If I Buy A Female Cham Could I....

Yes ok i feed one of my large chameleons a small veild that i hatched out! Sorry thought it would be a cool picture. COME ON NOW!!!!!!!!!! i found that picture on the internet! i believe it was from bill loves website blue chameleon adventures. it was taken on one of their trips to madagascar. MAN WHO WOULD ACTUALLY DO THAT AND POST A PICTURE OF IT SOMEWHERE? That would be a sick person!!
 
Chameleon24 said:
Yes ok i feed one of my large chameleons a small veild that i hatched out! Sorry thought it would be a cool picture. COME ON NOW!!!!!!!!!! i found that picture on the internet! i believe it was from bill loves website blue chameleon adventures. it was taken on one of their trips to madagascar. MAN WHO WOULD ACTUALLY DO THAT AND POST A PICTURE OF IT SOMEWHERE? That would be a sick person!!
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I wasn't blaming you at all for the picture. I was just wondering who or what took that picture and what the story was behind it. I looked on the net but no background from any sites that have that picture.
 
i didnt think you were i just made a little joke out of it you can go to bluechameleon.org click on madagascar then photo gallery and it says its a dog eat dog world out there next to the picture. there all photos of their trips to madagascar.
 
A little astray

... but we had a 1/2 grown female Verrucosus tunnel, yes "tunnel", as in 3" down, 3" over, and 3" up, into a cage of juvenile panther chameleons less than four weeks old, and she ate every one (about 6). She wasn't tunneling to lay eggs, and just popped up in a new cage, as it doesn't usually work like that here. Go figure. Only ever happened once, but it did happen. Found the tunnel to prove it, and the cage was not adjacent, as in "next to" on the same row, but behind it, as in a whole different row, and a 30' walk away, precluding that she was just put back in the wrong cage.

At another time, put a hatchling panther in front of an adult male panther, to see if he had an inkling to consume it. We would not have allowed such, but wanted to see if that was his response. The adult male bobbed his head instead, as if to want to mate. Chester the molester ? Maybe. But also a new way to sex hatchling females ... LOL ... it did happen, but it is not how we sex juveniles.

To the OP. Hard to believe you are serious, and not just punking this forum. As made jest of by others, did your chameleon "look lonely"? Complain ?

There is a word for assigning human emotions to that of an animal. I forget it right now, but it is a reaction that needs to be set aside. This forum, and other sites, offer great research opportunities. There are times when chameleons can actually be kept together, other than for mating, and contrary to how Mother Nature does things. Its also for when you have more experience. Good luck with all.
 
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Jim, You're looking for the word "anthropomorphism" or probably more specifically "Anthropopathy" =)
 
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Aw that picture made me sad. D: I'm a sensitive person...

But this brings up the question, which species CAN be housed together? I just assumed they couldn't so I wouldn't have to worry about harm. :s
 
I didnt mean to insinuate that you did it..never even crossed my mind. I assumed it was internet researched.. I just didnt know if it was photoshopped or intentional is all.
 
Syn said:
Aw that picture made me sad. D: I'm a sensitive person...

But this brings up the question, which species CAN be housed together? I just assumed they couldn't so I wouldn't have to worry about harm. :s
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pygmy chameleons.
Even so, I would only house no more than 1 guy and couple of girls.
 
dodolah said:
pygmy chameleons.
Even so, I would only house no more than 1 guy and couple of girls.
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That's what I've heard. :p I'm interested in these guys. Don't know where I'd get them, though. I guess I'll ask around. :p

If anyone knows about Pygmys and their setup please send me a message.
 
I think Ryan Keeps them. He showed a setup. I think he might also breed them but not sure on that.:) I saw some at a petstore a few years back and was always interested but Im afraid I would lose them in their cage as they are so small!
 
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Almost any chameleon species can be housed more than one to a cage under a specific circumstance. If they are housed together since birth, they will be highly compatible together so long as they are kept together. Under this circumstance, they will be compatible through adulthood, to include two males. Unfortunately, as noted by another, a brother and sister housed as such will breed. Such close-quarters housing is also to "fool Mother Nature". In infinitely larger cages, even unfamiliar males can be housed together. It has to be a big cage though. It is also best only for those with space ..... and money to fix those projects that do not work out.

Thanks for that multi-sylabic word too :D
 
I am not finding my last clutch of Veileds here compatible from about the 5 month mark when even females started attacking males. Unless you have a house sized cage, I would not even attempt it.
 
Angela Poleto said:
What about in a free range? Is it ok if it is large enough?
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What's the difference?

And let me add .... No.
Even with chameleons that can be kept communally (and there are a few more than pygmies) the keeper must be VERY experienced with these animals.

-Brad
 
Free range does afford more opportunity to house multiple specimens. I have a friend with a smaller-sized greenhouse attached to his house, about 14' X 25'. He keeps 8-12 adult male panthers, and a few male veileds, in there. All have their turf, but co-exist. Throw one female in there and all Hell breaks loose. He's been doing it for a decade or more.
 
I don't know. Lack of screen I guess. I was just wondering because I am supposed to have a male and a female and I have one free range for both. I was misinformed about alot at the time of purchase. Maybe they are not male and female, they do not fight.
 
I saw a post here where there were 3 melleris all in the same free range under the same misting nozzle- can melleris be housed together in a big enough, probably free range, setup?
 
Chef said:
I saw a post here where there were 3 melleris all in the same free range under the same misting nozzle- can melleris be housed together in a big enough, probably free range, setup?
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Again, expertise in this matter is very imperative. Any small sign of stress, fighting, and so on needs to be viewed seriously otherwise fatalities might occur.
Check "Introduction and Cohabitation of Melleri Pairs or Groups" in http://www.melleridiscovery.com/index.html

I would highly highly discourage people that has no experience in chameleon to attempt such a thing.
 
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