I have a female from the January babies that could go to an awesome home. We plan to keep one of the females, but have two. The male has a home waiting for him.
We also have 3 newborns that need a few more weeks to become stable enough to go to a new home.
Here are some pictures:
Their mom...
I have 2 males and 2 females trioceros sternfeldi born in late January. Anyone else interested in trading out captive breds? I would love to have another breeder pair. I have just fell in love with this species!
Nick Barta is just awesome. I have sent him pictures of the size of newborn chameleons (pygmy and sternfeldi) and requested the best diet available beyond crickets for their size. I have always opened the package and just smiled - PERFECT!
Last order, he even included a treat for our tortoise...
We came home to 6 pair of little eyeballs staring back at us on 1/24. They all seem to be doing great almost a week later. They are developing such adorable little personalities.
I remove eggs. Others have great success at just leaving eggs alone to hatch (not that brave). I lightly dust back layers of substrate until I found little tic-tac sized eggs. I go on a rather slow & methodical egg search in the enclosure (I use coconut husk for substrate too) and place the eggs...
Most everything I read said to use Perlite or Vermiculite to incubate Brev eggs. The last 2 clutches were placed completely covered with coconut husk substrate at room temperature. We sprayed the substrate a couple times a week. Just wow!
Coconut husk is naturally anti-bacterial and...
I keep the Rieppeleon brevicaudatus species. I typically house one male to two or three females in a large enclosure. They breed very easily, and the eggs can be incubated at a comfortable room temperature in perlite for 2-3 months.
With that said, I believe overbreeding can be an issue with...
I am guilty of mass dumping crickets for 4 adult pygmies. They may get 10-15 in a day. I judge the next night feeding by how many crickets are left over. It is typically a two day cycle for my crew.
I have heard others had luck just leaving the eggs in the soil. Personally, I take mine out and incubate in perlite. It's fascinating to watch the eggs expand. It also makes finding the babies a lot easier once hatched. They are so tiny I am afraid I wouldn't be able to spot them in the large cage.