elrojo
New Member
My name is Chip, and I've kept veileds for a few years now. Recently started producing them with good success, so just picked up my first Monasantaro (sp?) panther at the Columbia SC show. Handsome young male, about 5 inches not including tail. Sadly, it appears to be w/c, and had issues quickly upon getting it to my pet shop (I own a store, but this was to be a display animal). Three vet trips later, and prescriptions of baytril, panacur, and optic triple antibiotic, and the guy is *almost* back to 100%.
Lest anyone chide me for buying a w/c animal, the guy was wearing a Fl Chameleons T-shirt and said the animal was captive-bred. Upon calling Mike from Fl. Chams, he said that he nor anyone affiliated with his company attended that show. At any rate, he seems to be on the path back to health. I'll post a pic in the appropriate thread.
This experience has not dampened my enthusiasm for the species. Although I do realize to take on F. paradalis as a project, I will need to stop breeding veileds. There are only so many hours in a day, and the fascination with reptiles is easily ruined by getting in too deep! This is a lesson I've learned more than once.
I look forward to learning from and sharing anything I may have to offer with this community. My experiences with herps started at early childhood, and got more serious when I was in my early 20's. I have successfully bred over 40 species/subspecies of reptiles, though most are snakes. My first veiled (Elmer) is 8 or 9 now and still going strong, and I refuse to let my (not yet named) first panther die before his time. I've followed the chameleon e-zine for some time, and finally found this place using the Google search feature on a whim. Glad to have found it!
Lest anyone chide me for buying a w/c animal, the guy was wearing a Fl Chameleons T-shirt and said the animal was captive-bred. Upon calling Mike from Fl. Chams, he said that he nor anyone affiliated with his company attended that show. At any rate, he seems to be on the path back to health. I'll post a pic in the appropriate thread.
This experience has not dampened my enthusiasm for the species. Although I do realize to take on F. paradalis as a project, I will need to stop breeding veileds. There are only so many hours in a day, and the fascination with reptiles is easily ruined by getting in too deep! This is a lesson I've learned more than once.
I look forward to learning from and sharing anything I may have to offer with this community. My experiences with herps started at early childhood, and got more serious when I was in my early 20's. I have successfully bred over 40 species/subspecies of reptiles, though most are snakes. My first veiled (Elmer) is 8 or 9 now and still going strong, and I refuse to let my (not yet named) first panther die before his time. I've followed the chameleon e-zine for some time, and finally found this place using the Google search feature on a whim. Glad to have found it!
