burnedrose
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As someone who hasn't really done much husbandry online or really interacted with other cham owners at all, some of the terminologies are really new to me (and, I'm sure, other people as well).
Why not put together a dictionary of sorts? Use cham terms that you see thrown around frequently, so other people can understand what we are talking about. I'll start off with a few that are familiar to me.
Gravid - When a female chameleon, especially those of the egg laying variety, are full of eggs and ready to be mated or to lay their eggs.
Veiled Chameleon - Chamaeleo calyptratus. Also known as the Yemen chameleon. Egg laying chameleon native to Yemen, UAE and Saudia Arabia. The male has a large casque and vivid yellows and blues as well as a tarsal spur on the rear legs. The females have a smaller casque and are notorious for producing a robin's egg blue series of spots while gravid.
Panther Chameleon - Furcifer pardalis. Native to Madagascar, the Panther chameleon is an egg laying species. The males are identified by their bright colors and a bulge at the base of the tail to accommodate the hemipenes.
Hemipene - male chameleons have two penises, which are called the hemipenes.
Jackson's Chameleon - Trioceros jacksonii. Native to Africa, but introduced to Hawaii in the 1970's, The Jackson's chameleon is also known as the Three-Horned Chameleon. The male is notorious for having a set of three horns. Two are located above the eye turrets and one is located near the nose. The females may have no horn or a small nasal horn. They produce live young.
Eye turret - the eye socket in a chameleon. it is referred to as a turret, since it acts much like a gun turret, in which it can turn around inside the socket. The eyes operate individually from each other. Occasionally, you may notice your chameleon swish water around in the turret in order to cleanse out any particles.
UVB - Ultraviolet B Light is found in natural sunlight. This helps the chameleons "facilitate the photo-biosynthesis of pre vitamin D3 ... into the skin. (http://www.uvguide.co.uk/whatisuv.htm)" Without this, the chameleons are at risk for developing MBD.
MBD - Metabolic bone disorder is a disorder found in chameleons due to many reasons, including lack of UVB rays, lack of proper supplements etc. A great forum link: https://www.chameleonforums.com/what-mbd-looks-like-38000/
annnd I just looked at the clock. it's almost 130am and I gotta get up early tomorrow morning! I will try to add more tomorrow, but feel free to add whatever you want. Maybe we can get a "Newbie's Definition Guide" going.
Why not put together a dictionary of sorts? Use cham terms that you see thrown around frequently, so other people can understand what we are talking about. I'll start off with a few that are familiar to me.
Gravid - When a female chameleon, especially those of the egg laying variety, are full of eggs and ready to be mated or to lay their eggs.
Veiled Chameleon - Chamaeleo calyptratus. Also known as the Yemen chameleon. Egg laying chameleon native to Yemen, UAE and Saudia Arabia. The male has a large casque and vivid yellows and blues as well as a tarsal spur on the rear legs. The females have a smaller casque and are notorious for producing a robin's egg blue series of spots while gravid.
Panther Chameleon - Furcifer pardalis. Native to Madagascar, the Panther chameleon is an egg laying species. The males are identified by their bright colors and a bulge at the base of the tail to accommodate the hemipenes.
Hemipene - male chameleons have two penises, which are called the hemipenes.
Jackson's Chameleon - Trioceros jacksonii. Native to Africa, but introduced to Hawaii in the 1970's, The Jackson's chameleon is also known as the Three-Horned Chameleon. The male is notorious for having a set of three horns. Two are located above the eye turrets and one is located near the nose. The females may have no horn or a small nasal horn. They produce live young.
Eye turret - the eye socket in a chameleon. it is referred to as a turret, since it acts much like a gun turret, in which it can turn around inside the socket. The eyes operate individually from each other. Occasionally, you may notice your chameleon swish water around in the turret in order to cleanse out any particles.
UVB - Ultraviolet B Light is found in natural sunlight. This helps the chameleons "facilitate the photo-biosynthesis of pre vitamin D3 ... into the skin. (http://www.uvguide.co.uk/whatisuv.htm)" Without this, the chameleons are at risk for developing MBD.
MBD - Metabolic bone disorder is a disorder found in chameleons due to many reasons, including lack of UVB rays, lack of proper supplements etc. A great forum link: https://www.chameleonforums.com/what-mbd-looks-like-38000/
annnd I just looked at the clock. it's almost 130am and I gotta get up early tomorrow morning! I will try to add more tomorrow, but feel free to add whatever you want. Maybe we can get a "Newbie's Definition Guide" going.
