Meru's, Quad and Johnstonii

Action Jackson said:
Thanks Laurie.
The first clutch of babies hatched 7/27 so just over a month. Tylene is coming over to pick hers out today. I traded her for a Quad.:)

The babies are just now starting to show some blues. It's weird not to see horns on these yet. I'm used to seeing horns early with the Jackson's.
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Yes, I picked out a cute little girl! Fat and healthy. Thanks Craig!
 
Action Jackson said:
It was nice having you over as always. Enjoy that little girl, it's going to be cool watching them grow. Oh, and thanks for feeding my Parson's :)
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Yes, those poor starving Parsons. It was like going to feed the gators @ The Chameleon Zoo. With one wild guard dog thrown in:D

The baby weighed in at 2.1g
 

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Tylene he is adorable. I have still never seen a johnstonii. Maybe on my next trip down. Guess he will grow so I won't get to see a sweet baby.
 
mt meru female

I'm sorry to hear that! I was wanting to try breeding the mt merus.. disappointing to hear that there isn't much interest, because they are so pretty! With that said, got a female to sell me?

Action Jackson said:
Thanks Brad. I'm really loving these johnstonii. Their colors and patterns and their ability to change them are amazing. They are also very friendly and will readily climb out onto your hand showing no stress.

I think lack of interest is the main reason. It seems that most people want Panthers or Veilds and the people working with and having success with montanes is much smaller. I could produce a bunch of Meru's with the strong breeding group I have now but what's the point if people don't see the value of buying captive bred. I sure hope this is not the case with the johnstonii or it will be a shame.

I paid top dollar for my Meru's and johnstonii to establish breeding groups and recent posts about new imports indicate that they are going to be offered at higher and higher prices. I just hope peolple realize that if they intend to breed these less common speices they may not see that kind of money for the offspring. Money was not the motivating factor for me working with Meru's. I started because CB Merus were virtually nonexistent and known to be hard to work with. I've had pretty good success with them but there are still several aspects of their care that need further development which is best achieved by having multiple clutches and trying different things with their care.
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johnstonii

do you have any males left? had a male about 10 yrs ago, Juanisimo was his name, passed away, had him for about 7-8yrs, loved him, are your prices any lower these days? let me know would like t buy one. thanks Mario
 
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Craig
ALL of your chams look fantastic. I to am sorry to hear about the lack of interest and as you mentioned they have been hard to get captive or wc. I have seen the same decline in interest in the Jacksoni. As you know I've been working with them for the past 3 years or so and will have 5 clutches in the next month. I have 3 now and two females that will drop live baby's soon. Between the recent import I did with so many gravid females and my cbb as well as some wc I have there are somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 plus baby's that will be available soon and most are from new wc bloodlines. It's a shame as we can make a difference as well as reduce the market for more wc animals but it's hard to justify all the time and effort required only to have to keep so many for so long and then give them away for so little return. I to do it for the love for the chams but find it difficult when it starts to become a loosing proposition.
Well good luck with them and as I stated they are some of the best looking Meru I have ever seen.
Contact me when u get a minute as I have something to discuss with you.
Thanks
Steve
 
Wow! Your animals and your photography skills are amazing. Definitely a shame about the meru's. I will be pm'ing you about the johnstoni.
 
eseloz said:
do you have any males left? had a male about 10 yrs ago, Juanisimo was his name, passed away, had him for about 7-8yrs, loved him, are your prices any lower these days? let me know would like t buy one. thanks Mario
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I don't have any males available. I did reduce my prices in an effort to find the "right" price point. I'm currently selling them for $150 for female and $175 for males.

Male Meru's are stunning animals in my opinion. I have one male that just glows with greens and yellows. Just last night I was feeding him and had to stand and admire his awesomeness.:) He is around 5 years old and looks great.
 
SMCNARY said:
Craig
ALL of your chams look fantastic. I to am sorry to hear about the lack of interest and as you mentioned they have been hard to get captive or wc. I have seen the same decline in interest in the Jacksoni. As you know I've been working with them for the past 3 years or so and will have 5 clutches in the next month. I have 3 now and two females that will drop live baby's soon. Between the recent import I did with so many gravid females and my cbb as well as some wc I have there are somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 plus baby's that will be available soon and most are from new wc bloodlines. It's a shame as we can make a difference as well as reduce the market for more wc animals but it's hard to justify all the time and effort required only to have to keep so many for so long and then give them away for so little return. I to do it for the love for the chams but find it difficult when it starts to become a loosing proposition.
Well good luck with them and as I stated they are some of the best looking Meru I have ever seen.
Contact me when u get a minute as I have something to discuss with you.
Thanks
Steve
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Hi Steve.
I certainly agree with your statements. I always here people talking about establishing enough captive bred chameleons so that we will not have to import as many wild caught, especially of the rarer species. The problem is it seems people only want what they can't have.:) Once they are available only the serious keepers seem to be interested in them and that is a shallow pool. I'm seeing the same thing with my CB johnstonii. These are fantastic chameleons and CB are incredibly rare in the US but still I have gotten little interest.

I too do it because I love chameleons. I make no money selling chameleons, all the money goes to feeders, caging and electricity.:)

I would like to sell all my Meru's including my breeding stock.

I"ll give you a call this weekend when I have a chance.

Craig
 
Action Jackson said:
Hi Steve.
I certainly agree with your statements. I always here people talking about establishing enough captive bred chameleons so that we will not have to import as many wild caught, especially of the rarer species. The problem is it seems people only want what they can't have.:) Once they are available only the serious keepers seem to be interested in them and that is a shallow pool. I'm seeing the same thing with my CB johnstonii. These are fantastic chameleons and CB are incredibly rare in the US but still I have gotten little interest.

I too do it because I love chameleons. I make no money selling chameleons, all the money goes to feeders, caging and electricity.:)

I would like to sell all my Meru's including my breeding stock.

I"ll give you a call this weekend when I have a chance.

Craig
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that's a shame man, your experience is much needed
 
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