My False Chameleon

[Twitchet]

Hi all, This is my false chameleon - Chameleolis porcus.
He's a total grump but I'm very fond of him,
I just found a nice little snack for him and took a few snaps - He's enjoying a snail - primary food - evolved to have a large shell crushing jaw and head. He crunches the shell up a bit then waits for 15 minutes or so for the snail to wriggle around, producing a lot of slime loosening itself a bit from the shell then he can just spit out the shell pieces out leaving a nice clean snail.

 

[jannb]

He's a handsome guy! What's his name?

It sounds like he has a powerful jaw.

 

[savage13]

Holy cow he has a BIG mouth..LOL

 

[Hollywhyte]

Look at his cute chin

 

[Link]

What Mighty big feet they have

 

[Navymancdf]

That's pretty cool. it's crazy how animals evolved to eat certain pray.

 

[Amberleavitt]

Sorry for sounding dumb on your pay but I'm a brand new member and can't figure out how to pay my own post, please help

 

[Twitchet]

Hi Amber just sent you a private message, hope it helps with posting.

 

[Twitchet]

thanks all, he is amazing, his head is so big, they have a strong bite force, you imagine when you try and break an egg pushing from point to point it's very strong, snails are too in the wrong place, he was a tricky starter, wouldn't feed very well and only snails but totally out of the blue he ate a pachnoda grub, now eats silks,dubia by the bucket load and even a pinkie!
Evolution is wonderful, specialist feeders always fascinating.
Holly, thanks for liking his chin, it is good, I had someone visit here and they asked me whether they were teeth on his chin wt.. Why would teeth be there?? Maybe crossed with a babirusa hog?
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