ZippiesPal
New Member
When I told my mom (I'm 43 and she is, like 75)(I do not live in her basement), that I was getting a chameleon, she said something that made me think that maybe dimensia was setting in.
She told me that they used to buy chams at the fair and pin them to their cloths when she was a girl. I brought this up when we were at lunch with my aunt (who is probably ten years younger) and my aunt said that it was a circus where they bought these things. My aunt explained that the chams were tied on a string that you could pin to your clothes, so it wouldnt run away. This all took place in the fifties, and they cost about ten dollars.
I doubt that my mom and aunt would lie, but I wonder if it was some kind of geckos, salimanders or even bearded dragons. It just seemed very strange to me.
How long have chameleons been popularly kept as pets? Is the story above correct and accurate? Have you ever heared of such a thing?
She told me that they used to buy chams at the fair and pin them to their cloths when she was a girl. I brought this up when we were at lunch with my aunt (who is probably ten years younger) and my aunt said that it was a circus where they bought these things. My aunt explained that the chams were tied on a string that you could pin to your clothes, so it wouldnt run away. This all took place in the fifties, and they cost about ten dollars.
I doubt that my mom and aunt would lie, but I wonder if it was some kind of geckos, salimanders or even bearded dragons. It just seemed very strange to me.
How long have chameleons been popularly kept as pets? Is the story above correct and accurate? Have you ever heared of such a thing?
