Pygmy chameleons

[Johnald Chaffinch]

poor fellas

 

[Jwonni]

what is hard about them is it stuff like temperature?

i was at the wildlife oasis a while ago and they had a cham and they said they were not going to pick it up as that can result in death is that true?

 

[Leah]

Its not true in that the act of picking it up will kill it immediately.. its that chameleons are extremely sensitive to stress, and picking them up stresses them. Stress kills them, so in a sense, holding them, can kill them.

Their requirements are hard to meet, but mostly, they are different than other animals and people fail to realize that and kill them. Stress is a HUGE factor, and keeping an animal that stresses from everything, stress-free is a serious challenge. Add to that most species are not captive bred, and come to you in very poor shape, and you have a recipe for disaster.

That being said, pygmy chameleons are not as fussy as true chameleons, their requirements are easier to meet, and they are easier to keep stress-free due to their size.

 

[Johnald Chaffinch]

i'm just baffled by this, because my friend has had two for years - in a busy environment, climb around on people regularly and they're so content that one of them's pregnant. he must just be lucky

 

[Leah]

As I said, "Yemen" chameleons can live for years in poor conditions, they are not typical of true chameleons in that respect. They also are very easy to breed, which is why there are so many of them...

 

[Johnald Chaffinch]

it says here at The Pygmy Chameleon Specialist - http://ntrickett.demonweb.co.uk/page10.htmlpygmies are a walk in the park compared to standard chameleons' date=' they are still a chameleon - one of the hardest animals to keep in captivity. [/quote']

how long would pygmy chameleons live for ( on average ) in a stressy environment? are they easier than yemen then?

 

[Ian]

why not look on a chameleon forum for all this??

There are loads around, that will give you loads of info, more than you would probably want to know.

Just takes a lil lookin around, and all your questions will soon be answered.

Cheers,

Ian

 

[Leah]

how long would pygmy chameleons live for ( on average ) in a stressy environment? are they easier than yemen then?

Usually no more than 3-4 weeks, however, if they are only somewhat stressed, 6 mos or so. They are easier than a Yemen in some respects, but all Yemens are captive bred, and CB pygmies are hard to find.

 

[Way.Of.The.Mantis]

why not look on a chameleon forum for all this??There are loads around, that will give you loads of info, more than you would probably want to know.

Just takes a lil lookin around, and all your questions will soon be answered.

Cheers,

Ian

Kill the mutineer! :evil:

but seriously, does anyone know if www.sandfiredragonranch.com ship abroad (ie about of the US)?

My friend had a yemen, cost £90, although iot climbed up a curtain and died, when its er, head cusioned its fall..

 

[Ian]

That sounds so bad! I have never heard of a chameleon dying from a fall. In fact, my male Yemen has fallen from his high branch before, and climbed happily back up.

I think the moral of the story is, to keep chameleons away from curtains

Sandfire do ship abroad, they used to supply Steve Gill from Gillworthreptiles (can't remember his new site).