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Damn, literally just bought one from petsmart online. If you want to sell me this , I’ll return my $260 one.

I live near sylmar, I’m in Santa Clarita. Could probably take him/her. Would love to see photos of him/her and the setup. I currently keep panther chameleons, oustaleti, and verrucosus. I’ve kept veiled chameleons in the past and raised the babies as well.

I wish I could get some of these Mormon crickets- which are actually a type of Katydid. Would make a great feeder for larger chams.

Yeah they may have, but that was long ago now, and it appears not many if any bred them successfully. For some reason the mainland African species aside from Jackson’s are rare in the US. I remember years ago seeing them being imported quite often, but not so much in recent years. And you’d...

Please do this!!!! We need this species to get established in captivity. I’d be down to buy CB offspring.

Is anyone breeding this species in the US? I never see them available. I’d love to keep this species.

Thanks that’s what I was trying to get at. I’ve searched how to obtain permits. But it’s so convoluted and hard to understand what I’m doing. So I was hoping to find an importer who understands the process and what I would need to do.

Well I do know katydids and other Orthoptera are often fed bee pollen in captivity- and they love it, anecdotally private keepers of exotic katydids claim higher survival rates of katydids from hatching to maturity when using bee pollen to supplement the diet. Again. Just anecdotal info from...

Looking good. Just remember plants need plant lights to thrive. Maybe you have it, and I just can’t see it- but I’d recommend adding a T5 6500k light in addition to the UVB and basking light.

Aah, thank you!

sorry this is a bit off topic, but where can I find quota lists and species lists for cites? When I go to the official site no matter what I type in “species” no matches. I would like to better understand the process of importing reptiles, and how to find exporters. But I can’t seem to find...

Also, after googling these companies - they seem to be actual importers. So where are they getting their chameleons? Who are the exporters, and how do you become an importer? I would like to communicate directly with the exporter and import animals into the US myself.

Nice! And what kind of paperwork is involved with US customs? Do I need special permits or anything? Does customs hold them for any amount of time?

Just wondering if anyone has any insight on how to properly import reptiles from other countries into the US? And where do you find exporters of reptiles in other countries? I’ve been interested in obtaining some not so common species from various countries- in order to start captive...

Ok all fantastic questions! While my panthers seem to retain sperm every time, the Verrucosus didn’t seem to. This might be environmentally related, or conditions were such that sperm isn’t retained so that new genes can be obtained? A lot of things I suppose we still need to learn about...

Agreed. I do think time of year plays a huge role, as well as seasonal changes. And maybe I haven’t given them enough of that. That’s been my theory for a while. That some kind of an environmental trigger just isn’t being met for my oustaleti. That’s why I’m hoping as things warm up in...

That’s a great find! The video quality isn’t great, but it’s good enough. I can see the female is green during mating, and then much more contrasty and reddish afterwards. Wish the photos on the post were still available. Oh well. I think that answers my question mostly. I had assumed the...

Well. Tried the greenhouse again today. Allowed them all to roam freely. They seemed indifferent to each other. No males fighting, no gaping, no head bobbing. Not sure what the deal is with this species. I’ve bred pardalis and Verrucosus- zero issues. They want to breed year round. For...

I haven’t tried letting the two males see her while also seeing each other. But I have tried letting the males see each other. They flee from each other. When they were younger they would get puffed up and change color. Now they just try to run away from each other. Cause I thought seeing...

Hi Kinyonga! Always a wealth of knowledge and helpful links. I appreciate it. I currently have 2 males and 1 female, and will be attaining another female soon. But for the life of me, the males show zero interest in the female. I currently have their enclosures side by side, in an attempt to...