I've always kept brookesias myself. They only show up sporadically I usually gotten mine from Aline reptiles at the shows when he has them. He's an alright guy to deal with and his prices are usually pretty good but most of what he sells is wild caught although he has good connections in Madagascar so he usually has really good stuff. Of course with Brookesias cb's are seldom available although are worth the much higher price when available(ex. about 3 0r 4 yrs ago when you could still get them wc. B. Permata's would run $40 to$60 ch. babies were around $200) Having kept lots of wc. Brookesias and having hatched out a few myself I can tell you that the c.h. ones are tough as nails as far as chameleons go. If you are looking to get into the smaller chameleons I would recomend looking for someone who is hatching out the Rhampholeon species as I seem to see a lot of those lately and while I haven;t worked with Rhampholeons I would guess they are pretty much the same as the brookesias with the babies doing better than wc adults but I would look for some that are a few months old as these would be easier to care for with respect to feeder items. If you need more help feel free to ask as I used to work with these guys quite a bit and am always willing to help with info. I think the brookesias and rhampholeons are often overlooked species of chameleons and well worth the effort of establishing in captivity.

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