Tp my experience they are among the easiest and hardy chameleons. In direct comparison I would say even easier than veileds and very much like panthers.

The only thing speciel is that even though they often do not display visible intraspecific agresion, you should keep them as seperate as you keep your panthers seperate.

Also they need a lot of space. But since they are not too agile, a cage of 3 x 3 x 5 ft does work for a single specimen.

Also -as many other chameleons- they tend to eat too much if given the possibility.

When it comes to breeding, the simplicity stops. Pairs often have to be cycled thoroughly to make sure that the male shows interest in the female once she is receptive.

Maybe becaus of this, there are less cb specimens available if one would conclude from the numbers of imports.

As for panthers, animals from different localities differ in colour and size. Also the receptivity and gravidity colours of females differ between locations.

Even though they are big chameleons, they rarely reach the mythical sizers. In fact, the larges specimen recorded ever, measured almost exactly 2 ft (its exact length was62,5 cm).

Most males reach 20 to 22 " and most females are fully grown with 15-172.









Hope that helps



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Male







Female, normal colouration



Female, showing receptive colours

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