Chameleons Northwest
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Here are a few photos of our new Melleri, Hercules. His physical condition suggests he is WC, although he is tame and very comfortable in his 24x24x48 enclosure (for now). He is a confirmed male, having conveniently submitted a fresh smegma smear for view under the microscope. We now have a 1 minute videotape of chameleon sperm doing the backstroke on a glass slide. (In those long ago days as a young woman in Bible School, preparing for life in the ministry, I never dreamed I'd spend an evening helping videotape (with a microscope attachment) chameleon sperm frollicking under a microscope 
. But then, I never thought I'd be breeding cockroaches, either!)
Hercules has a little more rehab to do- getting over some dehydration, a bad, flaky, shed, and an infected toe. He has been wormed and his fecals are now looking good. He likes to be handfed cockroaches. Crickets make him angry, and he won't eat out of a cup yet.
All he needs now is a harem. We plan to create a free-roam room for him this winter and would like to add a female or 2. Any suggestions as to where we might find suitable potential partners for him? Kristina at Melleri chams has been very helpful, and suggests we stay away from adult WC. Juvenile WCs would be better, though unsexed and parasite loaded, and CB Meller's would be almost impossible to come by. Hercules is probably not a LTC, but perhaps a fairly long term captive. He is just so tame and (seemingly) settled in so quickly.
. But then, I never thought I'd be breeding cockroaches, either!)Hercules has a little more rehab to do- getting over some dehydration, a bad, flaky, shed, and an infected toe. He has been wormed and his fecals are now looking good. He likes to be handfed cockroaches. Crickets make him angry, and he won't eat out of a cup yet.
All he needs now is a harem. We plan to create a free-roam room for him this winter and would like to add a female or 2. Any suggestions as to where we might find suitable potential partners for him? Kristina at Melleri chams has been very helpful, and suggests we stay away from adult WC. Juvenile WCs would be better, though unsexed and parasite loaded, and CB Meller's would be almost impossible to come by. Hercules is probably not a LTC, but perhaps a fairly long term captive. He is just so tame and (seemingly) settled in so quickly.
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