Trioceros hoehnelii

Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson

Dr. House of Chameleons
I took some photos of my group of Trioceros hoehnelii over the last couple days that I thought I'd share. This has always been one of my favorite species and one of my females dropped 13 babies this morning. Another of my females appears to be gravid as well. Here are some pics:

Males:
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Females:
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Neonates:
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Enjoy!

Chris
 
Nice! I hope the babies do well for you. Did you also get some of the T. jacksonii jacksonii?
 
This is a species that has always fascinated me , great pics chris congrats on those little ones hope they do well. Keep me in mind if you decide you want to sell some later.
 
Kent67 said:
Nice! I hope the babies do well for you. Did you also get some of the T. jacksonii jacksonii?
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Kent - Thanks! I'm keeping my fingers cross that they do well. The ovoviviparous species can always be challenging but as usual, I'll do my best. I didn't get any T. j. jacksonii, unfortunately. To be honest, I've spent far too much money recently on the animals and need to hold back a little for a bit. The only reason I jumped on the T. hoehnelii was because they are a species of particular interest for my research, so we got some for the lab so we can film them feeding and I got a few more for myself so that I can work with them and at the same time so we have a larger sample size for out videos.

ciafardo 4 said:
This is a species that has always fascinated me , great pics chris congrats on those little ones hope they do well. Keep me in mind if you decide you want to sell some later.
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Philip - I'll be sure to post them for sale when they are ready. They are a great species.

codiwatkins said:
those have got to be the cutest babies i have ever seen!! Very VERY cute:p
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Codi - They definitely are cute babies. I love the little horn nubs.

Chris
 
Beautiful chameleons and excellent photographs, one of my favourites, I kept them a few years ago.
 
Chris,

They look great.

How do you have the adults set up? What size enclosures, temps, lighting, and misting schedule? Are these adults ones that came in recently?

Thanks,

Todd
 
Karen said:
Beautiful chameleons and excellent photographs, one of my favourites, I kept them a few years ago.
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Thanks, Karen! I've worked with this species on and off for the last 9 years and absolutely love them. Definitely one of my favorites as well.

joshdhensley said:
Let me know when you are ready to part with one.(or 2, or 3 .....) jk
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Definitely will let you know. I'm hoping they will do well.

Pure said:
Those things are wild looking! Kinda like a mutant Veiled. Sweet.
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Their casques aren't as large as the casque on veileds of course but they are enlarged. One of their common names is the Helmeted Chameleon, which is fairly fitting if you ask me.

toddmkeller said:
Chris,

They look great.

How do you have the adults set up? What size enclosures, temps, lighting, and misting schedule? Are these adults ones that came in recently?

Thanks,

Todd
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These individuals are from the recent shipment that came in but as I said, I've kept this species on and off for the last 9 years so I have a fair bit of experience with them. I keep them individually with an ambient temp around 75-78F during the day and I provide a 60 Watt basking bulb. At night I let the temperature drop to at least 73 but previously when I had and kept my chameleons in the basement, the temps dropped lower then that. I mist them twice a day via automatic misting system for 20-30 minutes each time. I've kept them in converted rubermaid bin enclosures, 65 gallon repteriums, and 2'x2'x2' enclosures with the front and top screened (3 sides solid).

If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to answer them.

Glad you all like the pics.

Chris
 
Ooohhh Aaaahhh,,,, put me on the list as well please and thanks for sharing. :D
 
I've always loved C. Hoehnelii It reminds me of the veild's distant cousin, i love the large scales, and the ridge of spines under his chin. A marvelous specimen.
 
eisentrauti said:
Hi Chris,

did you also made better experience with keep them seperate instead of keeping them as pairs or groups ?

Best regards
Benny
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I've kept females together but never male/female pairs. I've heard that it can be done without a problem but I've also heard that breeding activity/frequency decreases as well.

Chris
 
I do the same as you Chris. I normally keep groups of females and the males single. And then introduce the male to the females and then let them stay there for a week or so when the females accept it.
 
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