PumpkinPie
New Member
Hello,
I just joined the forum today, I have been doing some research on chameleons, because I would like to get one and I figured joining this would help me learn a lot. I am a turtle and tortoise owner, along with many other pets. But I will admit that I have never owned a lizard before but I have wanted to for a long time and I have a little past experience with them from a past relationship.
Anyways, to make a long story short, I have been eyeballing the lizards at the pet store a lot lately. I don't normally look at pets at the stores at all to resist temptation, but then they got some amazing looking chameleons in that caught my eye, two Jackson's and one baby veiled chameleon. The baby sold fast.... And yes.... I know better than to buy animals from pet stores.... But I just keep looking at the Jackson's, I am enchanted with one of them especially. I believe she is a female because she has no horns and is smaller & darker, the other Jackson is slightly larger, is brighter in color, with horns and I noticed he just shed his skin. I think they are both beautiful but I also feel sorry for the female because her front foot is messed up, but the store doesn't know what happened. (I could ask more thoroughly if I wanted to) The pet store has offered her to me for 1/2 off because of the foot, but by looking at the websites I am wondering if I still may be paying too much because it will still be $70 +tax. Plus, I know that buying exotics from pet stores are such a No,No... The girl who I spoke to at the pet store has always seemed somewhat knowledgable about reptiles and assured me that she was in good health, but I still feel like I can't depend on that. I just feel so sorry for the little gal! I am leaning towards getting an aluminum cage and supplies ordered, and maybe then once i have everything ready, I will know if its a good choice if shes still there. I would love advice and comments. Thank you so much!
Helen
I just joined the forum today, I have been doing some research on chameleons, because I would like to get one and I figured joining this would help me learn a lot. I am a turtle and tortoise owner, along with many other pets. But I will admit that I have never owned a lizard before but I have wanted to for a long time and I have a little past experience with them from a past relationship.
Anyways, to make a long story short, I have been eyeballing the lizards at the pet store a lot lately. I don't normally look at pets at the stores at all to resist temptation, but then they got some amazing looking chameleons in that caught my eye, two Jackson's and one baby veiled chameleon. The baby sold fast.... And yes.... I know better than to buy animals from pet stores.... But I just keep looking at the Jackson's, I am enchanted with one of them especially. I believe she is a female because she has no horns and is smaller & darker, the other Jackson is slightly larger, is brighter in color, with horns and I noticed he just shed his skin. I think they are both beautiful but I also feel sorry for the female because her front foot is messed up, but the store doesn't know what happened. (I could ask more thoroughly if I wanted to) The pet store has offered her to me for 1/2 off because of the foot, but by looking at the websites I am wondering if I still may be paying too much because it will still be $70 +tax. Plus, I know that buying exotics from pet stores are such a No,No... The girl who I spoke to at the pet store has always seemed somewhat knowledgable about reptiles and assured me that she was in good health, but I still feel like I can't depend on that. I just feel so sorry for the little gal! I am leaning towards getting an aluminum cage and supplies ordered, and maybe then once i have everything ready, I will know if its a good choice if shes still there. I would love advice and comments. Thank you so much!
Helen