Scott,
They look beautiful! I always love to see pics of my kids later on-ha. Someone recently mailed me pics of a female they bought off of me six months ago who just laid her first clutch. I was jealous because she looked nicer than some of the ones I kept for myself!
Also to Garrett...your female is beautiful, and I happen to have 2 males right now that could pair up with your female if you are looking. They have each just hit sexual maturity. Brad Ramsey was babysitting them in Denver for the past couple months and they just made their way back to me in Pennsylvania
As far as receptive coloration goes...the hell with it. Just put them together and if the female lets him breed, she's receptive! Haha. They can be very ambiguous in regards to coloration and don't always follow the rules. I will introduce females regardless of their coloration (except for obvious black/white gravid coloration) and see if they let the male approach.
My article is VERY outdated. I have learned a lot since then through trial and error. It definitely needs to be updated. The entire incubation section should be thrown out. The care is the same though.
Oh yes, and one more comment to Garrett. The smaller cage working for your female doesn't surprise me. The longer you keep chameleons, you more you know when you can cut corners and when you can't. I kept them in bigger and smaller cages than what the rule is. As long as they do OK, it doesn't really matter.
I'm curious to see how the exo-terra work for them. I haven't dissected the post Chris wrote about them, but I'm just wondering about drainage. Carpets need lots of water rather than lots of humidity. Where does it all go? I have indoor misters during the cold months, when my animals aren't outside...The exo-terras would probably look much more attractive than cages!
Kevin
