Cameron B
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Howdy, all. Just thought I would share this....
Back on June 24th I had let out one of my gravid female carpets for some sun on a free range area in the backyard. It is plenty away from other trees of any kind, however, she managed to escape. I couldn't find here for a long period of time, and wrote her off pretty much. Carpets are small chameleons, and she was no exception. I was sure it had to be a bird, though, she may have left to dig and lay eggs...she was almost due for that! After days of searching, I decided to fly down to San Diego and pick up a CB female to replace my lost cham.
Well, today, three months later, my neighbor three doors down came knocking on my door asking if the lizard in her hand was mine. Sure enough, it was my female carpet! She had been digging in the ground it appeared, and the neighbor actually found her in the cat's mouth...though, she appears unharmed by the cat, and definitely had her mix of insects on her little three month adventure. She has signs of some battle wounds (not sure what got to her), though very minimal and nothing of major concern. She's eating heavily, and very active, and appears hydrated for the most part, which I'm quite baffled by. At the time I lost her the weather was around 110+ in the daytime, with no humidity around here as it's very dry.
So to those that have lost them...keep your hopes up! Even the smallest of chams can pop their faces again in the most odd ball places!
Back on June 24th I had let out one of my gravid female carpets for some sun on a free range area in the backyard. It is plenty away from other trees of any kind, however, she managed to escape. I couldn't find here for a long period of time, and wrote her off pretty much. Carpets are small chameleons, and she was no exception. I was sure it had to be a bird, though, she may have left to dig and lay eggs...she was almost due for that! After days of searching, I decided to fly down to San Diego and pick up a CB female to replace my lost cham.
Well, today, three months later, my neighbor three doors down came knocking on my door asking if the lizard in her hand was mine. Sure enough, it was my female carpet! She had been digging in the ground it appeared, and the neighbor actually found her in the cat's mouth...though, she appears unharmed by the cat, and definitely had her mix of insects on her little three month adventure. She has signs of some battle wounds (not sure what got to her), though very minimal and nothing of major concern. She's eating heavily, and very active, and appears hydrated for the most part, which I'm quite baffled by. At the time I lost her the weather was around 110+ in the daytime, with no humidity around here as it's very dry.
So to those that have lost them...keep your hopes up! Even the smallest of chams can pop their faces again in the most odd ball places!