Well this is an interesting question..

[ChameleonNerd]

So if chameleons have sex, can they get STD's?

 

[Ace]

lmao...well i dont think they have diseases that is only through sex, but lets say one had coccidia and mated then yeah the chances are the other will get it as well

 

[ChameleonNerd]

well that's interesting... worms conveyed to a female through the male's worm..

 

[Ace]

well that's interesting... worms conveyed to a female through the male's worm..

lmao, well it could be the other way around, its like a cold with people , any form of physical contact will increase the chances of passing along the germs or parasites or whatever,

which is why as responsible breeders to make sure both are healthy and top shape for the experience, especially the female

 

[ChameleonNerd]

what if the female has an "std" and when she lays her eggs she gives it to the babies? think that would be possible?

 

[marco]

HAHAHAHA wow! what a question lol what made you think of a question like that lol

 

[ChameleonNerd]

i'm bored and my mind started wondering lmfao

 

[melric]

Wow. That's not a bored question.

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

Lol. I cannot think of any STDs in reptiles. The organisms responsible for mammalian STDs don't thrive in ectotherms due to different metabolism and temperatures. Rabbits have their own version of syphillis though...

 

[ChameleonNerd]

well hang on.. if a chameleon got an STD that shows lesions, bumps, chancres or anything like that..... WHAT COLOR WOULD IT BE?

 

[randomryan007]

Omg really. LOL!!! wow! i am sorry but I was reading along and laughing.
All seriousness i suppose reptiles could have their own version of std's. althou if they did get warts ect I think they would be white.

 

[ChameleonNerd]

we need to find the answer.

 

[melric]

I don't know if they have sex often enough for an STD to thrive and transfer from one animal to the next.

 

[ChameleonNerd]

this seems to be a rather controversial question then

 

[melric]

Racism is controversial. This, to my knowledge, is an unstudied part of cham husbandry so everyone is guessing.

 

[ChameleonNerd]

yes melric, in my opinion the guesses are controversial