2025 - What’re Your Plans?

[Sticktongue]

Happy New Year everyone!

With the new year, what is everyone’s CHAMELEON related goals? Do you have plans to try a new species? Hatch your first clutch? Breed your own colonies of something?

This hobby has so many directions someone could go. From very basic, to extremely technical and time consuming. But one thing is for sure.. theirs always room for improvement! So let’s hear it, what are you going to try and accomplish in 2025?

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

After looking my second cham in October, I have been educating myself on the correct care for my bearded dragon, along with building him a bigger enclosure and providing fun activities to build trust. I have also started a dubia colonie and plan to give some to a reptile scantuary nearby.
I dont plan on getting another cham for a while, the soonest I might start looking for one is around June. I would love to own a carpet and have gotten some help from others, but im still hesitant considering the short lifespan. Maybe in the next 365 days I'll have another angry, yet adorable cham. Only time will tell.

 

[jannb]

I would like to breed my 8th. generation veileds and keep the bloodline going.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

I would like to get my greenhouse going again with chameleons. The greenhouse has a huge thriving collection of plants. However there is not any chameleons in the greenhouse for the past year. I have got chameleons though.

Maybe a Calumma brevicorne or Ambanja Frucfer pardalis or digits crossed a farm raised Kinyongia matschiei eventually.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[Gingero]

Fingers crossed that I will be able to hatch my first clutch! Going to start working on the nursery!

 

[Sticktongue]

I would like to get my greenhouse going again with chameleons. The greenhouse has a huge thriving collection of plants. However there is not any chameleons in the greenhouse for the past year. I have got chameleons though.

Maybe a Calumma brevicorne or Ambanja Frucfer pardalis or digits crossed a farm raised Kinyongia matschiei eventually.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

I’ll be right on board with you if that happens!

 

[Sticktongue]

I would like to breed my 8th. generation veileds and keep the bloodline going.

8th gen? Wowsa, that’s impressive !

 

[elizaann2]

My only goal this year that is chameleon related is to finish my dang reptile room. Its still a work in progress....

 

[MissSkittles]

I simply aspire to continue being awestruck by the beauty and unique personalities of my chameleons and to keep them all in the best of health and as content as possible.

 

[Mendez]

I would like to get my greenhouse going again with chameleons. The greenhouse has a huge thriving collection of plants. However there is not any chameleons in the greenhouse for the past year. I have got chameleons though.

Maybe a Calumma brevicorne or Ambanja Frucfer pardalis or digits crossed a farm raised Kinyongia matschiei eventually.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

Great goals! Can't wait to see some new cham x greenhouse pics from you! Where would you be getting farm raised matschei from? Is Tanzania reopening?

 

[GrannyK]

For me 2025 is up in the air. I am debating on expanding the personal collection or getting into breeding (small batch) of a species that is not so common and help get it out there more. Maybe something to preserve in the event of a shut down of imports. Who knows, By the end of year it may be neither, we never know when a curve ball comes in but if I’m fortunate enough to be where I am right now with healthy tolerant chams, I’ll be grateful!

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Great goals! Can't wait to see some new cham x greenhouse pics from you! Where would you be getting farm raised matschei from? Is Tanzania reopening?

When/if Tanzania reopens, I am optimistically thinking a couple/more Tanzania chameleon species may have a farmed/ranched quota such as Kinyongia matschiei. Arrangements have to be made to justify exporting the species because Kinyongia matchiei is an IUCN Red List Endangered species.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

When/if Tanzania reopens, I am optimistically thinking a couple/more Tanzania chameleon species may have a farmed/ranched quota such as Kinyongia matschiei. Arrangements have to be made to justify exporting the species because Kinyongia matchiei is an IUCN Red List Endangered species.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

To elaborate. When someone or group can show a significant positive trend to the species being delisted, exports could be considered. I am not talking about selling endangered species for some fast money and friends.

One idea is when a chameleon rancher conserves ranched habitat for a sustainable ranched quotas of an Endangered species. The rancher could continue conserving Endangered Chameleon species habitat significantly increasing the Endangered species total habitat and restoration of the Endangered population. Then ranched chameleons could be considered for sustainable export quotas, reintroducing the Endangered chameleon species to restored area's of their native habitats, and reintroduced to area's that in the past was the Endangered species former habitat.

These are a couple idea's and me brainstorming some.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich