Thank you, Brad, for bringing this subforum into existence!

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Kristina Francis
http://www.melleridiscovery.com/

"The human mind treats a new idea the same way the
body treats a strange protein; it rejects it."
- Peter B. Medawar
Nobel Prize-winning immunologist

Yes, Brad and Kristina, thank you. We now have a Melleri place to post - with photos included, and a place to gain added support/info from crossover interest!

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This will probably be my only time to post on this forum.
I just want to say that I am looking forward to reading it every day!
You Go, you Melleri people!!!

-Brad

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Dedicated to promoting superior care for Veiled Chameleons

as brad said i wont post on here either. unless to say how good your cham looks, but i am looking forward to reading your posts. the pictures also. bring lots.

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This is great thanks Brad and Kristina, i will start the pitures off with a couple of my beautiful Mr brooks, thankyou for looking.

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First Do No Harm

Wow, VERY nice!!

I would really like to keep a Melleri... someday.

This is awesome, finally an easy to follow forum/format and random other chameleon knowledgable people can read and chime in with helpful info too.
I can even post a pic real quick like this!




He hates the CHAMera haha, I don't hold him much either so....he hates ME TOO


It's awesome we've got species specific sub forums too, I hope to see those filled with info so I can learn more n possibly care for more!

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Nihil
a.k.a. Chris

My one and only.

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WILL HAYWARD

Hi Chris,

Is your guy a CH or WC? I noticed the orange-tinted shed on his limbs (as opposed to the white shed elsewhere). I'm trying to find out if this only occurs on WC, or if all melleri occasionally do this.

I brought in a WC sample to my vet, who determined the orange pigment was inside of the shed cell walls. Excuse my being Captain Obvious here, but that's interesting because all the chromatophores are well below that shedding layer, and any environmental staining would be on only one side (exterior) of the shed. So, I'm curious if the orange sheds are from WCs eating something captives do not have access to, or if any melleri can do this while dumping excess beta-carotenes? Does the orange coincide with a certain time of year?

BTW nice animal!

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Kristina Francis
http://www.melleridiscovery.com/

"The human mind treats a new idea the same way the
body treats a strange protein; it rejects it."
- Peter B. Medawar
Nobel Prize-winning immunologist

I have never witnessed any orange when Mr B sheds it is always white, would be interesting to hear your findings Kristina.

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