You cant seem to find anything online anymore sadly! I have been in the hobby for 10 years now and wanted to get back into Panther Chameleons ! I never had and luck with breeding my old male he always ran away from the ladys I owned(daddys boy) lol
So I figured why not give it another shot! i have a 7 month old RBBB Male and a 11 month old RBBB female. They locked up and did there thing for over a hour! 21 days latter i was blessed with 35 eggs! there in my diy cool incubator doing there thing all look healthly it only been two week lol but none of them seem to look discolored or shaped.
I know I have another 9 to 14 months before there are babys Fingers crossed, But what are your thoughts on raising the hatchings in tubs? I use to see ppl doing it all the time and now I only see ppl saying one baby per 16x 16x30 cage!!! That seems alittle crazy to me!
Im open to hear everyone out!
Im also building a nice cages they will be 12x18x18 in groups of 4 (in the image below is the start of the build) i plan on making one or two more of these so i can have 3 babys per cage let me know it thats a good idea.
If not maybe ill just build this 4 cage setup for all the babys like a tub then make bigger cages for once there 4 to 5 months old and they shold be on there own. (thats what I rember hearing 6 years ago)
So I figured why not give it another shot! i have a 7 month old RBBB Male and a 11 month old RBBB female. They locked up and did there thing for over a hour! 21 days latter i was blessed with 35 eggs! there in my diy cool incubator doing there thing all look healthly it only been two week lol but none of them seem to look discolored or shaped.
I know I have another 9 to 14 months before there are babys Fingers crossed, But what are your thoughts on raising the hatchings in tubs? I use to see ppl doing it all the time and now I only see ppl saying one baby per 16x 16x30 cage!!! That seems alittle crazy to me!
Im open to hear everyone out!
Im also building a nice cages they will be 12x18x18 in groups of 4 (in the image below is the start of the build) i plan on making one or two more of these so i can have 3 babys per cage let me know it thats a good idea.
If not maybe ill just build this 4 cage setup for all the babys like a tub then make bigger cages for once there 4 to 5 months old and they shold be on there own. (thats what I rember hearing 6 years ago)
wanted to put my 2 cents in. I'm a small at-home breeder. Basic 1 pair each of ambilobes, sambava, ambanja & nosy be. In a 120 gal fishtank converted into hybrid enclosure, I keep my babies for the first month, then depending on clutch size they move into 1 or 2 full mesh enclosure that's 3 ft tall, by 2x2 together for next month. Then split them by sex till sold ( most gone by 3 months) after that the males get their own enclosure. I've never (knock on wood) had any issues doing it this way. Never had any bitting, fighting or nipped tails etc. I honestly feel that it mostly depends on the sizes of enclosures and how involved you are w them (I know I'm gonna get some frowns for this writeup) I choose to handfed every single one of them, daily, making sure they all eat and drink. Sure some grow faster than other, mostly its the boys who grow fastest of course. But as long as you just keep good eye on them, I really don't think you need to go out and invest in 30-40 tiny enclosures. Besides if you watch them, even being in a 120 converted tank, then they rest or sleep, they huddle together like a cluster of grapes. I really believe they like the comfort of each other. The tomes I've experimented w putting fresh neos in indv enclosures, they haven't seemed nearly as happy or active ( how can they in tiny homes?) My babies have tons of space, walk all over the place all the time, seeming very happy and all super healthy. Yes I do have alot of "escape food" but its found by them later do no biggie. Lol. I say, follow your instinct and do what makes sense to you. I've spent countless of hours listening and reading advise from the best and highest paid breeders, with longest experience etc etc. N I apply their wonderful knowledge where it makes sense. My mentor Petr Necas suggests mimicking nature as much possible, which I agree with.
