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cronus20
at Tue Dec 21 11:11:46 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by cronus20 ]
Before I begin, I know this is pure speculation, but it does seem, at least to me, that they do have some sense of loss when it comes to partners, or in otherwords, chameleons, in my opinion, can possibly bond with other chameleons.
I have two examples for this. Currently I am caring for a science teacher two jackson chameleons. Originally there were three, 2 males on female. The largest male got an eye infection and was lying on the floor. The female, which was a nice green color seemed to hover around him, and stay next to him. Unfortunately the male passed away two days after. The very next day, the female turned a speckled brown color (i thought the science teacher bought another chameleon), and she is like this to this very day. She has not turned green ever since, I swear. Strange no?
Also, with my own lovelies(male and femail veiled), they get along fine with each other. They crawl over each other and not even blink an eye. However when another chameleon, male or female enters the cage, BOTH get defensive and posture and try to attack, even. Yet after all the hubaloo, they dont touch each other. No posturing, nothing. In other words, they recognize each other and have preferences (?).
what do you guys think?
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RE: Can chameleons sense the loss of a partner? - cronus20, Tue Dec 21 11:11:46 2004