OK. So my GF and I went down to LLL today. We saw this Melleri which I think has been there a while. I don't know what the deal is.... but my GF looks and me and was like 'what if we take him home....' about 20 minutes later we were walking out the door with a new Melleri and some vines and heat lamps.

On the way home we named him/her Lenny. Right now he is in the shower enjoying some moisture.



We got him some pothos from Home Depot and I hung one in the living room for a temp. place to hang out. He quickly figure out the plant wasn't the highest place he had access to.



As you can see he is 231.6 grams.



He is very mello. I hope we can get a fecal from him soon and figure out what kind of cleaning he'll need.





Any input from you guys on getting him aclimated out be great. He doesn't mind us holding him... but its mostly just to move him around right now. He doesn't show stress colors with us... He did when the guy at LLL took him out of his cage though. He did calm down a lot with us. We plan to free range sorta right now. big tall ficus with two pothos hanging down on either side of the tree. We purchased some bamboo sticks and some vines. what else do ya think?

Congratulations, Lenny's so cute! I think what you've got going on sounds pretty good. Showers should help with LONG mistings to stimulate him to drink. Maybe consider adding another plant or two down the line and some horizontal perches. Rambo, our melleri prefers ficus Also a gallon sized feeding jug was a very good addition to his cage.
What's that thing he's hanging on in the 2nd pic, his UV bulb?

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Well, I know you're familiar with melleridiscovery.com so I don't have to refer you to that.
In addition I'll just say keep an eye on those scuffs and scratches. Skin infections / necroses aren't uncommon in melleri.
Also keep him quarantined away from your CH baby until you've treated him for parasites. WC melleri can come with some really nasty bugs.

Good luck with him / her!
Suzanne

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He looks so great, you two made a great choice!

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The second pic... Lighting by IKEA.



I added a horizontal vine for the time being... and added a tarp to cover the carpet.

Nice looking guy/girl!

OK so I took some more pics... what do ya think of his skin? the first pics were before a shower... and the new pics im posting are from after... i dunno if you'll be able to see any different... but I think the dried skin will come off a little more easily.



Check out his belly.... I swear I haven't been giving him beer... yet...



His home... still adding to it.





What do ya think of his little bits of dead skin? He has lost his horn right?












The cham stopper?.... only time will tell. (taking bets Suzanne and Trace )



Long day... zonking out...

It looks like you are doing well by your new Melleri. What a great home! Sounds like you are doing a good job of making him feel comfortable, what with all the showers. LOL Do showers help the unshed "dry" skin condition? Sometimes my well misted chams get that look to them and it takes awhile before it finally falls off.

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Boy,idk if this is correct or not,but it seems like you got him on such short notice,and didnt have much time to set him up and stuff,but that is a GREAT looking set up i might say for such short time, it looks better then some that have taken alot of time!

Thanks Jan! I hope I can provide a good home for him. I am pretty sure I can do better than the small cage he was in at LLL.

My understanding is that as a cham ages, the sheds aren't always as complete as when a cham is young. A shed won't separate on its own if the skin is too dry. Showers help to hydrate the cham so he can have a complete shed. Since Lenny has a lot of built up skin, I hope that making him super hydrated will aid in the skin falling off easier the next time.