Chameleon Taxidermy

[jsikes88]

Does anyone know of a chameleon taxidermist?

 

[chameleonboy1]

whaattt??????????

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

I've seen it done, I'd want it done with Bobo, though it's expensive. They're supposed to be brightest postmortem. You can also get their bones arranged in a position you like that looks like them.

 

[JonRich]

I assume ANY Taxidermist can do the job...

 

[Trillian]

Thank goodness there were sensible replies so I can get this out if my system:

No, chameleons are notoriously unreliable as taxidermists, their end results are always appalling.

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Hahahah. I love ya mummy.

 

[Miss Lily]

Thank goodness there were sensible replies so I can get this out if my system:

No, chameleons are notoriously unreliable as taxidermists, their end results are always appalling.

ROFL!! That'll be because they have mittens and not hands! They don't have opposable thumbs either, therefore their fine motor skills are not the best!

Seriously though, I have lost 3 chameleons and none of them looked like 'them' any more after death. I like to remember the good times when they looked their best. I would find it too upsetting looking at their bodies every day.

 

[chameleonboy1]

ROFL!! That'll be because they have mittens and not hands! They don't have opposable thumbs either, therefore their fine motor skills are not the best!

Seriously though, I have lost 3 chameleons and none of them looked like 'them' any more after death. I like to remember the good times when they looked their best. I would find it too upsetting looking at their bodies every day.

well i guess you could get it done like fish!!!! with fish you have the taxidermist see a picture of the fish and they make it out of fiberglass and it looks really colorful im pretty sure that they could do the same with a cham

 

[Solid Snake]

The end result is terrible:http://www.freezedry.com/t_gallery01.htm
http://curiousscience.com/27/Taxidermy/Stuffed-chameleon-P390.html
Would make a great halloween decoration though...

 

[lilbug]

The end result is terrible:http://www.freezedry.com/t_gallery01.htm
http://curiousscience.com/27/Taxidermy/Stuffed-chameleon-P390.html
Would make a great halloween decoration though...

those are really bad looking......

 

[samelgert]

The end result is terrible:http://www.freezedry.com/t_gallery01.htm
http://curiousscience.com/27/Taxidermy/Stuffed-chameleon-P390.html
Would make a great halloween decoration though...

Lol they failed

 

[stepho]

Those are so creepy! I was going to suggest freeze drying but it appears that doesn't work too well.

 

[ataraxia]

The end result is terrible:http://www.freezedry.com/t_gallery01.htm
http://curiousscience.com/27/Taxidermy/Stuffed-chameleon-P390.html
Would make a great halloween decoration though...

Leave it 2 snizzy..

 

[jsikes88]

Interesting topic, glad no-one sent me hate mail calling me a weirdo or something lol
Just think it would be cool to have a Veiled skeleton wrapped around a plant or something.

 

[Chase]

I imagine that to do it correctly, you could do it like they do it with rattlesnakes... I just figure the people who try it should do it somewhat similar like they do with the snakes.

Here is a picture I found on Google, as I do not have one myself:

 

[SuperSambava72]

I am sorry that 2nd one made me laugh....he is stuffed too much!

 

[pssh]

Mounting a skeleton would be much neater looking than the actual skin. None of mine have died and looked like themselves (as Tiff said.) none have died bright either. Mine usually get dark and/or patchy with weird colors.

There is someone on faunaclassifieds who asks for the bodies of perished reptiles to study/mount. He will mount one for you, but it costs quite a bit. I was going to have my favorite male's skeleton mounted, but the price was too much for me.