While insects and rodents, of course, contain fats and protein they are otherwise not that nutritious. These will contribute to making a chameleon big in the wild. In captivity, however, chameleons have a lot fewer options of food to feed on. Large pet food stores feed their insects with cheap filler food to just keep them alive and are less concerned with overly nutritious food. Not all breeders are like this, of course, there are some very good online live food suppliers but feeder insects bought at big chain pet stores are likely going to just be fed on foods to bulk them up.
Instead, you need to gut load them first. Gut loading is when you feed the insects nutritious food before feeding them to your chameleon. This means feeding them with leafy greens and other vegetables to get the nutrients into your chameleon.
Check out my article about what chameleons eat for more info on this. Chameleons, particularly veiled chameleons, can be aggressive but this is more a defense mechanism than attack.
Personally, I think having a big sized chameleon is pretty cool and something to embrace. In fact, it will look beautiful if you set it up with lots of beautiful plants. Are Chameleons Good Pets? Chameleon Safe Plant List. What Do Chameleons Eat? How big are baby chameleons? How big do adult chameleons get? Veiled Chameleons do grow to a large size and are in fact one of the larger known species of chameleon.
If you have anything bigger and the young chameleons will likely have trouble catching their food. If you are breeding chameleons , it is common to have multiple babies in one enclosure.
As your chameleon grows , the size of their cage will need to grow with them. Juvenile chameleons will need to graduate to a cage measuring at least 18x18x When your chameleon is close to its maturity, we recommend a cage measuring a minimum of 2x2x3ft, but bigger is better. There is a little wiggle room when it comes to size of the enclosure, especially if you have a female over a male.
Once they start to mature, you will need to separate the animals, as they are extremely territorial and very antisocial. In the wild, panther chameleons do not live in groups and really only come in contact with each other in order to breed. Captive panther chameleons have not lost this deeply ingrained trait and do not want to be around other members of their species. If they can see the other chameleon, they will not understand there is a barrier in between them and the close proximity will cause stress and aggression in your animals.
Males will want to fight other males and display their dominance in an attempt to maintain their territory. Hi how old are female panther chameleon go into there first heat and when do they stop growing. Hi Michelle, Generally by months panther females will start ovulating. And they will stop growing more or less by about 1 year of age, 1 to 1.
Hey I was wondering should I order a albilobe from lllreptiles I really want a panther but I'm a little worried about them shipping him I really hope it's a him.
Some of the names I really trust for panthers are chameleoncompany. All the sponsors on the Chameleonforums. That's great! I love this species. The Habbamist is cheaper but from what I hear it has a terrible reputation. Breaks down all the time. I have heard good things about the Climist but I am not familiar with the brand and have not used them at all, so I can't say how it compares. But I like the Mistking, for sure.
Linear, for sure. The compact UVB bulbs don't have the same spectrum of light and just don't seem to work as well to grow big, healthy chameleons. The T-5 bulbs are the newest generation and are stronger. Always provide areas of shade in the cage by using plants real or fake but young chameleons do better with a nice, strong light from the beginning.
Well the cage I'm getting is 24x24x48 would a t5 light and a t5 10 be to much or just right. Hey so I have a family member who owns a pet store but he said he couldn't get it from the chameleon company that I would have to myself because he only gets them from cal zoo have you ever got anything from them I am just wondering if I should stick with Cham company instead or take the chance. If your family member trusts them and has had good service in the past then the decision is up to you.
It might depend on whether they are a supplier a middle man between breeders and pet stores or if they are a breeder of chameleons themselves. I do know that the Chameleon Company has been very good with me in the past, I have purchased two male panthers from Jim and have always been happy.
I think I will do Cham company but I will have to ask him how much more it will cost me for him. Look into both, the other one might be reputable as well I just don't know lol. You can find good and bad reviews, so it's a really great place to do a little background search on someone.
If his prices are still the same I believe Jim at Cham Co. Hey olimpia I hope everything is okay with you and your family I heard what's happening out in Florida and I hope you and your loved ones are safe and out of trouble and or ready for it all and secure and not in any harm hope your safe and best luck and good wishes your way.
Thank you Gabriel! We were lucky in Miami, we got very little rain or wind so there was no damage. It may turn around and hit us again but should be much weaker by then, so I don't expect it to be bad the second time either. Thank you for the thoughts! I don't know because in Florida it's illegal for us to have them, so I've never ordered from anyone! But I do see adds from places like Dubideli. Check out pages like Faunaclassifieds.
In I bought my first chameleon. I'm Olimpia Martinotti - Follow along to learn about the care, breeding, and rehabilitation of chameleons in captivity through a biologist with almost two decades of exotic animal experience.
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