serenitystarlite
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Hi everyone! My name is Jessi. I'm relatively new here and so far I've been lurking but I figured it's time to make a post. My first chameleon was a senegal and I got her 15 yrs ago when I was 15 yrs old. Her name was Mariko, named after the Marvel character. She lived for about 3 years. I kept her in a 20 gallon high aquarium the whole time since that's what they like to sell you when you buy chameleons! 
She was relatively healthly except for a bacterial infection that she developed in her mouth (which may have been from living in the aquarium). Took her to the vet, cleared it up, and then it came back and sadly she died right before I went away to college. I sort of feel like she was old and sick and passed on because she knew I was leaving. My second chameleon was a tiny baby veiled named Serena that hardly ever ate anything and died pretty young probably due to metabolic bone disease. Since then, I've had several leopard geckos, crested geckos, and a couple other random lizards like an ameva and chinese tree dragon.
So a few months ago, I came across a senegal chameleon in the local petstore. She looked very skinny and had a bad toe and I was really hesitant to buy her but she reminded me so much of Mariko. So I kept going in to see how she was doing and after about a month, I decided to buy her. They gave me a discount because I told them I was hesitant since she seemed a little sickly. I named her Kami. I've had her since June and is doing great. She eats a lot and has gained weight. Her toe never healed and it doesn't seem like she uses it, but it doesn't stop her from getting around and her grip is pretty strong. Here's a recent picture of Kami:
About a month ago, the petstore where I purchased Kami had 2 baby veiled hatchlings for sale. They were so adorable so I bought one. I haven't named her yet, so far I've been referring to her as "the baby." Here she is the day I brought her home (yes I know that's a glass aquarium, I plan to build her a screened cage in the next couple of weeks):
I'll make seperate posts for them to ask about my setups and lights and everything, but for now I just wanted to introduce me and my babies
She was relatively healthly except for a bacterial infection that she developed in her mouth (which may have been from living in the aquarium). Took her to the vet, cleared it up, and then it came back and sadly she died right before I went away to college. I sort of feel like she was old and sick and passed on because she knew I was leaving. My second chameleon was a tiny baby veiled named Serena that hardly ever ate anything and died pretty young probably due to metabolic bone disease. Since then, I've had several leopard geckos, crested geckos, and a couple other random lizards like an ameva and chinese tree dragon.So a few months ago, I came across a senegal chameleon in the local petstore. She looked very skinny and had a bad toe and I was really hesitant to buy her but she reminded me so much of Mariko. So I kept going in to see how she was doing and after about a month, I decided to buy her. They gave me a discount because I told them I was hesitant since she seemed a little sickly. I named her Kami. I've had her since June and is doing great. She eats a lot and has gained weight. Her toe never healed and it doesn't seem like she uses it, but it doesn't stop her from getting around and her grip is pretty strong. Here's a recent picture of Kami:
About a month ago, the petstore where I purchased Kami had 2 baby veiled hatchlings for sale. They were so adorable so I bought one. I haven't named her yet, so far I've been referring to her as "the baby." Here she is the day I brought her home (yes I know that's a glass aquarium, I plan to build her a screened cage in the next couple of weeks):
I'll make seperate posts for them to ask about my setups and lights and everything, but for now I just wanted to introduce me and my babies
