s. The only difference is that I provide a warmer heat lamp. So they have access to a higher temp basking area- same with the ousties. Although I think they’d probably do just fine without the increased basking temp. I have read...

I have found my male verrucosus is an eager breeder, and my female is receptive fairly often. Despite Adchams stating they only lay 1-2 clutches a year, in captivity mine has laid almost as often as a pardalis. Over the course of the last year she has laid 6 clutches. Half of which were...

Beautiful Cham, maybe those colors indicate receptive or gravid coloration? I have no experience with senegals. I’ve heard they are very short lived- sadly. But not sure if that’s entirely accurate. I wish more mainland African species were available in the states. I’ve always been eager to...

Just seeing this post. I had a very similar experience with UG reptiles. Except I actually called them and specifically requested from a real person the healthiest male they had. They sent me a male that had severe gout, emaciated and dislocated hind leg. I called them back, complained, they...