What does a Giant Fischer's Chameleon Look Like?

[CNorton]

Here's a video of a Giant Fischer's Chameleon Female to give you an idea of what one looks like. They are also known as East-Usambara Two-horned Chameleon, Kinyongia matschiei is the scientific name.

I think that video can give you a more accurate understanding of size. Keep in mind that this is a female. Males are much more vibrant, showing yellow stripes, blues, and blacks.

Sorry about the neighbor kids, they're not mine!



Also, here is a video of the same girl eating a praying mantis!




If you're interested in more on the species...Read up!
Their Natural Climate
Handsome Male- Dresden
From Breeding to Hatching
Bella - Female Giant Fischer's
Alba & Malachite
Todnedo's Giant Fischer's[/QUOTE]

 

[Cainschams]

Gotta love those tails!!! Cant wait for mine!

 

[Miss Machine]

Beautiful chameleons!! Never really looked at them..

 

[clarkrw3]

Great video's of the Chad! I just love these chams. They are just so cool, can't wait to have one

 

[coldbloodedAL]

Awesome! Them little ones almost ready?!?

 

[nthompson]

awesome cham! there are just so many to chose from.

 

[CNorton]

Great video's of the Chad! I just love these chams. They are just so cool, can't wait to have one

Can't wait to get you one! I've got my eye on one for you. He's getting bigger everyday cuz he figured out that if he acts first, he gets all the food and his brothers and sisters go hungry.

Awesome! Them little ones almost ready?!?

The little ones are getting closer to ready, some have definitely pulled ahead of others. I'll let you know when I'm confident they can handle the shipping process.

 

[clarkrw3]

Can't wait to get you one! I've got my eye on one for you. He's getting bigger everyday cuz he figured out that if he acts first, he gets all the food and his brothers and sisters go hungry.

LOL... I love the fast draw sharp shooters I have chams that will not let me see them eat and those that will not let me put the bugs down before they nab itcan you guess the ones I feed more

For all those lazy people out there I thought I would embed the youtube links
hope you don't mind Chad
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[CNorton]

Malachite today...

 

[nthompson]

What a beauty!!

 

[James45]

Looking great.

 

[coldbloodedAL]

He is unbelievable man, I cant imagine what he must look like in person

 

[clarkrw3]

He looks GREAT Chad!! So is he outside full time right now or just during the day? It looks cold there. What temps do you try and keep day and night for them and what do you feel comfortable with as far as outside temps? They are such a cool species!!

 

[ponders]

Chad, he looks great! Makes me miss him. His baby is a cutie, but a scaredy cat! 4g yesterday, BTW.
Any luck with the courting? Maybe he needs some chameleon viagra if the sunshine isn't working

 

[Seeco]

Nice. He's getting thick and burly looking like a mini parson's.

 

[clarkrw3]

Chad, he looks great! Makes me miss him. His baby is a cutie, but a scaredy cat! 4g yesterday, BTW.
Any luck with the courting? Maybe he needs some chameleon viagra if the sunshine isn't working

Speaking of your little one I want to see updated pics

Maybe he is just going through the withdrawal we all feel when we can no longer smell the ocean

 

[CNorton]

Back in 2009 I was keeping these guys at 65F during the day with basking of 75F but I have slowly come to realize that they actually do get warmer temps in the East Usambaras. After a lot of research and some second-hand accounts from a student who did research in the area, I have settled on ambient temps of 68-75F with basking reaching 83-85F. About 70F is the ambient sweet spot, from my findings.

Admittedly, on hot summer days last summer, I think ambient temps a few times were between 77 and 82 in the house. Of course no basking was offered, just UVB (Reptisun 5.0.) I was completely surprised to see that only when my ambient temp went above 80F did I see any heat stress patterns or gaping. Needless to say, these high temps should be avoided and keep that in mind if you cannot offer air circulation with automated misting to keep your ambient temps below 80-85F.

I do have dedicated AC via a window unit, oscillating fan, humidifier, and automated misting for controlling summer heat waves. However, currently I'm only using my automate misting system. Current temps outside have been mild (60-75F) but overnight temps are still dipping into the high 40s. Mal is a tough old guy but I worry if it dips below 50F so he comes in at night. The Giant Fischer's seem to thrive on nights that go into the mid-high 50s if they can warm up during the day. When I'm sure they won't dip below 50F and day time averages 70F+, I'll put everyone out.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Great species. I definitely want to work with the species more than I have. Are all you babies Chad coming along OK? I have got my fingers crossed that other breeders here in the USA follow in your footsteps and continue to captive breed this magnificent species.

 

[Cainschams]

I have two of the little ones.

Good info, Chad. Ill be keeping mine outside during the summer. I am curious to see how warm they can take it outside with lots of shade and water on the warmer days. Of course they will have a nice cool basement to retreat too when it gets too hot for them.

One thing to remember, that I have seen, is inside keeping is a lot different than outside when it comes to heat and humidity. Inside you dont have as much airflow or wind as outside which can make it more comfortable on warmer days. Also inside humidity or heat can get stagnant very quickly without adequate airflow which is a lot more worse than if the temps and humidity is the same outside.

 

[clarkrw3]

Back in 2009 I was keeping these guys at 65F during the day with basking of 75F but I have slowly come to realize that they actually do get warmer temps in the East Usambaras. After a lot of research and some second-hand accounts from a student who did research in the area, I have settled on ambient temps of 68-75F with basking reaching 83-85F. About 70F is the ambient sweet spot, from my findings.

Admittedly, on hot summer days last summer, I think ambient temps a few times were between 77 and 82 in the house. Of course no basking was offered, just UVB (Reptisun 5.0.) I was completely surprised to see that only when my ambient temp went above 80F did I see any heat stress patterns or gaping. Needless to say, these high temps should be avoided and keep that in mind if you cannot offer air circulation with automated misting to keep your ambient temps below 80-85F.

I do have dedicated AC via a window unit, oscillating fan, humidifier, and automated misting for controlling summer heat waves. However, currently I'm only using my automate misting system. Current temps outside have been mild (60-75F) but overnight temps are still dipping into the high 40s. Mal is a tough old guy but I worry if it dips below 50F so he comes in at night. The Giant Fischer's seem to thrive on nights that go into the mid-high 50s if they can warm up during the day. When I'm sure they won't dip below 50F and day time averages 70F+, I'll put everyone out.

Great info Chad!!! This dispels many of my fears in keeping this species. Unlike Hoj, most of us do not have two rooms we can keep different species in so we have to figure out how to keep both happy in the same room if we are also working on Pardalis projects.
I keep my pardalis very similar to what you are describing. I have a ceiling fan and window AC unit in the room going all the time(fan on low). I run daytime ambient temps at 70-75 and night time temps around 65-68. With these temps the only real difference would need to be the basking wattage for the Giant's. I also run a cool mist humidifier in the room 24/7.

I post this up mainly to give others an idea of how it really shouldn't be that different from a how panthers are kept and they could easily be happy in the same room. I am very much looking forward to working with this species