New to the Forums, New to Panther Chameleons!

[mybeardisorganik]

Hello all! Happy to introduce myself, Benjamin, as well as my new Ambanja male "Turtle."

Would like to let you all view some photos and get some feedback as a new keeper of these wonderful animals.

This little guy arrived today from the good folks at Screameleons, nothing but good things to say about them.







Front left is an umbrella tree, front right bamboo, and back right (not visible) is some ivy.

Very proud to be a part of this community and looking forward to getting to know you all!!

Benjamin

 

[LucasD]

Hey man, welcome to the forums! I hope you find it as informative as I did, if not more!
Cute little Cham, by the way! Keep us posted as he grows!
And screameleons has some good lookin' breeders, do they not? My little guy came from the same place. =]

 

[carol5208]

Hi Benjaimin and welcome to the forums and chameleon ownership! You have a little cutie there. Your cage looks very nice! Not sure about the use of the ivy though. Did you check if it is toxic? most of us use the pothos for a vining plant. Panthers as a rule do not eat plants but sometimes they might and you just have to be careful.

 

[stephen gedman]

welcome

welcome to the forum benjamin, your at the right place to learn everythin you would ever need to know, everyone on here is so friendly & full ov great advice, any worrys you have just post on here, you will b surprised how quickly these guys & ladies reply. cute little guy you have there.

 

[mybeardisorganik]

I so have some pothos and have heard good things about it. Is it easy to break into smaller sections and place into pots? Basically just wondering what the best way is to introduce the pothos, have heard hanging, as well as potted on the bottom and guide its growth upwards... leaning towards the latter.

 

[maxttu]

Hello and welcome! Glad you found the site!

 

[Captive Creations]

Welcome to the Forum
This is a great place with a lot of very experienced keepers who all share at least 1 thing in common... our chams. We all love our chameleon's. Turtle is cute.
Looking forward to seeing lots of picks of him as he grows. and like everyone else said if you ever have questions this is the place to find it. This forum is packed with great information on chameleon keeping!
Good luck with Turtle!!

Edit: I love the name too by the way now that I see it!!!

 

[mybeardisorganik]

One more pic!

Had to add one more, my excitement will not be contained.

 

[carol5208]

where you at in Florida? Take your cham out for as much natural sun as possible. It is good for them!

 

[tkilgour]

LOL, j/k awesome set up, but watch the Ivy, many species are toxic.

 

[mybeardisorganik]

Sarasota, FL

Will definitely do that once he gets acclimated!

 

[Robyrango]

Aw congrats! He's beautiful! I like your set up

 

[carol5208]

oh ok I thought we might have lived close to one another. yeah, definitely with the sun. He will love getting outdoors.

 

[mybeardisorganik]

As for the Ivy.. it is Hedera helix "Royal Hustler Ivy"

Can anyone validate its safety for Panther Chameleons?

 

[mybeardisorganik]

Just found a few pieces of info about the berries and leaves being mildly toxic... so out comes the ivy... not risking that!!

Still curious how some of your with a paper towel or similar substrate go about potting/installing your Pothos!?

 

[Captive Creations]

all of our cages have pothos in a hanging pot in the center of the cages

 

[mybeardisorganik]

Can the pothos be potted on the bottom and trained to grow up/around the bottom?