Pfurbee and Michelle Pfeffer (and Rh. acuminatus)

[Kent67]

I got my pair of Pfeffer's chameleons, Trioceros pfefferi, and a gravid Rh. acuminatus this morning. The male pygmy didn't get packed with the shipment so hopefully I'll get him next week. The T. pfefferi look pretty good, although the fat pads on the side of the male's head are a bit sunken in. The orange with blue dots on the top of his casque are really nice, though. All three have been willing to hand-feed a couple of times and have had a number of good showers today. I'm really excited to finally acquire this species. I was all set to get a pair and try breeding them 9 or 10 years ago and then they just stopped coming in. I'm really happy about, and optimistic for, them so far. Hopefully I can get some montane pygmy eggs, too. Anyway, here are the pics....

Guess I need smaller crickets:

Finishing up:

Hand fed the Rh. acuminatus also:

 

[Cainschams]

They do look pretty nice, Kent!!! I love how the scales extend so far out before the actual horn appears. I hope you have great success with them! The acuminatus looks good too! I have a nice tall octagon type aquarium that I have been thinking about converting into a pygmy enclosure. Not sure if I would want to work with acuminatus or viridis though. That and I need to keep myself composed and focused on what I already have

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

If you breed your pair, and hatch babies, I have got dibs on a captive bred pair. Good Luck!!!

 

[summoner12]

wow cool!!

 

[Chameleons Northwest]

Beautimus! And your male is sporting great coloration. COngratulations!

 

[philanddeb818]

Amazingly cool! Please keep posting pics as they mature. It's great to be able to see a success story from the beginning! Beautiful creatures and you seem to know a lot about them too. Good going.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

Amazing! We will need more pics as they mature obviously

 

[drewtt]

That male has great colours -- can only get better with his first shed, too!

Drew

 

[Miss Lily]

Finishing up:

BBUUURRRRPPP! I can almost hear the burp, lol! Simply Cham-tastical!!

 

[reptimom]

I am continually amazed at the wide variety of chameleons that are out there! It is wonderful to have this site to share these wonderful breeds with us! Thanks

 

[ponders]

Very nice Kent! And they even have names! I like the line that goes through their eyes and the purple poke-a-dots. The pygmy is great too.

 

[Kent67]

Hey, thanks very much for the encouragement everyone. I'm not expecting any problems getting some babies out of them at this point other than finally breaking down and buying one of those little mini-fridges. The weather is really cooperating for acclimating them this weekend. Sunny and in the mid-70s so all the chams are getting long days outside. The Pfeffer's are in the middle of a half-hour shower right now!

 

[summoner12]

There is one of those incubators (that looks like the fridge) at the LLL in Oside. It was marked down to 130 or 150? Don't remember..... I am not sure why it's marked down, but it has been there the last two or three weeks I think... Call them up and see if it's still there

 

[Kent67]

Hmmm, is it the ThinkGeek version or the one that supposedly keeps temps more constant? Gonna go browse their site...

 

[Kent67]

Hehe, funny. It's under Reptile Incubators, it's actually their own LLL brand....and the description says "For home or car." Lots of people incubating reptile eggs in their cars now?? Doesn't really convince me this was designed for eggs.

 

[summoner12]

LOL I think the guy might have a better controller in their version...... MAYBE....

The think geek one is the 'not so accurate' 'version'. But... does the ground REALLY stay a constant temp at only 12" or so?

I know Elisa has two of the think geek fridges and she has had good luck so far.

If you place something inside that will help absorb heat (watter filled ziplock bags or a chunk of iron) the temp won't swing very much. I do the ziplock backs in my hovabator....

 

[Kent67]

Awwwwww. Ultimate disappointment. I found 4 ugly eggs on the bottom of Michelle Pfeffer's cage. She was doing so well and was so thin that I was actually planning on putting them together this weekend to see if she was receptive. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh. I never would've thought she was gravid already.