Should i..Breed Melleri??????

Like other people have said, give Tika some time to settle in. You want to make sure she is happy, healthy, and parasite free before you consider breeding her. Melleri need to build relationships through a "courting" process before they will mate.
http://melleridiscovery.com/index.html This website should be able to help answer more of your questions about your new Melleri.

EDIT: after managing to actually read through the bickering on this thread, I see that you already know about the MD website. Sounds to me like you need to focus on getting the basics down, and maybe talk to a good vet so you can learn more about Tika. Gesang has a thread going right now about their breeding experience, so perhaps that timeline can give you an idea of what to expect in the distant future.
 
i fully intend onjust enjoying her and from what ive read on others breeding them it isnt easy nor is it my goal for her. just concidering how much she was passed around in her life it could be that someone tried to breed her, figured they failed and then sold her to someone who doesnt know anything about her. they were pulling her shed off of her and now she has places that still need to shed. i came to the conclusion that she could have been an attempted breeding on her b/c the lady i got her from said the people she got her from are very well know but work out of a warehouse (sounds like an underground breeder who failed at melleri) and they were sure she was a she and that she is suposedly 7 months old based on what i read on MD the black saliva mucous signified adulthood. and other more knowlegeable melleri prple said she doe not look to be wc but would more than likely could be mike i think was his name ch or cb from around 17 18 months ago. right now yes my financial standing went from great to on a tight budget at the moment how ever my chams have everything they need. that is only cause i rescued tika. yes it was on a whim but concidering i never saw the cage on craigs list till it was pointed out t o me right after i got tika i feel it was meant to be. from now on unless its about veilds if i have any questions reguarding tika ill stick to pming melleri keepers...other than that Tika is great CleaTheChameleon Stephen i think is his name cant wait to meet her. he has never met a melleri and we plan on seting a date in the future for him to meet her. my veilds are doing wonderful and while they like to sleep together they dont cohabitate as well as they did. i put them back together while i was re aranging and cage cleaning. he is definately the dominate lil guy he hisses if you go near him lol. my bigest issue is when i need to scrub tikas cage i didnt think about that when i moved it upstairs. it took several grown men to heft it over the stair railing. nevermind i do have a balcony and really long water hose..hehe problem solved....
 
panthercham said:
This link will help you find a good herp vet close to you if you are having trouble finding one :)

http://www.herpvetconnection.com/florida.shtml
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awesome i have called several and i have come up with nada. the last one i went to down here made me feel like her broke my chams jaw forcing his mouth open afterwards it was like watching a snake realign his jaw i was furious and showed him a much eaiser way to have a peek other than pulling down his gullar with painfull force.
 
withlime said:
Like other people have said, give Tika some time to settle in. You want to make sure she is happy, healthy, and parasite free before you consider breeding her. Melleri need to build relationships through a "courting" process before they will mate.
http://melleridiscovery.com/index.html This website should be able to help answer more of your questions about your new Melleri.

EDIT: after managing to actually read through the bickering on this thread, I see that you already know about the MD website. Sounds to me like you need to focus on getting the basics down, and maybe talk to a good vet so you can learn more about Tika. Gesang has a thread going right now about their breeding experience, so perhaps that timeline can give you an idea of what to expect in the distant future.
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i tend to over react when inow i dont have the right information it drives me crazy. at the moment now tha tinka is in her perm home her day consists of....lights on at 7:30 heat light off when i wake up at around 9 or 10 cause its about 77 78f in my house at that time it cools off alot off and on during the day. i am on second floor right on the water way canal of ft lauderdale beach so my vaulted ceiling /roof in the room shes in gets full sun all day...lots of misting and drip goes on followed by food which consists of 3 super worms and 8 crix 8 more crix after lunch time she was geting supers 5+ a day and very few crix so im cuting down the worms and offering more crix. i havent actually seen her drink yet. the dripper drips all day and since ive had her ive pretty much just let her do her thingi dont hove over her or watch her. im thinking of seting up a video cam across the room to see if she is drinking. i cant wait till she poops...any way good night all
 
So I just went and bashed my head against the wall to see if it would add punctuation to Courneys writing.

It didn't.

Regardless, anything anyone writes on these forums is public knowledge.
Because Pssh might be slightly younger than you gives you no right to try to talk down to her for quoting what you said in another thread.

This isn't a forum to come on to vent your problems.
You asked a question, she gave you an answer. Don't like it? Too bad.
Just because her answer wasn't what you wanted to hear doesn't mean she's insulting you in anyway.

I'm really getting tired of reading threads of "Should I do ____" and when people reply "No, because ____" people freak out and think everyone's an idiot.

The only reason I'm replying to this thread is because it's appalling the way you acted in this thread.

Yes, this forum is insanely critical about many factors but instead of acting out when you don't like what you hear you really should take some advice.
Also, you would be correct that I'm being critical here, but I feel it's necessary.

As for your question, should you breed it. No, you currently don't have the financial freedom to do so. No, your future financial picture is meaningless.
It is just as likely that you can't care for the babies in the future as it is for you to care for them. Deal with it.
 
her saying no wasnt the point. people read the should i's as should i do this tomorrow...it drives me crazy that is what orignally ticcked me off...also i later said that the majority of what the start of the post isnt even present and thats my fault. the scariest thing about this forum is that i did wonderfully on my own with just basic cham knowlege and i had a very close personal relationship with her. and she was never sick and my vets that i went to didnt know squat about them go figure. if anyone on here knew half of my otis' life they would freak...i tried to explain it once and was told i was mistaking an animals routine for a relationship which is fine for their opinion. i anda very few other people know tha that cham showed real signs of intelligence and emotion and not stress related emotion......have you ever seen a cham that hated to be misted every day and wouldnt drink unless he or she asked for the water...i wish i would have been on point with her enoughto video tape and document her behavior it would blow some peoples minds on here.....
 
Greetings, Courtney. You will SO love having a Meller's chameleon. And it is even better when you have 2 in a free range, because you can see them interact as they claim their space and develop a relationship and learn to compromise. Meller's are very social animals and seem to prefer to have another Meller's around, even if it's of the same sex.

Melleri are very intelligent chameleons and appear to do more thinking sometimes than merely responding to basic instinct. This can be seen in their breeding habits. Our pair were together for over a year before they mated, and went through quite a lot together. This is the norm. So, there is quite an investment of time and money before any breeding takes place.

But to have a pair of Meller's, just for the pleasure of observing and caring for a pair, is definitely justified. As long as a person has the space and the funds.
 
gesang said:
Greetings, Courtney. You will SO love having a Meller's chameleon. And it is even better when you have 2 in a free range, because you can see them interact as they claim their space and develop a relationship and learn to compromise. Meller's are very social animals and seem to prefer to have another Meller's around, even if it's of the same sex.

Melleri are very intelligent chameleons and appear to do more thinking sometimes than merely responding to basic instinct. This can be seen in their breeding habits. Our pair were together for over a year before they mated, and went through quite a lot together. This is the norm. So, there is quite an investment of time and money before any breeding takes place.

But to have a pair of Meller's, just for the pleasure of observing and caring for a pair, is definitely justified. As long as a person has the space and the funds.
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I was thinking that..... and I meant to say that...... so yeah.... what she said!:eek:
 
If your asking people or post a topic on this site, just let the proffessionals inform you whats best to do.

Actually i wouldnt like this behaviour on my ste. -.- So childish comments and ridiculous to read.

The comment "silly girl" made me get so mad. -.- And it doesnt matter how young or old you are. Look at the little kid on youtube and i think he is registered here as well, he is like a little teenager I GUESs, and he is awesome with his critters.


My thought : NO to the bredding with your cham.
As gesang says, you need a pair and let it take some time.

PSSH! GO GIRL :)
 
Eyal said:
If your asking people or post a topic on this site, just let the proffessionals inform you whats best to do.

Actually i wouldnt like this behaviour on my ste. -.- So childish comments and ridiculous to read.

The comment "silly girl" made me get so mad. -.- And it doesnt matter how young or old you are. Look at the little kid on youtube and i think he is registered here as well, he is like a little teenager I GUESs, and he is awesome with his critters.


My thought : NO to the bredding with your cham.
As gesang says, you need a pair and let it take some time.

PSSH! GO GIRL :)
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Thank you Eyal lol. I am the kid on youtube.

Courtney i also agree with gesang. I have seen many threads on here how peoples males and females get together so well. I think maybe get a male and see if they would hang out together and get a better relationship:)
 
Courtney said:
why does everyone jump to conclusions on here drives me ape shite!!!!! Melleri discovery has alot of info. But i crave more. I want Tika to have the longest life possible. to do that there are still alot of unanswered questions. im just looking for opinions for the future. if she were receptive tomorrow there would be no way in hell i would breed her. i have found nothing about their breeding cycle so please excuse the hell out of me for being curious as to weather or not they require any kind of specal care when receptive or gravid its the end of november and the people i ot he from got her mid september she as far as what i read on MD is an adult how am i supose to know someone didnt already try to breed her and sold her off cause they thought it failed stuff like this i need to know. how long after mateing do they lay eggs etc etc etc the patience of people gets on my nerves and for newer keepers it makes you feel like a child who got scolded for spilling milk all over the floor.. and pssh ur still pretty new too having one cham doesnt exactly make your opinions perfect either....when you have to worry about one of your pets without mommy and daddy holding your hand let me know then you can comment on my financial standings!!
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You say you want Tika to have a long life, breeding her would actually shorten it.
 
I didnt mean should as in tomorrow. i just meant at some point lol...any way she finally drank today at least with me watching and misting her face she kept moving so i was spraying her face lol
 
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