I sure hope this turns out to be true and we get limited release. I've been waiting, and hoping, for this possibility for over 16 years now (since I sold my trio back in '96). That's a long time to wait. :D
It is a double edged sword though. As much as I have desperately wanted to get my...
Here's a pic of my old open air vivarium that once housed a harem of quadricornis. It was actually my old 240 gallon rimless acrylic reef aquarium (4'x4'x2') that I converted. Video of the old reef can be seen here:
I mounted the floating light canopy housing two 48" dual flourescent...
I'll take 6!:D
Seriously though, importing these special animals really should be left to the experts, meaning those that without question have prior experience with parsoni and can provide appropriate space and time.
Chuck- How many parsoni do you have now? Do you mind sharing some pics of...
Hello BunnyGirl.
Thank you for the compliment. The base you see is a custom built aquarium stand that I built for this cube tank 4 years ago. It measures 4 feet by 4 feet by 36" tall.
Since then I have built quite a few of them for other aquarium enthusiasts across the country and locally...
I came across this website while I was searching for parsoni photos (I had to get my nightly fix since I can't seem to ever get my own :()
http://www.photographersdirect.com/stockimages/c/chameleon.asp
Lots of great photos of many different species.
A decade ago I had 8 species under my roof, either pairs or trios of each species; parsoni, nosy be and ambanja pardalis, quadricornis, jacksoni, wiedersheimi, lateralis, minor, and oustaleti. I also had a few single specimens as well and did not attempt breeding of those particular chameleons...
Day gecko's surface layer will tear relatively easily during handling so they are best a "look but don't touch" herp.
Its not uncommon for them to lose toes during a shed, sometimes during territorial disputes. Lost toes is often a result of inappropriate humidity levels which can make the...
No, laticauda, aka 'gold dust day gecko' is not on the CITES list and is still imported fairly regularly.
P. Serraticauda, aka 'blue saw tail' or 'blue serrated tail day gecko' as it used to be called, is the gecko pictured above and had not been imported for many many years.
Here's a pic of...
Unfortunately, this particular day gecko is on the CITES banned list. We haven't seen it since 1995 I think.
I used to have a pair back in 93 and they were my favorite. Great looking gecko. I'd love to have more of them.
Thank you alpine and Luis.
I live in a suburb about 10 miles SouthWest of Kansas City Kansas.
Luis- The stand and aquarium was featured on www.reefcentral.com many years ago. Since that time, there have been many reef hobbyists that have copied it, so its very likely that someone in your area...
Hello all.
Sorry for my late reply. I've been out of town the past several days and just go back.
To answer a few questions:
I did build the stand and designed the aquarium. The aquarium was built by a local acrylic craftsman to my specs. It worked great as a reef aquarium and works now as...
I was hoping to set this up for a trio of young parsoni, but today's financial climate wouldn't allow it. I had the money saved up, but things happened and that money was needed more importantly elsewhere. I'm still very depressed over not being able to get the parsoni. I was about to scrap...
I'm in the process of building a large enclosure for some montane species.
Enclosure will be 4'x4'x6' tall, made from acylic and screen for proper balance of high humidity and ventilation.
I'm debating on how best to heat this large enclosure.
Ambient room temperature during the winter...