If you want to be vindicated and prove that this vet is not ethical, I would take one of your healthy beardie to your trusted vet to confirm it is healthy. Then take that same beardie to the alleged unethical vet and see if pulls the same stunt. It comes down to if you want to go through all...
As far as vet goes... for the So. Cal area there are 2 who are very knowledgeable and trusted chameleon vets. Dr. Greek (Yorba Linda) and Dr. Stein (Beverly Hills). I would pm 'chamelisa', she runs a chameleon rescue and I think she goes to a vet closer to your area.
As far as the vet...
From my own personal experience I say it's an Ambilobe.
The pictures below tells the whole story! You would've of never thought that all those colors / phases came from one chameleon!
My chameleon came from a well respected stud and breeder (Yoda / Chameleon Kingdom *note...
There are some good stuff on your list and some that are not necessary, but it really depends on what species.
TIP: Not to sound rude, but those are some basic questions. Instead of waiting for us to answer your questions, with a yes or no answer, try using the 'Search' feature on this...
Please understand, they aren't trying to bash you, instead they were giving you very good advice.
Your story has been told many times over and unfortunately you just have to chalk it up as lesson learned.
Don't let this misfortune deter you from keeping chameleons. Learn from it and the...
I would be cautious of leaving a window open near your chameleon's cages. When you got your heat lamps on and humidty/misting up and have an outside breeze blowing, can be chilling for you chameleon. You can do this on a hot summer breeze, but I would be hesitant doing it in the winter (even...
The real question is not if a chameleon can survive in Philippines, but can you provide the essentials to allow a chameleon to thrive?
As long as you can provide the proper housing, lighting, feed, supplements, hydration and a chameleon veterinarian, you should be able to keep one just about...
Hmmm... just got a shipment... from ummm... ummm... uh I don't know... it's a secret!??!
I'm not sure what it is...
I'm guessing it's 62% something...
but then again it might be too young to tell at this point...
I'm 100% positive it's a Hublee hublee & Hublee...
Oh... wait...
Two words that pops into my head everytime this subject is hit upon with cross breeders...
Hypocritical & Perpetuation
Both of you have stated that your crosses aren't meant for breeding.
When both of you have perpetuated the cross breeding even more so!
Wouldn't it be hypocritical to do...
If I was you, I would really consider what you have posted!
Hearing it from a 3rd party and no documentation is all considered hearsay. It would be upon you to validate what you have stated is all true. If you can't prove it, then what JoJackson has said will ring true.
1. Former...
Why make things more complicated then it needs to be, the photo contest is not the focal point of what this site is about.
Everyone who has a complaint (specifically those who didn't win) should asked themselves when is the last time I owned a forum site?
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The thing to keep in mind if you are taking your cham to a vet is to make sure it is a reputable chameleon vet. Otherwise you can be just wasting your time, money and the cham's life.
Greek and Stein are the names that comes up the most in SoCal.
Since you're local, I would definitely hit up Ponders. I started with 100 of mix sizes and I easily established a colony with it. I'm sure other SBCK members have adult pairs to get you started too. Just post up when they announce the next meeting. Cricket Crack, veggies and water crystals...
DNA Mapping...
With the ongoing issues of the locality and questionable parentage, I wonder if it is possible to do DNA mapping of chameleons, specifically the locales of the Furcifer Paradalis. What would it entail to have something similar like the AKC that have a database of all the pure...
Hey Ryan... if you're not too busy... how about running one of it's droppings through your microscope. I'm just curious to see if coccidia is as prevalent in wild birds as it is with pigeons.
I thought I finally share pics of my 2 1/2 yr old Ambilobe male and all the insane color phases (just regret I didn't take the pics with a better camera... always had my iphone handy... so sorry for the poor quality).
This pic was taken about a month after I got him (he's around 5/6 months...