Hello All,
I just got my first panther chameleon today from FL Chams. He is the son of Hunter, a Blue Barred Ambilobe. I was shocked when he got here. The site had him listed as being 4 months old...which I figured would be about 4-5 inches in total length (including the tail)...but this guy is huge in comparison. His body alone is easily 5-6 inches! Were my expectations that far off? Should a 4 month old be this big?
I'm trying so hard not to disturb him. He had a tough journey and was very stressed when he got here. He was crammed into a pretty small container for shipping and was pretty PO'ed when we opened the container...shedding, dark, hissing...etc.
The last Cham I'd seen was a Veiled at the local pet store that was barely 2" in body length...and I figured it was a few months old. Even the "juvenile" veileds I'd seen being sold before weren't this big.
Any info on realtive size vs. age would be greatly appreciated. I called FL Chams, but they didn't pick up and haven't returrned the call yet.
I just got my first panther chameleon today from FL Chams. He is the son of Hunter, a Blue Barred Ambilobe. I was shocked when he got here. The site had him listed as being 4 months old...which I figured would be about 4-5 inches in total length (including the tail)...but this guy is huge in comparison. His body alone is easily 5-6 inches! Were my expectations that far off? Should a 4 month old be this big?
I'm trying so hard not to disturb him. He had a tough journey and was very stressed when he got here. He was crammed into a pretty small container for shipping and was pretty PO'ed when we opened the container...shedding, dark, hissing...etc.
The last Cham I'd seen was a Veiled at the local pet store that was barely 2" in body length...and I figured it was a few months old. Even the "juvenile" veileds I'd seen being sold before weren't this big.
Any info on realtive size vs. age would be greatly appreciated. I called FL Chams, but they didn't pick up and haven't returrned the call yet.