Melleris are gorgeous! Hopefully I'll have one soon too! Your enclosure is nice but what kind of substrate is that? What are the enclosures dimensions? Melleris love their space. Good luck with Helios !!
Hemipenis prolapse. Take him to a vet asap (the condition often corrects itself--the hemipenis retracts on its own) but sometimes a vet is required to correct the problem.
Welcome aboard! Hope you are doing well with your bee keeping. From my understanding, the bee population as been in a drastic decline for a few years now. Blame pesticides!??
I'm not sure if chams eat bees (with or without stingers). They may instinctively avoid them.
They are amazing. They look so content. I am currently in the planning stage of my next enclosure ( I build my own), which, with any luck, will be the home for a melleri. Gorgeous chams!!
You are right, no question. However, it's tough walking away from a sick animal, but your point is valid and unfortunately the best option. This kind of pet store only exists because people support them. I will contact the proper authorities.
Christmas chameleon list!
A bit early? yeah , but what the heck!
If Santa was to bring you one chameleon for christmas . What would it be?
For me? Melleri!
Update
First of all, good luck with all your efforts. It is no secret that many, if not most, pet shops do not provide the proper care for chameleons. The end result almost always a stressed, sick and eventually dead chameleon.
Today I went back to the pet shop to check out the...
I know this is a topic that has been beaten to death many times over, but I need to share this. Yesterday, I went to my local pet shop to pick up some crickets, while the kid was bagging them I walked to the back of the store to check out their reptiles. Right away I noticed a sign that read...