Need to find a temporalis UK

[Filthy Monkey]

Hi again all.

I rescued a bearded pygmy from work a while ago. He only had three legs and needed a good home. After he had settled in about 2-3 weeks later I bought a female. I being a newbie to chameleons and work assuring me that they were the same species. The one I bought was a temporalis. I separated them once you guys had highlighted the fact.

I noticed early last week that tricycle hadn't moved around his terrarium very much. I checked the temps and humidity were okay. Plenty of mini crickets running around for him. On Wednesday I found him stuck upside down between two branches. I helped him right himself. Well by Thursday morning he had passed away during the night. I was honestly quite taken aback and upset that anything had died in my care. Still puzzled why maybe his disability and size were to much.

Now I come back to my original question. I would like to find a male or male and female temporalis in the UK. But after much googling I've come to the conclusion there as rare as rocking horse doo doo's?

Any help or insight will much be appreciated.

Dave

 

[qdude46]

Sorry to here that about tricycle. I'm not sure where you can find them exactly in the uk but try the reptile forums uk. Any place that labels their pygmies as African or Kenyan pygmy chameleons or even bearded, a lot are mislabeled and really are temporalis so maybe go to the place you bought tricycle. A mod may move this thread, but it should probably be in the wanted ads.