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Providing your husbandry is sound and he's eating, drinking and active, it could be very normal. At 8+ months, he is still maturing, so may take even a few more months before he fully develops his adult patterns/colors. Even then, when he's fully matured, his calm (normal) colors may still be...

If you have to feed him pinheads, then obviously he's very small, very young .. which could be part of the problem. The other problem is handling him. When he crawls to the top of your head he's trying to escape. Chams travel up to escape predation. In his little eyes you are just one giant...

Mr. E.

Probably would have been better had I read a bit more thoroughly! I completely missed their sizes (you posted it, I scanned past it...doh!) I apologize that I presumed you had WC brevs...Mike knows what he's doing, better you listen to him than me! If I only had a spare tank I would love to...

Absolutely stunning photos, people!

Chris is dead on. Until I had my 6th young cham, I didn't believe they would jump, despite what I had read numerous times. None of my others had attempted to jump even though they did move much faster than I thought they would when feeling threatened or endangered. My 6th cham however (a...

I agree that a 2.5 gallon acrylic "tank" is way too small for brevs. Also the proper substrate and plantings for pygmys are most important in successfully keeping them, so the paper towels need to be replaced by a more suitable substrate and they need more substantial foliage. These...

No need to be offended, Jim. You and Will are correct, of course, that size, heartiness/health, husbandry and even genetics are more important factors than simply age in purchasing a baby. My blanket statement did come off as too judgemental and elementary. I've bought chams at around 2.5 -...

True, and I have prchased from them...but, as I also said in my previous post,"I am just more comfortable spending the extra bucks to get a cham from a breeder with a website or published email address, phone number and name.". That would be Ed and Liddy, for example. They also would never...

I just looked at that ad... 1. Any experienced reputable cham breeder will not sell a baby younger than 3 months. 2. That particular seller has only been registered there since Sept. 22, with only (I believe) 9 feedback posts. 3. Looking at that seller's other current auctions, I see...

You simply cup a feeder insect in your hand and let your cham see it...if he so chooses, he will eat from your hand. Wax worms (in moderation) are good for that as they don't crawl quickly. I really don't think you can ever "tame" a chameleon. They are simply solitary, unsocial creatures...

Your cham should be okay at 52 F if it was only for a couple hours. Veileds do benefit from a temp drop at night..even down into the low 60's F is okay for them. Remember that in the wild they experience day/night temp gradients.

itty bitty tough guy at 5 months

Sorry, but I have to agree... with RESguy. That baby RES is too young to positively ID it's gender. Usually they have to be sexually mature (at least a couple years old) to tell for sure. I've been fooled more than a few times in the past 20 years by hatchlings I've raised (RES...

So true! That's why IMO, for novice keepers, a regular ReptiSun 5.0 or 10.0 UVB strip bulb/fixture and regular household bulb for heat are the best choices.

IMO, if the temp reads 95F at the basking branch you should be okay. In my experience, new chams always explore their cages for a couple days before they settle in and settle down. I personally would not move the branch any closer than 10-12 inches (if temps already read 95F there), but as...

Can't go wrong with Mike; you did good! They are just so darling! Hey, my birthday is this month too! Guess what I want...LOL Thanks for sharing those great pics!

I stand corrected...I think Kinyonga is correct. Dilepsis (flap neck). Sorry about that! (dang non-expert eyes!)