Introduction to Madagascars Elephant Eared Chameleons

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Here's a neat short article about some of Madagascar newly recognized Elephant Eared chameleons.

http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2011/12/2006-6-new-montane-calumma.html

 

[laurie]

Very nice article thanks.

 

[Solid Snake]

Yes thanks.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

These are a couple photo's of my Madagascar Ealephant Eared chameleons.

Male Calumma malthe

Female Calumma malthe

Male Calumma brevicorne

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[tucc185]

These are a couple photo's of my Madagascar Ealephant Eared chameleons.

Male Calumma malthe

Female Calumma malthe

Male Calumma brevicorne

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

Could you point me in the direction of any good captive care info for C. malthe? Or do you mind sharing some of your experiences with the species?

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

This is a good thread from this Forums that has captive care information about Calumma malthe.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/meet-mickey-mouse.149307/

Mine l consider to have similar husbandry to Trioceros montiums. To account for these habits you have got to have a well planted enclosures and some high branches to allow for basking. Both my male and females bask sporadically in their greenhouse enclosures thru out the morning. After that they spend the majority of the day cruising inside thick plant and branch matter. My pair fed regularly in front of me on Silkworms, Superworms, Medium Sized Crickets, and Blue Bottle Flies. They have to have high humidity 80% and higher. The times I brought them to the aquarium room to supplement them with UV Rays in lower humidity they suffered. To solve this I brought them outside for evening sun and kept their enclosures well watered. Be cautious of their shedding they have extra soft Calumma skin and complications can happen. The breeding activity I have seen is my female dropped a small clutch of three eggs then died egg bound with another four eggs. This clutch I am incubating.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich