So the quest that can probably only be solved by time to figure out what local this cham is continues. Long story short its a pet store cham, I took it in on trade for some work I did.
His wholesaler sent him a "Sambava" and an "Ambilobe" unmarked, this guy clearly isn't a sambava, and...
Short version of the story..
Last month I acquired a new baby cham from a local pet store, I'm close with the owner, they're a good store, and I took it on trade for some services that I provided. That said, its not how I'd normally go about acquiring a chameleon.
He ordered a sambava and...
Here is my guy ziggy at 11 months. Bought him off of forum member "Picasso" last August. Couldn't be more thrilled with how he turned out.
He's an angry dude though..
I was dosing my cham with reptaid, and normally I take him out, he opens up his mouth, I squirt some in, and we're done.
Today he was apparently tired of that game and as I was squirting the liquid in he bit the syringe, and puffed up at the same time.. now he's acting like a cham with URI...
Quick things out of the way -
Screen Cage, Linear UVB, Temps are ~85 in the basking spot, low 70's in the room, Mistking system going 3X a day for 5 minutes each, no substrate, Gutloaded crickets, supers, silkies when I have them, etc.
Cham was sold to me as 3 months old at the beginning...
So for the holiday, I have to go to my parents for the week, and since its the holiday I really can't get anyone to feed the cams, so I've gotten some reptariums and they're coming with me. Not a huge deal.
However, they live in an old farm house that gets cold at night, probably around 50...
Every breeder and ad I see is offering "Screamers" "Studs" and "Smoking" chameleons with "Amazing Potential" from "awesome bloodlines". Where do the lackluster chams go? Some kind of secret culling facility? If some chameleons have amazing potential, others must have no potential right? Does...
Looking for a cheap, used 65 gallon reptarium, or maybe 2 22's or 38's. I just want to set up some temporary housing at my parents house for when I visit. I'd be putting a divider in the 65, need to house two chams.
Thought i'd give it a shot if someone is looking to be rid of theirs...
I thought i'd offer up something thats been on my mind regarding the concept of $99 chameleons, though I know nothing about and have no beef or dealings with the breeder in question. Instead I've been thinking about this.
The mandarin fish.
This beautiful fish dies in massive quantities...
Up until now, I've been feeding him about 12-15 small crickets a day (Or the rough equivalent in superworms, etc.) (Gutloaded, dusted with D3 free calcium, etc. Everybody stay focused). He's just about to turn 6 months old. He's moving onto medium crickets, so i've scaled the number back...
I'm DIYing a large, 2 chameleon cage.
I know that 2X2X4 is the ideal size for male panther. BUT My ceilings are only 8 feet tall.
I have cats that can occasionally get to where the cham is, they actually show no interest in him at all, as he doesn't move, etc. in a way that would catch their...
Ordered as a male from a private seller here on the boards..
But the world hates me and either its paranoia but I'm getting the feeling he may be a she.
Should be about 3 - 3.5 months right now.
And the little guy/gal is hard to photograph.. ha ha so forgive me, and I'll keep trying to...