Recent content by bifidus

The yellow muster is after my opinion stress color. Many parsonii and globifer females show some very similar pattern if they feel "disturbed" and even in nature when you step close to them in few second they will show something similar although previously were plain green. I have parsonii...

Why? Can you list some scientific work that shows that it is significantly different? Fact that almost all read adultness does not have anything with fact that some were "better" (growing, feeding, etc). In opposite that can mean that relatively "weaker" animals were allowed to reach adult...

Juergen, bad luck was mean that animals have got some disease "on the way" (can be by in breeders facility as well). Inbreeding is far more complex problem like earlier thought and not so dangerous as usually thought. Look at many island populations of tortoises, geckos, iguanas. where the...

I am breeding Bradypodions, too, so I am reading with about that US failure with surprise. I will say following: Damaranum is not easy species and transvaalense have sometimes "their flies" as well. Pumilum, thamnobates and setaroi looks to me to be without unpleasant surprises (although...

It is not so big problem make documents (Cites export permit, veterinary export certificate) but it is cost something. Than you need calculate with shipping price itself. I am afraid that by shipping from Europe (I am from Europe so have no idea about shipping cost from USA I assume they will be...

No, it is not africanus http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/abteilung/tierkunde/phylogeographie/dimaki_2008_chamaeleon.pdf

Living in Malta I personally will use advantage of natural sun. I believe with exception of December-January it will be best option and 2 months pause can chameleons live over without problem. Arcadia T5 bulbs are after my opinion very good. Generally I believe that Arcadia cares get just...

Mike, probably he has few thousands for hobby but may be not $10000 US for square meter outside of centre. 3/4 million for what is considered here small flat can be technical problem he has.

Parsonii do not like strong/cold wind. If they feel "uncomfortable" from this point, they close eyes. At that time I install outside of cages transparent folies. Normal wind at normal temperatures is no problem but about 12°C they do not tolerate wind at all.

We here in Europe have longer experience with that problem. Although there are still "farms" trying to breed Acheta it seems that problem with them repeats sooner or later. However vast majority have switched to assimilis and we all feed with them. Gryllus bimaculatus has plenty of offspring...

You ALWAYS feed with virus. You never fed to chameleon anything where was not virus. Not one single piece. Just types and quantity, that is the question. You can call BS but you have no idea what are you feeding. There is no life without virus on earth. Honestly I do not understand why this one...

Exactly. You FEED this virus and millons of other to your chameleon. Every food contains viruses, bacterias and other microorganisms, some less, some more. God thanks almost all do not affect them anyway. But if you fed house crickets to you chameleon I take any bet that they already received...

Ok, I see that this folder was not used years until now and it bothers me. So I know it has almost no real significance but i will make first thread and moreover summarize few pictures. For Hamm in september 2013 I am offering Bradypodion thamnobates Mooi river born 2/25. They are in...

Acheta parvovirus? Do not panic. This is absolutely no problem for chameleons. You feed viruses and bacterias with EVERY food. Just problem is when you feed some those are pathogen for chameleon but this one is not for sure. The only problem is that you purchase crickets those will die very...

I was tired at your age, too. Today, 40 years later, I am tired as well. Even Ido not have so many species like before (8 reptile species and appr 60 inverts but many "high level") but during that time were time when I have had over 100 reptile species in breeding and 200 inverts (Ok, one decade...