Chameleon Registry

[AJA]

I know at one time there was a chameleon registry and it died. I was wondering if interest in that now would make one feasible?

Benefits:
- Found the history of your chameleon
- Find a possible mate for your current chameleon to make sure you are not
subspecies or locals.
- Try to enhance your hatchlings to be 'better' then the parents
- Find someone close to you for a breeding loan



I wouldn't mind doing it, but would need some help setting it up.


Thoughts? Comments? Insults?

 

[AJA]

Wow...no comments, not even from the peanut gallery. Must have been a really bad suggestion.

 

[vindicatedornot]

I like the idea how would it work? Would you have your own website or would you run it through here?

-Andrea

 

[AJA]

I don't know I suppose it could be done both ways, but I think Brad would have to approve it if it ran through here

Maybe that is why the first one died, too difficult to access?

Here is a link to the first one.

http://www.chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=68

 

[SimonBolivar]

Seems like a nice idea. I'd be willing to help with whatever visuals. Programing and web interface and whatevs escapes me though

 

[laurie]

I think it is a good idea, but how would it work? Each of us just go in and edit our part, or would some sucker have to get emails and update it? If that is the sitatution I have the time to do the updating for us. If I can help in any way let me know.

 

[codiwatkins]

Sounds cool to me. Id be willing to my chams in it....

 

[AJA]

well, I was HOPING that someone that particpated in the past would chime in and tell us how it worked. I would want to make it easy so that people would do it. I would also be a "sucker" volunteer and do the input data.

Each chameleon gets assinged a number: so for laughs and giggles we could use...FPA09001 (stands for Furcifer Pardalis registered in 09 and he is #1)

We find out who his folks are and list them as a family tree so that down the line if #1's owner wants to breed and goes to buy a Panther he might be able to find out if he would be breeding to a simbling or 1st cousin.

To get more fancy, #1 would list what subspecie he was, hatch date and any other pertinent info people may want to know about them.

Now, if someone bought a Panther off of Kingsnake and they know it is an import and want to register it, then that registration number would start off as FPA09WC001 . Then somone one would know that the likelyhood of breeding to a relative would be slim to none.

Let's say somone wants to FIND a particular chameleon like Furcifer labordi, then they could do a search to see who had them already in captivity.

Just thoughts and ideas boucing around.

 

[sandrachameleon]

You could ask Chris Anderson, i believe he was a big part of the original.
Though I love the idea, the previous database IMO was not adequate nor easy enough to use. Whoever takes on such a project has to be prepared for significant work in development, upkeep, marketing, etc.

 

[cushcameleon]

I think it's a great idea, but I also agree with sandra in the sense that it would be very time consuming for the person who monitors it.