Photos of Peaches sunning and eating a dragonfly

[Pilotman800]

So today Peaches, my 6 month old female blue bar Ambilobe was sunning. She saw a dragonfly and snatched it really quickly. Took her awhile to eat. Its kind of hard to see, but in the last photo, you see a wing sticking out of her mouth.

I also realized something. Whenever I take any chameleon outside and they walk into the sunlight, they inflate and fire up. I thought this was to scare off any possible predators, but I noticed they ONLY do it when they're in the direct sunlight. While they do this, they tilt their body, as seen below when Peaches was getting sun. I think they're inflating so they get more sunlight. Just thought i'd share that.

Anyway, here are the photos. They're old iphone quality so bear with me.

 

[suzi]

Mission accomplished!

 

[Texas Ranger]

Wow she looks good I like the bar color she is showing

 

[danibug23]

aweee shes a cutie pie!

 

[Pilotman800]

Mission accomplished!

Haha, yeah! Whats funny is that she snatched the dragonfly when I was holding her. Shes SO sweet and mellow, I love it!

Wow she looks good I like the bar color she is showing

Thanks! Its amazing the difference in color they are when they're fired up!

 

[laurie]

What a pretty girl you have, seems she likes the sunshine. Lucky cham, sunshine is just a dream for my chams.

 

[jannb]

Peaches is a beautiful female. My guys always show their best colors when outside.

 

[hallenhe]

I equate that inflating-in-the-sun with their attempting to be a solar panel - maximize the sunlight that hits them. I've also often seen panthers 1) get much darker during the earlier part of their bask (darker colors absorb light; help warm up) and 2) keep tilting to maximize sun exposure, such that on several occasions I've observed the animal slo-o-owly tip over as he keeps tilting his body.
Peaches is pretty!

 

[ABDragons]

Nice pic wish we had the that nice weather

 

[gwilliams]

She's a 'beaut! Here in Portland, the sun comes out just a few months a year - so alas, my chams will have to wait til next summer....

 

[Pilotman800]

aweee shes a cutie pie!

Thanks!

What a pretty girl you have, seems she likes the sunshine. Lucky cham, sunshine is just a dream for my chams.

Thanks! Both her and Waldo LOVE the sunshine. At first I thought they hated it because they would always fire up, but I realized its to get more sun.

Peaches is a beautiful female. My guys always show their best colors when outside.

Thanks! Their colors are incomparable to when they're inside.

I equate that inflating-in-the-sun with their attempting to be a solar panel - maximize the sunlight that hits them. I've also often seen panthers 1) get much darker during the earlier part of their bask (darker colors absorb light; help warm up) and 2) keep tilting to maximize sun exposure, such that on several occasions I've observed the animal slo-o-owly tip over as he keeps tilting his body.
Peaches is pretty!

That was explained perfectly. The tilt that they do is actually pretty amusing.

Thanks!

Nice pic wish we had the that nice weather

My little guys love it!

She's a 'beaut! Here in Portland, the sun comes out just a few months a year - so alas, my chams will have to wait til next summer....

Thanks! I actually kinda wish we had real seasons here! The sun can get tiring all year round! Of course the chams love it, though.

 

[lisagr07]

I actually kinda wish we had real seasons here! The sun can get tiring all year round! Of course the chams love it, though.

i so wish it were like that here!!!! i'd wouldn't mind passing up winter weather and temps!!!

 

[VeiledChams]

Hey maaan, that was the name of my female ambanja lol

 

[Pilotman800]

i so wish it were like that here!!!! i'd wouldn't mind passing up winter weather and temps!!!

Lets trade!

Hey maaan, that was the name of my female ambanja lol

Its a nice name for a female!