New Pygmies!!!!!!!!! (plus pictures)

[Maurer3D]

I just got home from the reptile show in Hamburg, PA. I made the mistake of bringing money .

I ended up buying 2 more Pygmy Chameleons. Plus I got some good photos of the ones I got about a month ago.

This is Nana (female Bearded Pygmy I bought last month).

This is Popo (male Bearded Pygmy I bought last month).

Now for the new ones, as of now they are un-named and I am not 100% sure what species they are. I bought them cause the looked amazing, where a male/female pair, and I got a small discount for teaching the guy how to sex them (he was selling them for friend).

This is the new male. (edit : judged to be a female Rhampholeon temporalis)

This is the new female. (edit : judged to be a female Rhampholeon brevicaudatus)

Both Together.

And the new cage I got for them. Its pretty cool, it has a wall in the middle so I can keep both pairs in the one cage. (still have to get some branches for it).

 

[Maurer3D]

P.S. If anyone knows what species the are for sure, please let me know.

 

[ChamOh]

congrats, they look awesome. cool cage too

 

[Trace]

The 'new male' is a female Rhampholeon temporalis and you are correct about the new female; she is a Rieppeleon brevicaudatus.

I find the temporalis not to be as forgiving temperature wise and like it a few degrees cooler than the brevs. I would separate them if you could.

 

[Maurer3D]

Thankyou, lol. Timing is amazing cause Is had just checked the FL Chams web cite to ID them and came to the same species ID as you. Nice so now I have a trio (1.2.0) of Bearded Pygmies and the start to an R. temporalis trio. Still got a good deal still only paid $45 for both.

The 'new male' is a female Rhampholeon temporalis and you are correct about the new female; she is a Rieppeleon brevicaudatus.

I find the temporalis not to be as forgiving temperature wise and like it a few degrees cooler than the brevs. I would separate them if you could.

 

[Maurer3D]

I wish I had more money I could have spent at the show, there was a Beautiful trio of Carpet Chameleons for $300 and one of our forum members (sorry I forgot your User-Name) had some really nice Translucent Veiled Chameleons.

 

[Trace]

The Hamburg reptile show is a good one. It was a rare occurrence if I didn’t come home with a little something.

Out of all the pygmy species I’ve worked with I think the temporalis are my favourites. Hopefully you can find some specimens to add to your group. I should mention too that the temporalis almost always come in gravid so make sure you’ve got a spot in your enclosure where she can lay her eggs.

 

[Maurer3D]

She is pretty small a little over 2 inches (Is that big enough to be mature?).

I did move the new Bearded Pygmy in with the other 2, and the substrate is a soil/coconut husk mix.

 

[Tyler33]

Thanx for sharing these good lookin new chams! Your "new male" has an interesting face. "His" lips look very strange and i feel like he is displaying some sad emotions... Although i doubt it's that since he is outside in the sunshine.

 

[giaindell]

im surprised you didnt quarantine the new female for at least 30 days in case she had a parasite

 

[Maurer3D]

im surprised you didnt quarantine the new female for at least 30 days in case she had a parasite

I usually do, but the other 2 I have were imports as well and I've only had them a month.

 

[giaindell]

oh okay just looking out haha

 

[Dooley1]

I had a sweet little female temporalis for about a year and a half but was unable to find a male at the time to pair her up so I ended up selling her along with some superciliaris and brevs I had at the time.

Very nice little chameleons.

Kevin