drcrossfire
Avid Member
Dear Forum Members who are all awesome:
I have been on here for quite some time... first as a "lurker" and then as an active part of the community. Or at least I try to be helpful when I can!
I am from out of Woodstock, IL-- and have always had a fascination with Chameleons. About a year and a half ago, i ran into a great deal on some females and thought "well, if i'm going to breed, i may as well buy some young females now, and work on a male later"
That purchase brought me Sassy, Athena, and (RIP) Shorty. I got them at 3 months old, and than 3 months later bought a 3 month old at an expo named (RIP) Nigel. Shorty died of a torn uterus in her first clutch (she was over a year old and heavy), and Nigel passed away due to liver failure as a side effect to a medication. Both one in a million chances, and both under one roof
I got another female from Chams1 (named bertha, she is awesome) and one from Screameleons (named Screamy)
But with many awesome females, i had to move on... they all have amazing bloodlines~! and a couple months later purchased Thor (Bonzai Baby) my prize . Then, with the addiction flairing yet again, i purchased another male Skittle and Wolfie! They all have pictures up and about here somewhere (i think) so i wont fill this up with too many....
I also have aquired a male carpet chameleon... named astroturf.
So with this breeding project up and running, you'd think i'd have lots of eggs by now, right? WRONG. Our original females got infected by coccidia, so cant have them introduced to the males who are clean till they were cured. But now-- after some ponazuril... some time, patience, and the loss of a lot of hair. I should be getting the breeding project started asap! YAY.
To make it work i'm breeding dubia roaches and hissing roaches. As well as this, i made a frozen gutload to make my life easier (I call it bug booster and share it when asked nicely)-- I use both Aquazamp and Mistking.
So if anyone has any questions, comments, concerns--- i've delt with a lot. Seen a lot, and most of all, read a lot of these forums. So, yeah. Thats my story... hope to get baby pictures in 8-12 months
Cheers everyone-- i love these forums and you people make it. I've worked with crested geckos and their forums before, and they are no where near as inviting. You all rock!!!
Regards,
Dan
I have been on here for quite some time... first as a "lurker" and then as an active part of the community. Or at least I try to be helpful when I can!
I am from out of Woodstock, IL-- and have always had a fascination with Chameleons. About a year and a half ago, i ran into a great deal on some females and thought "well, if i'm going to breed, i may as well buy some young females now, and work on a male later"
That purchase brought me Sassy, Athena, and (RIP) Shorty. I got them at 3 months old, and than 3 months later bought a 3 month old at an expo named (RIP) Nigel. Shorty died of a torn uterus in her first clutch (she was over a year old and heavy), and Nigel passed away due to liver failure as a side effect to a medication. Both one in a million chances, and both under one roof
I got another female from Chams1 (named bertha, she is awesome) and one from Screameleons (named Screamy)
But with many awesome females, i had to move on... they all have amazing bloodlines~! and a couple months later purchased Thor (Bonzai Baby) my prize
. Then, with the addiction flairing yet again, i purchased another male Skittle and Wolfie! They all have pictures up and about here somewhere (i think) so i wont fill this up with too many....I also have aquired a male carpet chameleon... named astroturf.
So with this breeding project up and running, you'd think i'd have lots of eggs by now, right? WRONG. Our original females got infected by coccidia, so cant have them introduced to the males who are clean till they were cured. But now-- after some ponazuril... some time, patience, and the loss of a lot of hair. I should be getting the breeding project started asap! YAY.
To make it work i'm breeding dubia roaches and hissing roaches. As well as this, i made a frozen gutload to make my life easier (I call it bug booster and share it when asked nicely)-- I use both Aquazamp and Mistking.
So if anyone has any questions, comments, concerns--- i've delt with a lot. Seen a lot, and most of all, read a lot of these forums. So, yeah. Thats my story... hope to get baby pictures in 8-12 months
Cheers everyone-- i love these forums and you people make it. I've worked with crested geckos and their forums before, and they are no where near as inviting. You all rock!!!
Regards,
Dan
