ipena92
New Member
Hello everyone,
I am considering getting my first chameleon. Now I've done my research and am aware this is no easy task. I'm not the type of person to jump into raising animals without first doing lots of research. Research is still on going but I'm confident i will know how to properly care for a panther chameleon by the time I decide get one. My main question revolves around raising one literally from an egg. There's a guy selling eggs(he's guaranteeing them as long as we follow his care guide for hatching). Now the most obvious benefit to this that i can see is getting in on the handling and feeding so early that hopefully the animal always has strong positive associations with you versus one you get older who might come hesitant to interact with you. What I wanna know basically is, is buying an egg an awful idea and if it's not, what care information is different from raising a hatchling compared to one that you would buy at a few months old already. For all of you with much more experience what would you say is the right decision in terms of someone's first chameleon?
I am considering getting my first chameleon. Now I've done my research and am aware this is no easy task. I'm not the type of person to jump into raising animals without first doing lots of research. Research is still on going but I'm confident i will know how to properly care for a panther chameleon by the time I decide get one. My main question revolves around raising one literally from an egg. There's a guy selling eggs(he's guaranteeing them as long as we follow his care guide for hatching). Now the most obvious benefit to this that i can see is getting in on the handling and feeding so early that hopefully the animal always has strong positive associations with you versus one you get older who might come hesitant to interact with you. What I wanna know basically is, is buying an egg an awful idea and if it's not, what care information is different from raising a hatchling compared to one that you would buy at a few months old already. For all of you with much more experience what would you say is the right decision in terms of someone's first chameleon?