C melleri

[leedragon]

anyone who know somthing about the melleri virus?
can one keep a melleri in the same room as anyother chamaeleon? ( every chamaeleon would have it´s own cage but they will be living in the same room)

 

[lbesok]

Hello, I don't really know too much about the melleri virus, though I do keep my melleri in the same room as panthers successfully (different cages)! The large "male" actually free roams in this room

 

[Kat77]

I keep my Melleri in the same room as my panthers, separate cages of course. As with any new animal you want to be sure that you wash your hands really well before handling or touching anything any of your other animals will touch. If it is a WC animal you'll want to get it checked out for parasites and be SURE you are even more careful than usual, especially for the first 90 days. This is true with any new chameleon though. I believe WC Melleri are known for harboring dangerous parasites and bacteria, more because of their giant size than anything else, but extreme care on your part will keep all of your other animals safe.

 

[Chris Anderson]

This might be what you are referring to: http://www.chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=38

Chris

 

[leedragon]

hi, oki, I have been told that the melleris have a virus that is not friendly to chamaeleons from east of africa and deadly for chamaleons from for example madagascar.
the chameleonsnews hade an article about that but now has that article been moved.
thanks for your answer btw

 

[Chris Anderson]

the chameleonsnews hade an article about that but now has that article been moved.

You might click the link I gave you in my post. Its the URL to the article you are talking about...

Chris

 

[leedragon]

yes, it does said things about it but it was another one before that one which contained more informetion about it, there it says that the melleris have a virus that is not friendly to chamaeleons from east of africa and deadly for chamaleons from for example madagascar. but if you say that it hade work for you to have melleris in the same room as other chamaelon I sopouse it does.
thanks

 

[Chris Anderson]

That is the only E-Zine article that has anything mentioned about a melleri virus. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

Chris

 

[Eric Adrignola]

The ezine article has all you need to know about the "virus". The virus rumor got started because some people kept some melleri and some parsonii TOGETHER. The melleri bit the parsonii, and the parsonii died. Not surprising, considering the nasty bacteria and poisons that are found in the saliva and teeth of many lizards. But, the resultant deaths of these parsonii were not attributed to a septic (or maybe toxic) bite, nor the poor housing choice (mixing two giant species with different social behavior) - it was blamed on a virus.