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So sorry about your female. I lost one of my males after he accidentally bit his own tongue off during a struggled with eating a roach. I hand fed him and watered him for a month after, but he ultimately passed away. As for the babies, I believe I have 7 males and 6 females- I can put you on the...

Boom! Photo update!

Yeah, they just aren’t commonly bred these days. I guess the demand isn’t there maybe? I enjoy their coloration, size, and generally chill personality. Although it really depends on the individual, but most I’ve kept are pretty calm, more so as adults. They’re also incredibly hardy. More in...

I’ll have to pick that book up, thanks for the recommendation. I’ll try to find an exporter/collector that can get a few semicristatus- but my guess is that it will be an uphill endeavor.

Aaah, yeah I do remember reading F verrucosus semicristatus a while back. I’ve never seen a red headed male in captivity, so my guess is that we get the verrucosus from Toliar and other southwest locations. I also wouldn’t be surprised if the verrucosus were introduced further north so...

Update- 7 fully hatched, 3 more with heads poking out of egg, and 3 more eggs that look close to hatching- plus several more yellow eggs with no signs of hatching- may be duds. Out of the 7 that are fully hatched, it appears that 1-3 are females and 4 are males, but it’s incredibly difficult...

More pics incoming today! Almost all have hatched.

Super interesting. I also found this, which I read before- stating how the verrucosus found in the south eastern part of Madagascar may be a sub species of verrucosus. Unfortunately with my Oustalet’s I do not know the locale from which they originated. So keeping pure bloodlines may be...

Really! That’s amazing. I’ve seen quite a bit of variation amongst the ones in captivity, but not like you see in pardalis. Are there any good examples showing the differences or variation? I can see differences in mine- but it’s based on mood and environmental factors.

The mother was a wild caught import. As I’m sure you are aware, males are pretty much the same across the board. I’m not sure if this was a retained clutch or if she mated with my male. As she was paired with my male, but no mating was observed. Her colors were the best I’ve seen though. So I’m...

Yep, first one that hatched is a nice healthy male. His mom was beautiful in her gravid colors.

I have a clutch of oustaleti that are starting to hatch, first one hatched today. Should be around 10+ available in about 2-3 months. Please email me if interested. [email protected] $200 per or $500 for 3. Shipping additional U.S. only Photos attached of first hatchling, and the mother.

They don’t attack. They don’t even bite when handled.

Are you still in need of a home for this guy? I’m in Santa Clarita which is pretty far, but maybe we can meet in the middle.

Yes, at the end of their lifespan probably. You could try 3 months, or to be safe maybe 4-5 months? I’ve never done the diapause with differentials but know people who have. One is on here occasionally @SauceGandhi Aka @feedmychameleon on Instagram. You could try reaching out to him for...

You can always do the diapause. Place egg laying bins in the enclosure- once you find eggs stick the container in the fridge for 3 months. Pull them out and let them hatch!

Nice! Beautiful babies!

Wish I would have known last weekend, I passed through Sacramento on my way home to LA. Good luck finding him a home!

Nice! And I too kept mine outdoors last summer, hoping they’d behave more naturally and make babies- plus save on my already hefty electric bill in Southern California during the summer. I may place mine outdoors again soon.

Yeah this was my first successful attempt. I had purchased gray bird hoppers in the past but only one female out of the group actually laid eggs, and they never hatched. This time I caught some wild gray bird hoppers, and put them in a screen cage with a basking light and a couple containers...