Clea eating her hibiscus leaves

[CleaTheChameleon]

Hey everyone, well hibiscus is by far her favorite plant to munch on. She loves the leaves like there is no tomorrow! Its a good thing i have a ton of hibiscus trees in my backyard..so i just pluck the leaves off and wash them off real good, put them in a plastic bag, seal the bag very good, and refrigerate. Here is a video of her eating 2 leaves this morning.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvK-s2IxFTc

 

[moody232002]

that is so sweet,i've been trying to find a hibiscus for Mista but having no luck yet.
Are all hibiscus safe for them out of interest?or any i should stay away from when i finally find them.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

Thank you

These are the only 3 i know of that are safe
Hibiscus, Chinese hibiscus, and Rose of China

 

[Miss Lily]

that is so sweet,i've been trying to find a hibiscus for Mista but having no luck yet.
Are all hibiscus safe for them out of interest?or any i should stay away from when i finally find them.

I don't usually find hibiscus over here until June/July time. I found the best place to be a 'Thompsons' Garden Centre near me. They are usually found in the houseplant/indoor section rather than outside. I was in a local centre the other day, but they only had one that looked like it was a leftover from last summer, lol!

 

[bradley]

i found a few small ones for £8 in a garden centre and some outside ones in the pound shops

 

[Miss Lily]

I just watched the video - she really likes them doesn't she? Lol!

 

[Monkeykungphu]

Cool video. Thanks for posting.

 

[oneshot]

never thought about having the hibiscus not in the cage....

So if I was to get one, how do you go about teaching the cham that they are supposed to eat the leaves?

 

[ajacobson]

Great video! Thanks for sharing

 

[sarah777]

Wow, she really likes those! She's lucky to have you

 

[draetish]

never thought about having the hibiscus not in the cage....

So if I was to get one, how do you go about teaching the cham that they are supposed to eat the leaves?

Well you don't "teach" them how , you just provide it and they will know. Have two or three hibiscus to rotate in and out of the cage since they require so much sunlight.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

Thanks everyone! She really like them.

I just hold the leave up and she shots. She does this with Romain lettuce to

 

[summoner12]

Caddie likes to eat her entire plant.... I have to change them out because she'll kill the plant if I leave it in there with her. she LOVES to eat her hibiscus.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

Caddie likes to eat her entire plant.... I have to change them out because she'll kill the plant if I leave it in there with her. she LOVES to eat her hibiscus.

There is something about veiled chameleons and hibiscus plants hehe

 

[Action Jackson]

That's really cool. Never knew they would eat leaves.

 

[lisagr07]

too cute Stefan!!!
she really knows what to do with them!!! is there any nutritional value in the hibiscus or are they just kinda a filler??? i've got two plants here at home just waiting on Stanley... i know he's probably too small to eat them yet but these Chams seem to grow up quite fast....

lisa

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

too cute Stefan!!!
she really knows what to do with them!!! is there any nutritional value in the hibiscus or are they just kinda a filler??? i've got two plants here at home just waiting on Stanley... i know he's probably too small to eat them yet but these Chams seem to grow up quite fast....

lisa

Thansk everyone.

Lisa-Im pretty sure they do have nutritional value