New Ambilobe Male

[reefercheefer]

I am new to panther chameleons and i just picked this guy up last week. Im picking up 2 females today and will be breeding asap. Just seeing what you guys think of him.

the top half of his bars are purple with blue on the inside and it splits to orange bars in the middle of his body.

 

[Zubi]

Wow he looks awesome, I really like the light blues in him, I want some of his babies

 

[reptilover]

Welcome to.the forum! great place to show off.ur beautiful.chams such as u have there

Wat others do u have/breed? We like babies here

 

[Zubi]

We like babies here

HAHA thats a lil creepy

 

[JonRich]

Where did you get this guy from, he looks familiar!

Great looking cham by the way!

 

[reefercheefer]

i got him locally here in chicago at an animal expo. I am about to purchase 2 mature females this friday then its baby makin time

 

[JonRich]

i got him locally here in chicago at an animal expo. I am about to purchase 2 mature females this friday then its baby makin time

Good luck! Have you bred Chams before?

 

[IronHulk]

Very Very Nice !

 

[yankfanthom]

i got him locally here in chicago at an animal expo. I am about to purchase 2 mature females this friday then its baby makin time

If it were only that easy! LOL

 

[imcurt]

I know the thought of all those baby chameleons seems exciting and the thought of making a buck can be a good thing as well.If you have not bread panthers before do you self a favior and do lots of research,,Like how to prepair a female for breeding for a start,and how to feed&supliment her when she is done to prevent uncontrollable egg production. Two producing female that are bread in the same month could give you around 50 babies hatching with in a week or two.Are you prepaired to find food for all those babies?And do you have a misting system to keep those babies hydrated?Then theres housing all those babies once they need seprated. I suggest you slow down and enjoy the hobbie.start with one female and see how it goes.Good luck and welcome to the forums.

 

[PantherEnvy]

I know the thought of all those baby chameleons seems exciting and the thought of making a buck can be a good thing as well.If you have not bread panthers before do you self a favior and do lots of research,,Like how to prepair a female for breeding for a start,and how to feed&supliment her when she is done to prevent uncontrollable egg production. Two producing female that are bread in the same month could give you around 50 babies hatching with in a week or two.Are you prepaired to find food for all those babies?And do you have a misting system to keep those babies hydrated?Then theres housing all those babies once they need seprated. I suggest you slow down and enjoy the hobbie.start with one female and see how it goes.Good luck and welcome to the forums.

Words of wisdom.

 

[reefercheefer]

I have the internet to get all the info i need. Caging is ready and decorated. Buying incubators today. boxes of 1000 crickets are 18$. I think im set. thanks for the word of discouragement. u cant hold me down.

 

[carol5208]

I have the internet to get all the info i need. Caging is ready and decorated. Buying incubators today. boxes of 1000 crickets are 18$. I think im set. thanks for the word of discouragement. u cant hold me down.

there is no better place to get info than HERE. You have been given some great advice from imcurt. How long have you owned chameleons?

 

[JonRich]

I have the internet to get all the info i need. Caging is ready and decorated. Buying incubators today. boxes of 1000 crickets are 18$. I think im set. thanks for the word of discouragement. u cant hold me down.

I think you are missing his point! He is not trying to dsicourage you. He is just giving you a heads up! Trust me , you can learn alll the info you can on the internet. But reality is one hell of a slap in the face!!

You could possibly have 100 chams hatching in the same month! Each will eat 10-15 feeders daily.

Thats 1500 (at 15 per animal) per day/ Thats 10,500 per week/126,000 for the 3 months it takes them to grow to the point where it's safe to re-home!!

Thats 126 x $18 = $2,268 in just feeders

Then there is the manual labor... supplementing...lighting...cages...misting...electric bill.

And what happens if you can't find homes for 25% of them , which is realistic! Can you house 20+ sub-adult Chams in individual cages untill you can find homes for them?

But hey, don't take this as discouragement. Goodluck!

 

[imcurt]

I have the internet to get all the info i need. Caging is ready and decorated. Buying incubators today. boxes of 1000 crickets are 18$. I think im set. thanks for the word of discouragement. u cant hold me down.

I did not mean to discourage you.When I was starting out I had a clutch of baby veilds that the most of them hatched blind.It was a horrific learning exsprence.Everybody in our whole house was upset.So my advise to any new keeper is to start small and learn.and rember those are living beings your wanting to produce.Feel free to PM me with any questions or issues you run into.I would be happy to help

 

[carol5208]

I agree with you all but if he just got his chameleon a week ago, that is kinda crazy to start a breeding project. First master the art of keeping a chameleon healthy for awhile and then think about bringing more little mouths in the world to feed!

 

[Wykd]

Guys don't waste your energy typing. He is going to do what he wants no matter what you post. His primary concern was getting the cage decorated and ordering an incubator and that 1k crickets for 18.00

Wait till he has to have cultures of FF's and pinheads on hand and as you said all the infrastructure for those babies (lights, misting, cages, drainage, feeder containers, supplements, and most of all time to oversee the care of the cham's)

I have never bred cham's but from what I have read on here its pretty much like being human... easy to make the baby but can you afford/care for it once you have it?!

 

[ataraxia]

I have the internet to get all the info i need. Caging is ready and decorated. Buying incubators today. boxes of 1000 crickets are 18$. I think im set. thanks for the word of discouragement. u cant hold me down.

What incubators are you buying?

No discouragement meant there..He was just giving you a heads up. you will blow through a 1000 crickets in a matter of a couple days. Its all about being prepared. You dont want to fail because of the lack of knowledge or experience. Either way there are many here willing to give you suggestions and ipinions that you may not want to hear but in due time you will understand it was just friendly advice.

 

[Olimpia]

That's an Ambilobe? I would have guessed an unusual Ambanja maybe, but never an Ambilobe. He is gorgeous though!

 

[Whatcamo]

I agree I didn't decide to breed my male until I mastered breading the feeders first now at all time I have 5 cycles of crickets going from pinheads through adults I just started culturing fruit flies for practice I also have a large colony of dubias going I also breed silkworms and hornworms so I'll have all varieties and plenty of food for all the babies at all times so I'd master breeding feeders to save you a huge portion of expense!