monica02
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what type of chameleon is this
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SpartyTessy
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A pic sure would help
Your avatar picture looks like a female panther chameleon. All those names you list are locales where panther chameleons are collected. A female will be very hard to identify down to the locale as it is the males that show the color difference. The only reason a locale will make a difference is if you want to breed her. Otherwise "panther chameleon" is all you need to know.
cloverthechameleon
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female panther chameleon cant tell the locale as its really difficult to and she is still young
CamiGirl89
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She is a female panther chameleon... I am going to guess around 5-6ish months old? Hard to tell! Locale in females is very hard to tell as most females from different locales are very similar. She is a pretty little girl! Still has some growing to do!
monica02
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what is a locale ?? and he said he paid 300 did he do good r was that to much and if i do get another do i get a maroantsetra r the ambanja ambilobe ?? and any idea on the age i am lost if u cant tell how big do they get this is all new to me i google on what all to do and i am doin alot she/he is really nice she comes to me and she will eat out of my hand she dnt bite me if they can bite she dnt she does open her mouth from time to time when noone is around her like i wont be near the cage r nothing and if i come in veiw she closes it and she loves hangin upside dwn from everythin i am guesses its ok cause she just keeps doin it lol she does seem to like to walk around on my kids head to .....
CamiGirl89
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I am STILL guessing 5-6ish months old. A locale is basically her "type" of panther... i.e., Ambilobe, Nosy Faly, Ambanja, Sambava, etc. All those are different locales, and while the males of each locale look very different, the females all display similar colorations: salmon/pink/orange/grey type colorations. $300 for a female, in my opinion, is quite a bit too much. Most females from sponsors on this site, or breeders elsewhere, sell females for around $175-$250 tops. It sounds like her personality makes the price worth it, though, and YES... They can most definitely bite you. Do you have a picture of her current enclosure? And do you know what kind of lights you keep on her/ how often you mist her?
RobinLewis
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Ok now you all got me wondering about the locale. So there are different panther chameleon? Which I kind of knew because I saw red bars and blue bars and some just all blue. But if you wanted to breed them you would have to make sure they were from the same locale?
RobinLewis
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Well that helped. I didn't know a Nosy was a panther chameleon. I need to read more
CamiGirl89
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Oh goodness there are too many to describe haha... Here is my suggestion to you. Make a thread in the "General Photography" area named "Wanting to See Panther Locales", or something similar. Describe that you are interested in seeing/learning about the different locales, and there will be plenty of members here willing to post their beautiful animals on that thread for you to see. You will learn alot more from seeing those actual pictures than you will from me describing them Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
romulan
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Panther chameleon is the name of the species. "Locale" refers to the region of Madagascar they are from, which give them specific color characteristics. So, a Nosy Be panther chameleon is from Nosy Be island and are mostly solid blue. Ambilobe's are known for red bar/blue bars. Ambanja's have blue bars but have a distinct pattern as opposed to Ambilobe. These are just a few of the popular examples and if you look at a map you will recognize a lot more 'locale' names and get an idea of the geography and locations of each town
If you wanted to breed panther chameleons, preferably you would try to keep the locales the same. This guarantees pure locale offspring, so they can be properly sold and marketed as such. Panthers from different locales can be mixed, these offspring are called hybrids and are usually cheaper and can have some quite interesting results
CamiGirl89
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romulan
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Also Monica, welcome to the forums and world of chameleons
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html
This is a must read for first time chameleon keepers by Jann.
Also, you have a female. Which means eggs, at some point. When you notice she becomes gravid you will need to provide her with an egg laying bin.
theres a great video all about it by dez let me find it real quick
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html
This is a must read for first time chameleon keepers by Jann.
Also, you have a female. Which means eggs, at some point. When you notice she becomes gravid you will need to provide her with an egg laying bin.
theres a great video all about it by dez let me find it real quick
monica02
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i know this is not what she needs i am tryin t find another one she was a gift for my ten yr old b day ....... so we was not ready i dnt really know where to start so i have a spray bottle i spray her 3 4 times a day i give her water with a dropper 1 2 times a day i have a baskin (i think ) light at the top i dnt have a uvb uva light yet so i take her out for a couple hr a day to give her light i mist her a few times and keep her in and out of shade and light mixed i only know this cause of google i feed her about 4 5 some times more crikets and i do have mill worms as soon as i find a cheap cage and light i will up grade
