GoodKarma19
Chameleon Enthusiast
I've been feeling a little bummed about the whole Karma situation, and a friend of mine who's been humoring my newfound chameleon obsession brought a fairly nearby breeder (Chronic Chameleons in BC) to my attention. I started stalking Lisa's (the breeder's) FaceBook page the other day and peppering her with questions, and instantly fell in love with one of her Ankaramy panther studs, (pink) Floyd!
I'm not entirely sold yet, but I'm very excited nonetheless by the prospect! Just knowing there's a breeder within reasonable distance is awesome to know, and she seems like a good sort of person. I'm not sure if I agree with all of her practices, but understand it from a marketing standpoint (i.e. showing Panthers to eachother to encourage them to fire up). From talking to her, i believe that it's only for photo ops, and not the norm. My only other immediate concern was the lack of opaque siding between enclosures, but the animals don't seem bothered due to the line of sight being largely broken up by foliage. I feel I don't know nearly enough about keeping multiple chams/breeding to have too much of an opinion, though I'll ask her about it!
Part of me thinks I should feel a little bad for immediately looking into another cham when my boy's still breathing (though barely
), but Karma has reignited my passion for reptiles and I want nothing more than to give one of these fantastic creatures a good home. I have a lot of dedication and love available to share!
In any case, the current clutch (F1 Ankaramy) sired by Floyd is just starting to hatch out now, and won't be ready to go to their new homes late July/early August. If I do decide to take the plunge, I'd have lots of time to get my bioactive build all squared away and ensure all of my ducks are in a row!
Nothing's final yet, but no one I know gets the passion of the hobby like you guys here at the forum and I'm too excited not to share!
~Amanda
I'm not entirely sold yet, but I'm very excited nonetheless by the prospect! Just knowing there's a breeder within reasonable distance is awesome to know, and she seems like a good sort of person. I'm not sure if I agree with all of her practices, but understand it from a marketing standpoint (i.e. showing Panthers to eachother to encourage them to fire up). From talking to her, i believe that it's only for photo ops, and not the norm. My only other immediate concern was the lack of opaque siding between enclosures, but the animals don't seem bothered due to the line of sight being largely broken up by foliage. I feel I don't know nearly enough about keeping multiple chams/breeding to have too much of an opinion, though I'll ask her about it!
Part of me thinks I should feel a little bad for immediately looking into another cham when my boy's still breathing (though barely
), but Karma has reignited my passion for reptiles and I want nothing more than to give one of these fantastic creatures a good home. I have a lot of dedication and love available to share!In any case, the current clutch (F1 Ankaramy) sired by Floyd is just starting to hatch out now, and won't be ready to go to their new homes late July/early August. If I do decide to take the plunge, I'd have lots of time to get my bioactive build all squared away and ensure all of my ducks are in a row!
Nothing's final yet, but no one I know gets the passion of the hobby like you guys here at the forum and I'm too excited not to share!
~Amanda
