Is it common in the US that you don't use any substrate at all?
I know that in Holland and some other countries in Europe that they all use substrate too maintain the humidity, for the plants, for the females for their eggs.
I haven't heard of any breeder or keeper that they lost a chameleon...
Brad,
can you tell me where you read that the translucents occured in the wild? I'm very curious because in my opinion it's because of inbreed but if there is some "prove" that they occur in the wild then I have to change my opinion ;)
Actually I think it happens because of inbreed and selective breeding. I think the piebald and translucent spots are genetic errors because the skins looses the ability to do some basic functions. If you have a piebald chameleon and a normal chameleon then the chance that you have piebald...
Everyone is saying that the piebalds and translucents are so beautifull but did someone ever thought about the consequences of the loss of pigment? I'm don't want to discuss if the animals are nice or not because that's a personal thing. (personally I don't like them)
As you all know the...
I do love Amsterdam :D. I lived their till I was 7 and then moved with my family to Almere (it's just a 20 minute drive).
In Holland there are some really good breeders but it's a small world. Germany has a lot more breeders so I visit the show in Hamm each time to get in contact with foreign...
Thanks for the replies! When I think he is fully grown up I will post some more pictures of the guy.
@CleanLineChameleons
That's what I expected so he still got a few months :)
@Kat77
I bought him from a friend in Slovenia. But in Europe it's pretty hard to get (good) pink panthers and in...
Here is a small update of my Ankaramy male.
This male is about one year old but he is rather small but growing very fast the last couple of weeks. It took a while when his color started too show and in my opinion he will be more pink in a while.
I read and heard that the Ankaramy juveniles...