My new orange eye parson(Randall)

[Sonny13]

I’m curious if the breeder said it was 100% male or if that was your guess.

They thought to be 100% sure it would be a male.

 

[Ayden]

New photos

 

[Sonny13]

Still female

 

[Ayden]

Still female

Hopefully not

 

[Sonny13]

Mine also has the yellow coloring and what I have heard, only females got the yellow.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/new-cb-oe-parsons-keeper.186523/page-2#post-1729131

 

[Ayden]

Mine also has the yellow coloring and what I have heard, only females got the yellow.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/new-cb-oe-parsons-keeper.186523/page-2#post-1729131

I'm alittle worried, I have heard so many different onions from everyone. Finger crossed he's a male

 

[Sonny13]

Yeah I know, I had the same problem. And to sex them is difficult and the information on parsons is limited.
Till her shed and the sudden yellow coloring, I was thinking it could be a male, however with the yellow it was for everyone sure it was a female.

Prepare yourself to except it´s a female

 

[Ayden]

Yeah I know, I had the same problem. And to sex them is difficult and the information on parsons is limited.
Till her shed and the sudden yellow coloring, I was thinking it could be a male, however with the yellow it was for everyone sure it was a female.

Prepare yourself to except it´s a female

True

I'll still be happy what ever gender he or she may be

 

[Action Jackson]

New photos

Definitely female.

 

[Action Jackson]

They thought to be 100% sure it would be a male.

That’s unfortunate. I sell them as unsexed only. I learned long ago that sexing baby parsons is more about guessing than anything else. Once they hit the 60-80g mark they usually start to reveal their sex. This last clutch of Yellow Giants is a perfect example. The females developed male looking rostral horns only to turn green and then the horns started to change and look more like they do on females. YG females typically have a little bit of rostral horns. Oh and to make matters worse, many YG males are green bodied.

 

[Sonny13]

That’s unfortunate. I sell them as unsexed only. I learned long ago that sexing baby parsons is more about guessing than anything else. Once they hit the 60-80g mark they usually start to reveal their sex. This last clutch of Yellow Giants is a perfect example. The females developed male looking rostral horns only to turn green and then the horns started to change and look more like they do on females. YG females typically have a little bit of rostral horns. Oh and to make matters worse, many YG males are green bodied.

Luckily it wasn't mine. They told me already that odds where female, therefore always kept it in back of my mind and correct at 60 grams she showed, she was a she

 

[crosscutts]

Luckily it wasn't mine. They told me already that odds where female, therefore always kept it in back of my mind and correct at 60 grams she showed, she was a she

What do you do about laying ? Laying been etc , have you already had a clutch? When did it first happen how old ?

 

[Sonny13]

What do you do about laying ? Laying been etc , have you already had a clutch? When did it first happen how old ?

Well all my enclosures setups are bioactive and my girls just lay in the soil, however not everyone is successful with this method and i think only works if they're bioactive before their first clutch.

Hopefully, mine will lay her first clutch in about 3 years, I'm no expert with parsons and believe they mature at 3-4 years of age and then only will start developing eggs. Some individuals will be sooner.

 

[crosscutts]

Well all my enclosures setups are bioactive and my girls just lay in the soil, however not everyone is successful with this method and i think only works if they're bioactive before their first clutch.

Hopefully, mine will lay her first clutch in about 3 years, I'm no expert with parsons and believe they mature at 3-4 years of age and then only will start developing eggs. Some individuals will be sooner.

Well I’m about ready to purchase my first Parsons after waiting over 20 years , of course an opportunity popped up that I couldn’t pass by , it’s a female , and though I know all about many other species the information on Parsons is much harder to fined , if it was a male I’d be clear on how to raise it just not sure about the egg process with a female. So I’m doing a little extra digging before I question the heck out of the breeder

 

[Jpeff]

Was told if parson never see male mostly likely will not have eggs.

 

[Action Jackson]

It’s my opinion and my experience that if a female Parson’s doesn’t see other chameleons, especially a male, it’s unlikely she will produce eggs. Since there isn’t really any information on this I would always be watching females behaviors for any indication she may be gravid. I will admit this isn’t easy and I’ve been caught offguard a few times. It’s not always easy to tell if female Parson’s are gravid since they are a heavy bodied chameleon. I usually palpate females to see if they my have eggs and even when doing this it’s hard to tell until they are in the latter stages of being gravid.

I’ve heard of females becoming gravid between 1-2 years old but I would think that would be rare in captivity unless you were cohabiting or the female could see a male.

Thank you both ( Jeff and James) for getting one of my babies

 

[Sonny13]

Well I’m about ready to purchase my first Parsons after waiting over 20 years , of course an opportunity popped up that I couldn’t pass by , it’s a female , and though I know all about many other species the information on Parsons is much harder to fined , if it was a male I’d be clear on how to raise it just not sure about the egg process with a female. So I’m doing a little extra digging before I question the heck out of the breeder

Good thing you’re doing your homework. And unfortunately information is scarce, but luckily some experienced keepers / breeders over here.

 

[crosscutts]

It’s my opinion and my experience that if a female Parson’s doesn’t see other chameleons, especially a male, it’s unlikely she will produce eggs. Since there isn’t really any information on this I would always be watching females behaviors for any indication she may be gravid. I will admit this isn’t easy and I’ve been caught offguard a few times. It’s not always easy to tell if female Parson’s are gravid since they are a heavy bodied chameleon. I usually palpate females to see if they my have eggs and even when doing this it’s hard to tell until they are in the latter stages of being gravid.

I’ve heard of females becoming gravid between 1-2 years old but I would think that would be rare in captivity unless you were cohabiting or the female could see a male.

Thank you both ( Jeff and James) for getting one of my babies

Thank you so much for the opportunity . We are very excited