caoilinnf13
Member
So I'm trying to figure out whether to get a newborn panther chameleon or a few months old. Is one easier or harder than the other?
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LukeTheLizard
Avid Member
I’d say get a cham that is at least a month old. Newborns are tiny and fragile so you need to be careful with them! but overall it’s your choice! show me a pic of your cham when you get him (or her!)
LukeTheLizard
Avid Member
I got my veiled chameleon when she was a month old and I think that’s the best time to get one! Here’s her now, she’s six months old I think!
A responsible breeder with some exceptions will not sell a baby chameleon under 3 months old. And @LukeTheLizard said at the end of the post “I think” so you don’t know the age? I would not take that advice of getting a 1 month old baby. Instead take the extra couple months and get your husbandry right.
LukeTheLizard
Avid Member
I just mean she’s either 5 or 6 months. And getting a one month old baby is a good age to start.
Imimimachameleon
Member
I hatched my own. While it was a super cool experience it's a head ache dealing with newborns. If you like self doubt and stress go for it lol.
LukeTheLizard
Avid Member
I got mine when she was a month old and it wasn’t very hard. It’s your choice!
AmandaS
Retired Moderator
According to your other thread you also have terrible husbandry practices. It is absolutely your choice how responsible of a pet owner you choose to be.
Go for the older one, it will be easier and healthier, and again, like previously mentioned, a good breeder would not let their babies go before a few months anyway.
AnamCara
Chameleon Enthusiast
This is not a good age to start, especially if someone is new to chameleon keeping.
janjan20
Chameleon Enthusiast
More than likely she was older than a month old...if you don’t have an exact hatch day or experience with how chameleons look at a certain age you can’t say for certain she was a month old.
The Wild One
Chameleon Enthusiast
Let’s not forget that some chams after they hatch just randomly die off and I don’t think we have found the reason why yet. @LukeTheLizard please don’t start spitting out info that “You Think” is right and have been repeatedly told that it isn’t. I think I can safely say that We don’t want the Cham dying because you say that getting a newborn to one month old Cham is easy to take care of, and it isn’t. We’re all here to help but if you give the wrong information, while we are making steps one by one to the right husbandry, that will take us two steps back. Welcome to the forums?.
LukeTheLizard
Avid Member
I got my Cham when she was a month old because she was at Petco right after she was born and nobody wanted her so the Petco people said they would probably let her go in the wild and I knew that is very bad so she was the only one in the cage and she was about to die so I bought her.
LukeTheLizard
Avid Member
And like they said you should probably get one that is at least 3 months old, I was just saying it wasn’t SUPER hard to take care of her when she was a month old.
Any breeder that sells you a newborn panther chameleon is not a breeder I would want to buy from. Newborns are much harder... Do not risk it get a healthy 3-4 month old.
AmandaS
Retired Moderator
While that is an unusual story, if it is true that does NOT mean that you should recommend a newborn to other new keepers. It is NOT easy and should be taken seriously.
Just because you did it and somehow raised your hearty little baby to be 6 months old, does not mean it should be recommended. Also, your husbandry is off, enough so that I am suprised your hearty little one has made it this far.
You do not appear to be in a place to provide advice.
Granted, that is my own opinion.
janjan20
Chameleon Enthusiast
They are not hard to take care of if you have experience and know what you are doing. Even experienced keepers have bumps in the road. @LukeTheLizard you are entitled to your opinion because this is an open forum but your set up is not exactly the best. So telling a new member it wasn’t “SUPER hard” can give them a false sense of security to not provide the best environment for their Cham. These guys are pretty hardy to an extent and can hide illness very well. Typically that illness is husbandry related. We strive to help new members get all the proper equipment and set up because it will save time, money and possibly heartache in the end. Just my opinion...
I am in complete agreement with you.
