furcifer minor

chamden

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hi guys,im new on here and am looking for information on furcifer minor,no one keeps them here in the uk and it is very hard to get reliable information on them.i bought three from europe a few weeks ago and this is the info ive received so far,ive been told that they need very large enclosures for their size,also that you cant breed them unless you have give them a proper simulated winter,temp wise ive been told 75-85 with a considerable drop at night..but to what???
ive also had people tell me they only lay one clutch a year but others say upto 3.
its all very daunting and really want to do well with this species as they are not worked with at all here.i currently keep a very large group of pardalis and seemed to have done quite well with them but this is like starting all over again.
im off to madagascar myself in january so i will get a much better understanding of them then hopefully but until then if any of you guys have worked with these or bred them then any help regarding cage size,temps,substrate,breeding,supplements etc would be greatly recieved.
thanks for reading

ben.
 
Here are two articles I wrote back in 2002 when I was working with this species and had just returned from Madagascar where I visited them in the wild: http://www.chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=41. If you have any questions, I would be glad to help.

Chris

hi chris,
thankyou for your reply and the link,a very good article and some stunning pictures.one thing that has surprised me with the minors is how bulky and well built the males are,and the size differance between sexes!
i was led to believe that they were very dainty shy chameleons but upon getting them home soon realised this wasnt the case.
im going to madagascar myself in january and cannot wait to see these species in the wild(aswell as anything else i can find).im hoping that it will not only be a wonderfull experience but also give me a better understanding of their needs in captivity.
so did you work with the minors in captivity at all and if so did you manage to breed from them?
what sort of cage sizes would you recommend because i was going to go with something the same size as my lateralis cages but i have been told they need very large enclosures for their size.
thanks for taking the time to help me out.
ben.
 
Ben,

If you keep scrolling down in that link there is an article about them in captivity after the article about them in the field. I worked with them for a couple years but wasn't able to breed them. My female was gravid at one point but seemed to have reabsorbed the clutch.

Chris
 
Ben,

If you keep scrolling down in that link there is an article about them in captivity after the article about them in the field. I worked with them for a couple years but wasn't able to breed them. My female was gravid at one point but seemed to have reabsorbed the clutch.

Chris

hi chris,
thankyou,it was very helpful.i must of missed it first time round.do you know of anybody thats working with these at the minute or are they as hard to come by as here in the uk?
 
I know Flchams.com has some captive born ones for sale as well as some wild caught. I'm guessing they may have bred them or gotten in gravid females. Technically they would be captive hatched then though. Got to their website and e-mail them. I'm sure they would help you.
 
I know Flchams.com has some captive born ones for sale as well as some wild caught. I'm guessing they may have bred them or gotten in gravid females. Technically they would be captive hatched then though. Got to their website and e-mail them. I'm sure they would help you.

Justin - No he doesn't. You're probably thinking of Carpet Chameleons, Furcifer lateralis, not Lesser Chameleons, Furcifer minor.

Ben - I don't know of anyone currently working with them. They were banned from export from Madagascar in 1995 and they have become incredibly rare. They are non-existent in US collections anymore.

Chris
 
Justin - No he doesn't. You're probably thinking of Carpet Chameleons, Furcifer lateralis, not Lesser Chameleons, Furcifer minor.

Ben - I don't know of anyone currently working with them. They were banned from export from Madagascar in 1995 and they have become incredibly rare. They are non-existent in US collections anymore.

Chris

that is a huge shame when you consider how many that must have been imported before the ban.maybe this species is just too hard to breed successfully in captivity.im just really hoping i can do ok with mine and maybe produce some cb babies next year.
 
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