Just picked this guy up from FedEx this morning, my 3 year old son named him Blue. He is absolutely gorgeous! I can't speak highly enough about Nuts Over Chameleons and @Matt Vanilla Gorilla.
Totally understand your point. Currently I really only have plans for one, coming from a reputable breeder, instead of LLLReptile, which is where the one in question is located, but if I did end up with more than one I'd certainly take the necessary precautions.
Thanks for your help everyone! I've decided to purchase a chameleon from an awesome breeder, but there's a good chance my wife gets this one too, I'm not complaining about getting both.
I think I see a bulge in the tail, based on size I believe the chameleon is 3-4 months old, but I'm having a hard time telling. They had another one that was the same age/size listed as female and the tail definitely looked skinnier with no bulge.
Saw this ambilobe at a local reptile store, they say its male, but it looks female to me, but its been a few years since I've had panther chameleons. My wife wants to get it, but I want a male. Thanks.
I haven't tried LEDs, but I have tried a wide variety of things with trying to keep hibiscus alive in an enclosure and it hasn't been successful for me. I have just given up on hibiscus altogether to be honest.
From my experience hibiscus will not thrive in an enclosure, I have a t5ho 6500k bulb on one of mine and I can't keep hibiscus alive in it, and I feel like if I added anymore lighting the cage would be way too bright to be comfortable for the cham.
Umbrella plants are very hardy, but not great for chams that eat a lot of plant matter. With hibiscus its very difficult to keep them alive in an enclosure, one option is to have a few of them, keep some outside, and rotate them between the enclosure and outdoors.