One small question

[shadowcon39]

So I received my panther today, he's beautiful and I already am in love! and will be posting pictures soon! I was just wondering how well their hearing is, because some people are telling me to whisper and others are saying their hearing is poor so I wanted some real chameleon lovers wisdom.

 

[Julirs]

They don't hear at all. They do feel vibrations.

 

[shadowcon39]

Oh really? That's so cool! thanks

 

[kinyonga]

You asked if chameleons can hear...yes. Some also detect vibrational sounds and some do produce vibrations which may or may not be heard.

Here are some sites with information...
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0115747/hearing123.htm

http://www.anapsid.org/reptilehearing.html
"There is some evidence that some (or possibly all) true chameleons produce very low-wave sounds that may be used to communicate."

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article...ound-reception
"The chameleons, of those species studied thus far, have only a few sensory hair cells (40 to 50) in the auditory papilla."

Chameleons hooting...
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/...5014/hoot.html

The hearing of several different species of chameleon has also been studied and differences in the hearing mechanisms found in the different species.

 

[Matt1851]

when i have my cham out sometimes i hear him making a little exhale sound (hard to explain unless you hear it) when he climps around my hands, its so soft i can barley hear it

 

[summoner12]

when i have my cham out sometimes i hear him making a little exhale sound (hard to explain unless you hear it) when he climps around my hands, its so soft i can barley hear it

if its a weezing or popping sound.. he has a respiratory infection and needs to be checked out.