Tanooki Mario Photos

[yoteango]

Going to use this thread to dump a bunch of photos of this little guy here. Hatched 9/22/22 from a bought egg.

Other threads with pics.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/thr...he-process-could-go-a-little-smoother.188253/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/introducing-tanooki-mario.188426/


I'm pretty sure this is a chameleon belly button.


Eating a couple fruit flies. Spits one out and eats another, but not sure why.

 

[MissSkittles]

Ohmygoodness! Squee! So tiny! So adorable!

 

[Morpheo's Mom]

Yes! I like this thread. Keep them coming.

 

[yoteango]

Saw some of the first shedding, and the belly button dot is gone.

 

[DaChameleon66]

Such a cute chameleon!

 

[yoteango]

Here's another batch. He's a little less than 2 months old now.

I'd like to think he is growing well. His spikes are becoming spiky, and his tongue is getting longer. I think I even saw some disappointment when he outgrew the small space between the umbrella plant leaves and had to climb over them. I've also noticed that having the fogger running helps keep his urates white, and may even be needed. He isn't extremely shy, and as you see, will eat with the door open and me watching.

I also thought it was interesting how the mist stuck to his body, and I wonder if that helps them accumulate and drink morning dew.

Also due to a sample size of one, I don't actually know if he is a he or if I'm seeing a phantom bulge. please help

 

[GrannyK]

He’s so adorable and looks to be a healthy little one!

 

[salty dog]

It’s a defenite male, he looks good!!

 

[Sonny13]

Soo beautiful and amazing pictures, thanks for sharing

 

[Tkrd69]

Soooo cute

 

[yoteango]

Not as many pics as I wish, but he is getting some colors and is still very tiny. He did his second shed (that I've noticed) a couple weeks ago. Also here's a weight graph I'll continue to update., not very useful to others as a sample size of 1, but still neat.

 

[yoteango]

Another photo dump. The earlier pics are a few weeks old, the newer ones from just now. I'm not sure if he's on the small side. He's 3 and a half months old and 6.5 grams. But I'd like to think he's growing well, and his weight is following that curve still. He likes bugs, (crickets, dubia, and really likes houseflies), but not the larva/worms so much, or at least hasn't liked eating stuff out of a cup yet. I'll test out a shooting gallery, so hopefully that goes well. Based on the colors I can see, I think he's going to be very pretty when he grows up.

 

[GrannyK]

He’s such an cutie and looks great!!

 

[MissSkittles]

Such a cutie! I love the pic of him upside down - he looks so defiant.

 

[yoteango]

He's still doing great and growing fast now. His color is starting to come in and I think he's going to be a true skittle. I'm seeing some yellow and reds and greens and hints of blues. I threw some grasshoppers I caught he basically ran to them.

 

[GrannyK]

It’s so cool seeing their colors come in! Looks like he’s doing great

 

[yoteango]

It's been a little while since I updated, but he's still doing great and has grown quite a bit, but still has quite a bit to go. Crazy to see his yellow pajamas and then the bright green when he wakes up.

 

[yoteango]

Happy to report that he is still doing well. No issues as far as I've noticed. Doesn't gorge himself on dubia, unlike grasshoppers, superworms, or giant moths. But there's now a birdseed bowl that constantly has roaches in it. I learned the other day he can turn a very vibrant yellow when he's in a hot sun, similar to his fire pajamas, but even brighter yellow, but no pics of that sadly.

 

[yoteango]

Tanooki Mario just had his 1 year hatchday!

He is a lovely boy and will regularly climb on my arms or head if I peek in there.
No major concerns or issues. Though maybe a couple minor ones. He also tries to climb on the plastic covered door of the screen, I think that's just typical male roaming though. I also realized I made the enclosure a bit too bioactive/soily and there are some roaches and crickets that might be self sustaining. He eats them in the morning when they come out and the issue there is I don't know if he's getting enough calcium because he doesn't eat from the food bowl and sometimes mushrooms grow in the enclosure between the soil bad and screen and hopefully those don't cause any issues either. There's also a black scale on his nose that showed up in the past couple days.

All in all it's all been really good so far. I attribute that to luck and the great resources out there.

 

[Beppo]

Tanooki Mario just had his 1 year hatchday!

He is a lovely boy and will regularly climb on my arms or head if I peek in there.
No major concerns or issues. Though maybe a couple minor ones. He also tries to climb on the plastic covered door of the screen, I think that's just typical male roaming though. I also realized I made the enclosure a bit too bioactive/soily and there are some roaches and crickets that might be self sustaining. He eats them in the morning when they come out and the issue there is I don't know if he's getting enough calcium because he doesn't eat from the food bowl and sometimes mushrooms grow in the enclosure between the soil bad and screen and hopefully those don't cause any issues either. There's also a black scale on his nose that showed up in the past couple days.

All in all it's all been really good so far. I attribute that to luck and the great resources out there.

Mine got a bit of black scale on his nose as well, it never turned out to be a problem