Hey there Chris, others. I'm interested in supporting this cause, as I know precious little data exists with regards to the conservation status of wild chameleons, but I do have some qualms before offering the financial support of myself or my company. In other IUCN assessments (not specifically...
IME let her settle in for a day or two but then thoroughly palpate to make sure she didn't retain one or more eggs. The few times I've had chams lay eggs due to stress and not in their laying bin there's typically been retained eggs. I've had good luck gently (and extroardinarily carefully)...
Thanks, I've done pretty well with most of the montane species I've worked with so I'm hoping my luck continues. The weather here lately is perfect for these guys- humid, rainy, nice temp drops at night. I imagine they feel right at home. Sorry to hear about the multi but I'm glad you ended up...
I think he has a pair or two still available. Check the KS classifieds. I got to go pick out my pair and I can say that all 3 pairs he brought in were in immaculate shape.
Just a note to the mod who moved this thread- I don't think this belongs under photography. If you read the text there are specific care, breeding, and general chameleon-related questions there.
Thanks! I'm lookning forward to working with these guys. I was totally sold once I saw the pair of them in person. They're sleeping now but I'll try to get some decent pics soon.
I got them from Ray at Bay Area Reptiles. I highly recommend him for any unusual or montane chams- he gets stuff no...
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Just a few of these guys arrived today from Tanzania. I was fortunate enough to pick up an incredible looking pair. I mean, so healthy looking that it was hard to imagine they could be imports. No sign of dehydration, not just good body weight but actually chunky, not a scar or nick on...
Thanks! I had done a quick search and browsed through a bunch of these recent threads (including that one). I guess I'm more interested in very specific care and breeding- I've kept xanths for years but I wanted to see what (if anything) those who have been successful breeding the...
I've seen these beautiful chams around a bit lately and because I like a challenge and especially like chameleons that not many are working with, I've been considering getting a pair. I've got plenty of experience dealing with montane species (currently breeding T. montium and K. boehmei in...
Here's a pic of my boehmei eggs just laid. They were really small at first (<1.5cm) but after a couple of months in the incubator now they've grown a bit.
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With cage space at a premium, I'm afraid I have to thin the herd and move some of my non-breeders. The Jackson's are Xanths- both have been in my care for a while now. The male was purchased in March 2010 and he was supposedly of Kenyan origin. The female I've had since October 2011 and has not...
Thanks, that's really helpful! Any issues with it going way out of range on you? From what I've heard wine coolers generally do a terrible job keeping a consistent temp on their own. Also, any issues with the fan lowering the humidity?
Well, I knew it was coming, as she's been digging for the last few days and her egg bumps were clearly visible for the last 2 weeks or so. I came home to find she had laid a total of 12 eggs. 3 were in her laying bin but uncovered and the rest were sort of strewn about the cage. No harm done...
So, still struggling on how to effectively cool chameleon eggs when room temp is higher than the desired incubation temperatures. It's winter here in FL so it's been great for the panther and montium eggs I'm sitting on but as temps rise and I have more panther and K. boehmei eggs on the way I...