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Leptin plays a part is a lot of “things” such as obesity, reproductive and immune systems, etc. in many creatures, including humans. I’m amazed at how much it is involved with the body systems.

I’m sure the lack of calcium had something to do with the development of the MBD when the FS and dystocia were occurring.

I played a minor part in a couple of other studies along the way too. 2 of the chameleons in the original CANV study were mine….and the parsoni donated several samples of blood and the fungus.

You said…”I would guess you took healthy Chams with a surgical problem to an experienced vet for surgery, and then took optimal care of them during recovery”…not exactly. I only had one of my own die from what I thought was egg binding…but I was never sure…too hard to explain. I did take...

One of the reasons I started the diet, etc was because of documentaries I had watched about many (mostly African) animals would not produce litters in a bad year (poor food, water supply, etc) so I wanted to try it out to an extent that my chameleons would not be starving or suffering but had a...

You said…”Proper care (which all you awesome people are promoting) should be more affective than preventative surgery in my opinion (which has absolutely no scientific basis, but seems right”…after that study was done, I posted on here about how I cared for my veileds and that most of them lived...

You asked…”what is the overall incidence of follicular stasis?”…this gives a bit of information…but personally I think it is much higher in veiled females…and I’ve only seen one case of follicular atresia in my very limited experience with reproductive issues that was seen in another person’s...

“Always use full-spectrum lights that closely resemble natural sunlight”… https://www.chameleons.info/l/the-fraud-of-the-light-perception-and-its-implication-on-chameleon-color-change-understanding-and-lighting-choice/

Panthers males are usually more mellow than veileds…but like other animals and people too…everyone is different. Caging is, I kept both species the same basically.

Petr has lots of information to share about chameleons from his many experiences with them in the wild and captivity.

“This phenomenon is not about poetic feelings of the space below or tank hygiene, but about a simple interplay of instincts that work like an automatic response.”… https://www.chameleons.info/l/handfull-of-chameleon-poop/

Nice colours! Looks healthy too!

“The best thing for the maintenance of the rich Dwarf Chameleon fauna is to leave them where they have evolved and where they can carry out their useful ecological role as insect predators.”… https://www.capenature.co.za/news/2024/now-you-see-me-now-you-dont-the-hidden-world-of-dwarf-chameleons

Menus were/are awesome little chameleons!

Awesome colours and healthy looking too!

@Lucas00- …try this…

I don’t know much about genetics, etc but I’ve read that errors during meiosis can lead to gametes with extra chromosomes, I found this which helps to explain it… And these…

I wish I had met her! You were lucky @Motherlode Chameleon !

All good things come to an end, sadly…awesome woman… https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/wildlife-advocate-primate-expert-jane-goodall-dies-at-91/

I don’t know of any studies on spaying chameleon. Quite a few people have had them spayed, not to prevent the eggs but to prevent them from dying from follicular stasis and dystocia (egg binding). Not all vets are experienced enough to do a spaying successfully and not all chameleons are taken...