New CB OE Parsons keeper

[Sonny13]

I read this completely https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/jasonii-parsonii-questionii.124031/page-8 also 2 parson completely different growth and the one that stayed behind, outgrowth the other eventually. But, definitely it looks like once they start, they got their taste for eating!

Curious about those pics this afternoon

 

[Sonny13]

Mine doing good. Has a spot of old shed stuck on lip looks kinda funny. Starting to think how I want her next cage for inside. I have the frame I order already. Think I'm going to change the pole on side so it will be 6 high instead of 4 foot

That sounds great, share your progress on the enclosure

 

[Jpeff]

They the same cages i posted about few months ago. I ordered enough tubing to make few cages. They cost a little but I think they worth the money compared to the price of good cages cost way more. I've changed few things from frist few.

 

[Sonny13]

Also let one build me an enclosure, that was cheaper then when I bought the materials myself and for the extra money wayyy better and bigger then the standard enclosures.

 

[Sonny13]

Just had another weighing session and Neo is now at 56 gram, that’s a weight gain of 20 gram and 10 gram per week.

The blue/greenish color is permanent right now.

 

[Sonny13]

Neo is now exactly 4 weeks in my care and it looks like it finally starts to settle in, meaning getting routine. Seeing it eat constantly, drink and poop. Luckily urates are completely white without any visible yellow or orange crystals. Still using the dripper during the day, but never seen it using it (constantly observing it through the camera). I can only assume that the heavy night fogging is doing its work. Eating from something "artificial" is still a no-go, preference is free range.

How I started to belief Neo was becoming a he, I more and more tend towards female at the moment.

 

[Sonny13]

And the first shed is a fact, curious what it will bring for growth and coloring.

 

[Sonny13]

We´re not the only ones that have noticed that hydration and appetite hang together @Jpeff see https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/jasonii-parsonii-questionii.124031/page-5 #87

An observations worth noting..
The first sign of dehydration seems to be reduced appetite. The appetite picks right back up after a good soaking and basking.
Frank is becoming really confident with me. In parsonsii speak that means that he is annoyed with me in 15 minutes instead of the 2 that Alan is. He has a spot that he sits in when he wants to be hand fed. He is eating 80% of his food from my hand.
Frank will go to the drip to drink even if it moves. Alan will not drink if the drip is not right on his afternoon basking spot.

 

[Jpeff]

Read that one months ago. Was good read with some good info.

 

[Sonny13]

Read that one months ago. Was good read with some good info.

Same, however mist that part about dehydration and appetite

 

[Sonny13]

It´s now 100% clear that Neo is a girl, it´s now undeniable.....she´s in her first body shed while in our care and LOOK AT THAT YELLOW
Even her eye turrets are yellow/green

Always thought these would be receptive colors, but she was definitely agitated from shedding.

 

[kinyonga]

Are you sure the dots aren't receptive colors?

 

[Sonny13]

Are you sure the dots aren't receptive colors?

Nooo , could it be. She hasn’t reached one year yet and the yellow dots are only when she’s agitated. These are her normal colors…..but I got no idea, it’s sounds too soon for her.

 

[Action Jackson]

Parson’s don’t get receptive colors. When they get that splotchy look it’s from stress.

 

[kinyonga]

I only had one female that laid eggs....but she was gravid when I got her. I don't know if it was from a fresh mating though or from retained sperm. She had bright yellow dots... and some greenish blue dots and a darker background just before she laid the eggs.

She successfully laid her eggs but it was back when I first started keeping chameleons and I was told they should have hatched after a year of incubation and of course, they didn't. I threw them away after about 14 months thinking they were not fertile....even though they had not rotted or shown sign of not being good. It was one of the biggest regrets I had in all my chameleon keeping.

Live and learn I guess.

 

[Sonny13]

I only had one female that laid eggs....but she was gravid when I got her. I don't know if it was from a fresh mating though or from retained sperm. She had bright yellow dots... and some greenish blue dots and a darker background just before she laid the eggs.

She successfully laid her eggs but it was back when I first started keeping chameleons and I was told they should have hatched after a year of incubation and of course, they didn't. I threw them away after about 14 months thinking they were not fertile....even though they had not rotted or shown sign of not being good. It was one of the biggest regrets I had in all my chameleon keeping.

Live and learn I guess.

It’s constant live and learn with those little critters. Thanks for sharing your experience with them. Especially with these species, every shared personally experience is golden information.

Parson’s don’t get receptive colors. When they get that splotchy look it’s from stress.

Thanks for confirming, this was what I thought it would be, because she bloating herself up for the skin to rip open. A few minutes later she was back to normal coloring, happy to caught it in time to capture it.

 

[kinyonga]

Parson’s don’t get receptive colors. When they get that splotchy look it’s from stress.

Not even in the presence of a male?

 

[Action Jackson]

Not even in the presence of a male?

Not that I’ve seen.

 

[Sonny13]

That blue and green is really popping out now......

 

[Sonny13]

Her colors are so vibrant.....she´s at 69 gram right now. She keeps gaining weight at a steady pace.