Exciting news!

[joopasaur]

This week my fiance is getting a baby veiled chameleon! We're going to name him Cheshire. Will post pics as soon as we get the little guy =]

 

[Miss Lily]

Cool! Baby veiled's are just soooo cute! Don't forget to post pics!

 

[joopasaur]

I want him to grow up and look just like your Tommy or Jann's Luie =]

 

[Miss Lily]

Hehe! Thanks! I wish I knew exactly how old Tommy is though. One thing I do know is that he is the most adorable l'il fella in the world! Be sure to post pics of the new l'il guy as he grows! Sadly they don't stay small for very long!

 

[joopasaur]

I am saving him from petco the conditions they're in are horrible

they have about 4 or 5 baby veileds in about a ten gallon aquarium with normal lighting for petco no misting or things to climb on they look sooo sad it is sooo sad =[

 

[joopasaur]

oh no ventalation either or live plants they had a hallowed out half log used for hiding

 

[Miss Lily]

I am sure that you have read on here that it's not good to buy from those places as they ewilll just get more in when those are sold. However, if you are set on rescuing one (which I would be too) make sure you choose the healthiest looking one. When I went to choose Amy (from a private breeder), there were 3 females to choose from. One was very dark and brown which I instantly avoided and I think another had something not quite right with it's eye. I chose Amy as she looked the healthiest and also for the fact that she had the same butterly shaped pattern on her side that my Lily had. If I remember correctly, JannB's Luie came from a Petco store or similar and he certainly turned out good!

I know how you feel though - when I went to view Tommy he had a large ficus with no leaves on and a big branch with fake ivy leaves and that was it. He looked healthy enough and did have a makeshift dripper that I presume he used, as well as a filthy looking water pot that was binned the minute I got him out of that house! Also the owner was confused when I mentioned misting - apparently he just 'flicked' water at Tommy occasionally! Needless to say, I couldn't wait to get my gorgeous boy out of there and less than 24 hours later he was in my car on the way back to my house! He is now a pampered cham and is treated like a little prince!

 

[joopasaur]

thanks I am set on it as bad as that may be

 

[pssh]

To really rescue an animal you need to be able to get the animal without allowing the place/store to benefit from it in any way. All you are doing is killing more and supporting bad breeding. By freeing up space you are allowing more to be killed. When the store realizes that it won't make a profit off of the animals (because you chose to not buy from them) they will stop. Fortunately it is a lot easier to make this possible with chameleons as they don't live long in the conditions they provide. However, if you choose to support them you are saying that there is a demand for sick and poorly kept chameleons. I hope you know that.

As hard as it may be, I strongly urge you to reconsider this 'rescue' which it clearly is not.

EDIT: I would like to add that there is no shame in buying from a pet store if you don't know about this ongoing cycle, but now that you do know, there is no reason for you to buy from a petNO, and petstupid.

 

[chameleonman57]

Can't wait to see pics of the new cham.

 

[ShaunaLynnA]

looking forward to seeing pics! Im getting by baby in a little abouts a week and I can't wait.