pigglett79
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Dibs fo yo boy in Houston!
I mean if we are calling dibs....................I want
Trioceros johnstoni bwindi
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I mean if we are calling dibs....................I want
kameleons jvo
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You already got your pair?
Action Jackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
Yes I did. Two pair actually and I got to fondle everyone else's too
They are bigger than I thought they would be, going to have to move them to bigger cages soon.Can't wait to see their colors come in.
kameleons jvo
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Yes I did. Two pair actually and I got to fondle everyone else's too
Can't wait to see their colors come in.
Great to hear,i wish you all the success with them
Colors come after some days/weeks ,when they are happy in their new homes
Action Jackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
It was a challenge to figure out the difference between the two locals. Hope I got it right. The males are pretty stout. I'm happy with what I received. Thanks Jurgen.
I think the climate where I live should be ideal for them.
I think the climate where I live should be ideal for them.
reptoman
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kameleons jvo
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Yes its not easy to see when they dont color up,Bwindi's have the blue eye females have a blue line after the eye.
Rwenzori never have blue in the eye females are more green,males can go from red,orange to green even yellow(head color)
Always good to keep contact between keepers if one got a wrong one you can always switch.
And yes people who can put them in the sun have the prime conditions(they love it
I wish everybody the best with the animals,they are wc so not as easy as a cb pardalis or yemen so you always need a bit of luck.
We lost a few animals during quarantine but lets say 90% was doing great and we kept them for 2 months and they where eating like pigs ha ha.
I always like to see pics but give them some time to settle(always nice to see my old buddy's
biffle
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Fondle? Interesting choice of words after you said we couldn't touch yours on page 1.
Oops I got that wrong. . Cold blooded Al said that on page 1. My bad.
Oops I got that wrong. . Cold blooded Al said that on page 1. My bad.
Yes I did. Two pair actually and I got to fondle everyone else's too
Can't wait to see their colors come in.
Trace
Captain Awesome
So are these farmed animals or wild caughts?
biffle
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kameleons jvo
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The Parents were wc and they raised them on the farm,excuse me that i used the wrong therm...Jesus some of you guys need to relax and do normal
kameleons jvo
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Off course not pointing you Biffle
Motherlode Chameleon
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The Parents were wc and they raised them on the farm,excuse me that i used the wrong therm...Jesus some of you guys need to relax and do normal
Pardon us. We know all the difficulties of exporting out of Africa from your posts Jurgen. However when advertising arrival after 3 months from initial payment then the shipments arrives after/about 12 months. That is bound to have some people a bit uptight. It is great that their here now though.
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kameleons jvo
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Okay i understand that also sorry for that i dident meant i bad
Kent67
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If it is accurate that Uganda is only allowing "farmed" animals to be exported then that is how they were represented to get approval for export. Should we believe these highland species are being bred successfully in communal cages in what appears to be a lowland back yard? Correct me if I'm wrong but weren't the xenorhina too small to ship in December and full grown adults in February when they arrived in Europe? "Farmed" animals from Tanzania and Madagascar (years ago) were coming out as subadults. The "farmed" animals from Kenya and Uganda are exported as full-grown adults. Technically, these are probably both.
Ugandan chameleon shipments have historically been hit or miss. Some shipments the animals come in and do great while other shipments have very high mortality in the first month or two (I worked with Johnston's first in 1991). It looks like this is one of the good/healthy shipments but I think Jurgen is spot on in advising these be treated like fresh wc, regardless of their true hatching or birthing location. Taking that into consideration, I know the wait to receive them has been frustrating but having them acclimate with good food and water in Europe for the last couple months before being selected for re-export is probably a blessing in disguise for what you've all paid for them. Incubation time is short. Let's see some babies from this group by summer!
Ugandan chameleon shipments have historically been hit or miss. Some shipments the animals come in and do great while other shipments have very high mortality in the first month or two (I worked with Johnston's first in 1991). It looks like this is one of the good/healthy shipments but I think Jurgen is spot on in advising these be treated like fresh wc, regardless of their true hatching or birthing location. Taking that into consideration, I know the wait to receive them has been frustrating but having them acclimate with good food and water in Europe for the last couple months before being selected for re-export is probably a blessing in disguise for what you've all paid for them. Incubation time is short. Let's see some babies from this group by summer!
ataraxia
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For what it is worth. These animals look decently hydrated. If these have been in the care of fellow in europe for some time now. The couple days or even week trip from europe to your home isnt going to cause severe dehydration warranting the need to wait to treat. Panacur is absorbed very little in the stomach and intestines. The risk of causing organ damage is like winning the lottery. Other drugs that are designed to be absorbed to treat parasites. The need to have optimal hydration is pertinent. I cant stress how important it is to treat as early as you can. You dont want to start having problems (eyes or eye closing, lack of an appetite, not drinking) to begin treatment. You want to get this taken care of before signs show up...
If stressing from handling is the issue. If they have an appetite. You can always inject a feeder or two.
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