Translucent Veiled Chameleons

[Brad Ramsey]

Here are some pictures Julie (Chams1) took of some trans veileds I hatched out last year.
I sent them to her (apparently to have her grow them for me) and how they have flourished in her care!
They are in a box now on the way back here.
They are between 5 and 6 months old now.
Thought I would share Julie's pictures since I am without a camera right now and any pics from me will be taken with the photo booth webcam.

-Brad

 

[Chameleonboy]

Very nice Brad. I was wondering what happened to these guys..... lol

-Clemonde

 

[eisentrauti]

They just look sick, with their bright/white parts

 

[laurie]

So Brad are you going back into breeding veileds??? You have a FEW nice cham I could 'housesit' for you while you are growing more crops of veileds.

 

[Brad Ramsey]

They just look sick, with their bright/white parts

And yet, they are so healthy

-Brad

 

[Brad Ramsey]

So Brad are you going back into breeding veileds??? You have a FEW nice cham I could 'housesit' for you while you are growing more crops of veileds.

Ha Ha!
I don't think so ... ( the breeding veileds part)
They are being sent back for a show.
Although, things may change when I see them in person.

-Brad

 

[chams1]

I sent them to her (apparently to have her grow them for me) and how they have flourished in her care!

any pics from me will be taken with the photo booth webcam.

-Brad

..... ha ha ha ... and man did they ever!! They were the size of my thumb-tip when I got them! Brad, I hope you have enough crix.....you are going to need them. They are chow chams!

Will there be a link or something? Man, I am wishing I could be back there this year for the show.

Although, things may change when I see them in person.

-Brad

I'm pretty sure you might change your mind with at least one of them, Brad. The first pic is the one I REALLY wanted to keep. But, alas, as you can see from my recent posts, there is NO room at the inn.

 

[Jono]

Do the chromatophores in the albino regions have any colour changing abilities or are they completely devoid of pigments?
Also has it effected the pigments in their eyes?

They must be pretty susceptible to sunburn!

Interesting little chaps.

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Do the chromatophores in the albino regions have any colour changing abilities or are they completely devoid of pigments?
Also has it effected the pigments in their eyes?

They must be pretty susceptible to sunburn!

Interesting little chaps.

No color changing ability in the areas that have no color.
Eyes are normal.
No problems have been reported with sun or artificially produced UVB.
Remember that this is a naturally occurring mutation.

-Brad

 

[Brad Ramsey]

They arrived this morning in BEAUTIFUL condition!
Thanks again Julie!
I am really proud of them but Julie gets all the credit for getting them big and healthy!

-Brad

 

[Crazy Pet Lady]

I really don't understand one thing......altho they are very nice, I wonder what the point of breeding color out of the cham is. I thought the idea was to get MORE color, not less. And also, would this make the chameleon more stressed as they can't blend in as well??

 

[chams1]

I really don't understand one thing......altho they are very nice, I wonder what the point of breeding color out of the cham is. I thought the idea was to get MORE color, not less. And also, would this make the chameleon more stressed as they can't blend in as well??

You're very welcome, Brad!!

This was a natural thing that happened in the wild. The translucent was not "bred" into them.

 

[Brad Ramsey]

I really don't understand one thing......altho they are very nice, I wonder what the point of breeding color out of the cham is. I thought the idea was to get MORE color, not less. And also, would this make the chameleon more stressed as they can't blend in as well??

They are not "more stressed" frankly, I don't think they realize they are translucent.
As Julie said this is a naturally occurring mutation that was discovered in wild animals.
I have wanted to breed translucents ever since I first saw one and I will tell you it is pretty exciting!
Every egg has a little surprise inside ... they are all different!
The appearance of these animals is not for everyone (I think they are beautiful!) but they are not sick or compromised in any way.

-Brad

 

[Brad Ramsey]

BTW Julie, They all drank, ate and pooped within the first 30 minutes of being back here!
Can't ask for more than that!

-Brad

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Sexy, sexy, sexy chameleon!

 

[chams1]

Awesome! (okay....so how many of them are you keeping?.... lol....)

 

[Crazy Pet Lady]

This was a natural thing that happened in the wild. The translucent was not "bred" into them.[/QUOTE]

Thank you for clearing that up for me. I thought it was intentionally done.

 

[Dooley1]

Brad...what are you up to now? 400...500 chameleons? Ha.

 

[gerridrews]

veileds

Do you have any with white on their heads? Females Thanks Gerri