A first for me

[BRYCE]

Hello, I'm new to these forums and actually found them browsing one of the gecko forums I visit. I don't keep many Chameleons but was always fascinated by them. My Dad who has always been intrigued by them also, decided he was going to give them a go as long as I helped out, no problem. Well that was a couple of years ago that he bought a pair of Ambilobes from Kammerflauge and these past few months we had our first hatchlings, we're up to our ears in babies now and their still popping out almost daily. A couple of eggs went bad but for my, I mean our first attempt I think we've done pretty good. I'm glad to have found these forums and if anybody is interested in doing bloodline trades I would be more than happy to. I'll post some pics of the little ones and my Dads favorite the next time I go over to his house to steal some food.BOBBY

 

[sandrachameleon]

Congrats on the babies. Glad you found this forum - I think You (or your dad) will find there's a wealth of info here and some knowledgable members. Hope you stick around!

S

 

[cushcameleon]

Could you post some pictures of your adult chameleons from kammerflauge? I would love to see them.

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the Chameleon Forums! We all love pictures! Jann

 

[laurie]

Welcome to the forum, this is a great place to learn more & more about chams but it sounds like you are doing great in that area. So how many babies do you have so far? How many eggs are still to hatch? We are a very picture type of group, in fact it is almost a rule that you must post baby pictures. I will look forward to seeing your group soon and don't forget Mom & dad pictures.

 

[BRYCE]

I'll bes sure to post pics of both parents and their youngsters. I think in all we've hatched out 15 and still have about 17 eggs that look like they'll hatch very soon.Which leads me to my set of questions. Should all the eggs hatch at the same time? How many clutches should I expect from a female in a season. Thanks for welcoming me into your community and I look forward to learning all I can about these truly fascinating animals,thanks.

 

[ChamNovice]

Welcome, and congrats on the little ones.
But......

 

[sandrachameleon]

How many clutches should I expect from a female in a season.

Depends on how long you want her to live. What I mean is, if you constantly breed her, and she's making eggs to the max, it is likely to reduce her life expectancy.

My females typically lay eggs roughly three times a year. Ive been able to reduce clutch size but not cease egg production all together.

 

[BRYCE]

Thanks for the heads up and that's a good piece of info I'll share with my Dad. Since you can't stop egg production do you need to reintroduce the male once she starts throwing her flirty colors or do they retain sperm? I took some pics of the father, my Dad's favorite male and female we produced this year and a couple of fresh out of the egg babies.

Sire

Oldest male

oldest female

Fresh out of the egg

Fun pic

 

[BRYCE]

My Dad's pretty attached to them so I'll be sure to relay that info to him. Should I reintroduce the male once the female starts showing her receptive colors? Or do they retain sperm? Here's some pics of our ever growing family.
Sire

Hold back male and female

Baby pics

 

[BRYCE]

I tried posting pics but I think because I'm a new member they have to be reviewed by a moderator, but I did my best. The pics didn't represent the animals color very well and they proved much more difficult to photograph then the geckos I keep but that only motivates me to step up my game and I'll get some better photos this weekend, I hope you enjoy them, once they're up.

 

[Pure]

Bryce, use photobucket and then encode it using the little pic icon on top of the post box. No need for moderator approval.