So... i sorta want a pygmy!

[okiroo]

3 of them 2 girls and a boy. they are just so cute!!!! i think id give them to my boyfriend so he has something to look at in his room. but i dont really wont tons of them, you know? so if a i got a little group of them than what do i do so i dont have tons of babies? i feel like if i didnt let the eggs hatch than that'd b murder of sweet little animals. i only just got my first cham and im already addicted! any adivse or thoughts?

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

Get a couple of females only, no male and bam! Problem solved

 

[okiroo]

Will they lay eggs still and can become eggbound? whats their lifespan? tell me about them! haha

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

They will still lay infertile eggs like larger species will, but they don't have quite the incidence of egg binding problems that big species do from what I've seen. Having a male to fertilize eggs does not decrease the chance of egg binding regardless. They need a planted vivarium though, unlike what is recommended for bigger species. That is so they can lay eggs when they need to and they live closer to the forest ground.

They only live a few years and pretty much all specimens you'll find are wild caught so you don't really know how old they are when you get them. Some of them don't come in the best condition but generally they're a fairly hardy species that needs low temperatures (nothing over 80), a well planted viv and UVB light isn't critical (although most people still provide low levels of it, myself included).

Here's a care sheet for you to read up on them more: http://chameleonnews.com/05DecRouthouska.html

Here's a pic of two of my Pygmy vivs:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/mem...ttle-aliens-picture11004-baby-brev-tank-2.jpg

https://www.chameleonforums.com/mem...-little-aliens-picture11003-baby-brev-viv.jpg

 

[okiroo]

Thankyou! they are so cute! do you happen to breed them?

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

I do! Have had 8 babies hatch so far with 2 more clutches incubating. I just have my one pair so it's just for fun, not commercial or anything. It's too hot to ship them anywhere right now anyway.

 

[okiroo]

than what do you do with those little babies? dont tell me you keep them all! share the babies!

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

I kept the first two babies and so far a friend and my brother have one and I have two more people I work with asking for a baby so everyone is accounted for so far.

 

[okiroo]

awh darn. i dont really want to buy a WC