Chamaeleo (Tr.) cristatus
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Brad Ramsey
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Gorgeous!
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ciafardo 4
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Those are flawless specimens im jealous for sure!
Joery
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Joery
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All animals are now between 18 and 23 cm total length, so in a few months they should all reach their adult length
I'm still keeping them as a 2.4 group without a problem. You only need to make sure you seperate them a bit in the enclosure when you hand-feed them to avoid problems
since they are very hungry all the time 
Vampire.queen
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Wonderful chameleons you have there
Joery
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@ AJA: no tr. cristatis is a very calm species that likes to stay in the trees. They wander around in their large ficus tree, and on the ground floor of the enclosure (which is 1m20 L x 1m20 W x 30cm H). The 30cm height keeps them in the enclosure and they never risk to jump over the edge out of the tree.
I'm keeping them like this since i've obtained them in february when they were 2 months old. They've been together since without a problem (1.4 CB group). Recently i've obtained a 2nd male (subadult) and he fits right into the group without a problem, no stress, no aggressiveness from both sides.
@ Rocky: I keep them in a large ficus tree of 2m50 H x 1m50 W, with a ground floor as described above. They like to sit in a group at the lowest branches of the tree very close to each other without signs of stress (no hissing, no dark coloration/patterns). The only thing that is tricky is to hand-feed them since you need to make sure that they don't shoot at the same pray, but since they are very calm they are handled easily and i can move them further away from each other if necessary (although i never handle them if not needed).
best regards
Joery
I'm keeping them like this since i've obtained them in february when they were 2 months old. They've been together since without a problem (1.4 CB group). Recently i've obtained a 2nd male (subadult) and he fits right into the group without a problem, no stress, no aggressiveness from both sides.
@ Rocky: I keep them in a large ficus tree of 2m50 H x 1m50 W, with a ground floor as described above. They like to sit in a group at the lowest branches of the tree very close to each other without signs of stress (no hissing, no dark coloration/patterns). The only thing that is tricky is to hand-feed them since you need to make sure that they don't shoot at the same pray, but since they are very calm they are handled easily and i can move them further away from each other if necessary (although i never handle them if not needed).
best regards
Joery
Brad Ramsey
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What substrate do you have on the floor of the enclosure?
My cristatus likes to roam about on the ground from time to time.
They are a somewhat terrestrial species. Do yours ever leave the tree?
-Brad
My cristatus likes to roam about on the ground from time to time.
They are a somewhat terrestrial species. Do yours ever leave the tree?
-Brad
chameleonman57
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Love the colors on them.
Joery
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Hi Brad,
My substrate consists of 3 layers: bottom layer are hygroscopic granes, 2nd layer is plant soil mixture and top layer is forest moss. They leave also the tree to roam on the ground for a few minutes, especially when i mist them, but most of the time they roam on the bottom branches of the tree and only bask once a week or so. Cristatus is a species that likes the moisty shades. Males seem to bask or roam at the top branches more often then females.
best regards
Joery
Rocky
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Do you offer more than one basking spot on the ficus tree? Or do they need it? Sorry for all the questions. I really like this species and I am considering picking up a pair in the future and I would like to know as much as I can. I have looked at a few things on them but you can never know to much
