Who else is excited?

[justjumpit621]

For The movie "Rango"! Yay chameleons! lol... except... I hope this doesn't have the same affect as Beverly Hills chihuahuas.... People going out and buying chameleons because they think they will make them cool.(which they do but sshhhhh ) Because if they don't do their homework there will be a lot of ailing chams on here.

 

[Julirs]

For The movie "Rango"! Yay chameleons! lol... except... I hope this doesn't have the same affect as Beverly Hills chihuahuas.... People going out and buying chameleons because they think they will make them cool.(which they do but sshhhhh ) Because if they don't do their homework there will be a lot of ailing chams on here.

This always scares me! I wish they would show a disclaimer before and after the movie that tells people that chameleons are a difficult and care intensive animal to keep.

 

[DChalo]

This always scares me! I wish they would show a disclaimer before and after the movie that tells people that chameleons are a difficult and care intensive animal to keep.

In the trailer i saw on TV, rango was kept in a small fish tank!

 

[Julirs]

In the trailer i saw on TV, rango was kept in a small fish tank!

Oh crud-that is not good.

 

[Jamielee]

very excited!! Johnny Depp as a chameleon... what else could you ask for?!

 

[JackP308]

He must have escaped his tank to the desert....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ6RLKXaCXE&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu7hOch7sho&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH8xW8mF-AI

 

[justjumpit621]

Yeah and what really got me PO'd was when I saw a sneak preview and the two young girls who were hosting the "kids" show had an adult male veiled hanging on one of their shirts! He was as PO'd as I was But if it wasn't for stupid people it would make a great movie, I mean come on, johnny depp! But people are so DUMB! Look what happened to chihuahuas...

 

[jenstar]

In the trailer i saw on TV, rango was kept in a small fish tank!

ya but the size of him and the tank work out.. when you see him standing in the tank, he looks like a mini chameleon lol and i don't think he is considered a baby in the movie.. however, his husbandry is all wrong lol

 

[JaxyGirl]

The same thing happened when Finding Nemo came out...everyone went crazy for salt water fish..especially clown fish...I doubt many lasted long.

 

[Elizadolots]

There was a disclaimer/warning at the end of Beverly Hills Chihuahua urging the audience not to run out and buy one because they are delicate animals. Is it too much to hope that ILM will extend the same courtesy to chameleons?

 

[NWD]

Huh

Why were u po'd about a po'd veiled? My veileds always po'd he will attack u if u put ur hand in his cage lol but anyway movie looks cool their was also a cham in tangled was cute.

 

[Chris Jury]

The same thing happened when Finding Nemo came out...everyone went crazy for salt water fish..especially clown fish...I doubt many lasted long.

I was in college at the time, and was working part-time as one of the saltwater aquarists at a local shop (and a very good one at that). Clownfish have been really popular for decades, and luckily they are among the hardiest and easiest to care for marine fish around. Nemo and his father are Amphiprion occellaris, one of about 30 species of anemonefish. Even with very simple care, these guys are easy and can thrive under most circumstances (at least as captive bred--wild caughts tend to have serious disease issues that make acclimation challenging). After Finding Nemo came out the demand for clowns went up easily 10 fold, and with a little information and the most basic care reasonably acceptable for any fish, these guys can thrive (I'm sure many didn't).

The unfortunate aspect was that almost everyone that wanted a clown because of Finding Nemo wanted a 'Finding Nemo tank', complete with all the major characters in the movie, and a several of the other cast members are much more challenging to care for. For instance, most people wanted a "Dori", which is a Hippo tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) which are adult at about a foot in length, and really require a 150+ gal aquarium to do well. Proper housing for this species will easily set you back $2000-3000.

Another cast member (I forget the name--it had a scar on it's face) is a Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus). These are one of the most spectacular reef fish I can think of, and one of my very favorite species. These guys have similar needs to "Dori", except when it comes to diet: Moorish Idols feed primarily on sponges in nature, a diet people have had very limited success replacing in captivity. Very, very few of these guys survive in captivity, and usually only in the care of excellent aquarists with very large, established reef tanks that have a fair amount of sponge growth within them. To achieve that, figure at least $5000-10,000, at least a few years of growth in the aquarium, years of experience, and even then a 1 in 10 success rate would be a serious overstimate.

Suffice to say, when I was in that situation we were realistic with people that a 'Nemo tank' was simply unrealistic, but that they could still have very nice aquaria and, luckily, the star of the show, A. occellaris, is a hardy, easy to care for species.

Most people that bought their 'Nemo fish' likely got them at the Petco's of the world (as they did before the movie, and still do), and armed with nothing but good intentions, didn't have them very long.

cj

 

[jojackson]

Who else is excited?....

Big Kev

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_McQuay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTtGHZiQ2LM

 

[justjumpit621]

There was a disclaimer/warning at the end of Beverly Hills Chihuahua urging the audience not to run out and buy one because they are delicate animals. Is it too much to hope that ILM will extend the same courtesy to chameleons?

Didn't work... We had chihuahuas flown here because he shelters were packed full, they are the #1 euthanized dog over there because there are so many.

 

[Johnny909]

This always scares me! I wish they would show a disclaimer before and after the movie that tells people that chameleons are a difficult and care intensive animal to keep.

Agreed, hopefully parents will do the research befor buying their kids a real life ringo. And how many of these chams are gonna be left to die once the kids realise they dont like humans and just sit around all day.

Rango will be the #1 cham name on these forums by the end of the year lol.

 

[pennington]

It's a tricky subject isn't it? In one way, children should be encouraged to take an interest in the natural world, plants and animals but then the parents have to be sensible and not buy the pets. Every pet shop I've been into about Chameleons always ask the right questions to guage the level of keeper.

I think it will be a harmless entertaining film and I really don't see people buying Chameleons left right and centre. Not in the UK anyway. It's too expensive to set up.

I'd rather people choose Rango as their names becuase I don't want anyone else taking my Chameleons name. Theres only one Keith Peterson.

 

[jojackson]

Nemo all over again. Im surprised there was actually a disclaimer about dogs!
Re 'Rango' it wont happen here either, there aren't any
Its an odd phenomena really, the term 'sheeple' comes to mind!

 

[Texas Ranger]

Yep you know that is what is going to happen. Remember 101 dalmations. It happens every time. When I walk into petstores I hear kids running to the fish tanks screaming "Nemo", Mom I want a Nemo". That is still going on. And even that new Disney Tangled movie had a cham and Ive heard people buying velids at Petsmart because of that.

It will be a never ending cycle. It will happen with or with out a disclamer. Its sad.

 

[Miss Lily]

Get ready for the influx of sick chameleons called Rango or Pascal. Luckily on the Island where I live, the reptile hop doesn't keep chameleons any more. They wouldn't sell them without people filling out a questionnaire about their care needs first either, so I think that where I live there shouldn't be that many. Just as well cos I would want to help them all!

 

[dreamforthedead]

This always scares me! I wish they would show a disclaimer before and after the movie that tells people that chameleons are a difficult and care intensive animal to keep.

I agree all the way. It scares me that people are gonna see the movie and then go out and buy one without known a single thing about their needs and care.