I only seem to get new info when I start a new thread

[NickyChameleon]

Long story short, my mom doesn't want me to get a Jackson's. I have an 18"x18"yx2' glass terrarium. I don't want Pygmy. What do I get?

 

[jannb]

I recommend you do allot of research before you get any chameleon.

 

[nick barta]

I reviewed your posts, and it seems that you want quick answers, but are not willing to look up those answers using the search feature. Owning chameleons is not like owning the reptiles you have, and being impatient is going to spell death for the chameleon if you get one.

If you have no money, this reptile is not for you.

If you think $30 buys a chameleon, this reptile is not for you.

Take my advise and don't get a chameleon.

Nick

 

[Benjlan]

Maybe take it easy on the kid! We don't need to be jerks around here, at least he's asking advice.

A 18x18x24 would be a great temporary home for a young cham as long as it's a terrarium style and not a fish tank.

The others are correct in saying to do lots of research and you are in the right place. Just use the search bar. If you are confused or need additional help please ask.

As for the guys that don't want to answer questions, you do not have to reply!

Ben

 

[NickyChameleon]

Thanks Ben. And to the other nick, I know of several websites that are official and such that sell Chams under 30.

 

[Dave Bolamperti]

Hey Nickychameleon,
I'm with Nick and a lot of other members out there. The cost of the Cham you decide on is just a drop in the bucket. Their is a lot of commitment of time and money needed when owning a chameleon. Does your mom know the types of feeder needed to keep a Cham healthy crickets, roaches, various worms, all the new smells. Cham keeping is a lot of work, they die easily . Good luck what ever you do.
Dave

 

[Lathis]

Before you buy, be sure you check any seller on the Fauna Classifieds Board of Inquiry for complaints or compliments. I think you will find very interesting discussions about places that sell reptiles at bargain-basement prices.

Also, do not buy from any place that does not offer a "live arrival" guarantee. Better yet, they should have a 10 day or 2 week guarantee. Pay extra for the overnight shipping if it is required.

Since you seem bent on this path, please spend some extra money and get a captive bred chameleon, whatever type you get. A wild caught chameleon is trouble for an inexperienced keeper. "Well established", "acclimated", "stable" are all synonyms for wild caught. Wild caught chameleons come in injured, stressed, and full of parasites. I don't know if anyone is breeding Senegals regularly in the US - maybe another forum member can help with that.

Good luck to you.

 

[nick barta]

Thanks Ben. And to the other nick, I know of several websites that are official and such that sell Chams under 30.

Nicky,

I chose not to explain the difference between wild-caught and captive bred because you haven't done your research, and you don't take direction well. A wild-caught in your care will probably die quickly, so there are no $30 chameleons appropriate for you.

You don't have the money for the chameleon, supplements, vitamins, feeders, gut loads, lighting, plants, and vet bills.

You may have researched "a year", but you are not even close to being able to raise a chameleon; the chameleon will just die in your care.

If you don't REALLY research and buy a chameleon, you will be one of the hundreds of people who fail with successfully raising chameleons, typically ending in the death of the chameleon.

Your questions are about how little you can spend, not what is best for the chameleon.

I don't normally get involved in these forum discussions when a new person to chameleons becomes unresponsive to answers, communicates they have "done the research" when they obviously have not by the questions they ask, and gets in the defensive mode. I chose to this time, but it seems that my communication to you made no impact.


Don't buy a chameleon until you have the funds for the proper care, and you have purchased everything you need (second paragraph) to give the chameleon a fighting chance at survival.

I hope you make the right choice.

CHEERS!

Nick

 

[Carlton]

Thanks Ben. And to the other nick, I know of several websites that are official and such that sell Chams under 30.

Could you post the links to these "official" sites? We can probably filter out the cra*&y ones from the good ones. There's a lot of useless junk on the web! We know...many of us have been working with chams since before the web even existed and have watched it grow.

 

[Wowbango]

I can't even comprehend the total lack of respect this little kid is exhibiting. You come to the place on the internet with the greatest combined knowledge of these beautiful creatures, and pretty much give all these experts a big F U. Unbelievable. RIP to the poor Chameleon this teenage punk gets his hands on.

 

[OldChamKeeper]

I reviewed your posts, and it seems that you want quick answers, but are not willing to look up those answers using the search feature. Owning chameleons is not like owning the reptiles you have, and being impatient is going to spell death for the chameleon if you get one.

If you have no money, this reptile is not for you.

If you think $30 buys a chameleon, this reptile is not for you.

Take my advise and don't get a chameleon.

Nick

This.

I would advise you start with something like a bearded dragon. Chameleons are easily the hardest of the lizards to keep in captivity for any real length of time. There is a difference between buying what you want and what you can care for. Also use the chameleon care section, you will find the vast majority of your needs there as a beginner.

 

[NickyChameleon]

Obviously you people need glasses, because you can't read. I've had snakes lizards frogs and I helped a turtle who nearly got ran over twice. I'm perfectly fine and know what I'm doing, thank you very much. If you could kindly stop telling me that I spent 200$ of my Christmas, birthday, and earned money for nothing, it would be appreciated because you know nothing of me or how well I take care of animals.

 

[JaniP]

If you would like advice (which you have been given and ignored, just FYI), storming in and insulting the best base of knowledge out there is not the way to get it. You catch more bees with honey has some meaning to it.

Good luck to you.

P.S. I have my glasses on.