One of my cousins who wants to get a chameleon want to get a jackson or a veiled I think. Well I tried to tell him to get a good beginner's chameleon and I've seen pygmy Tanzanian Leaf Chameleons. Are those good for beginners? If they arent can you suggest some easy chameleons so that my cousin could get on the right track?
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Beginner Chameleons
Goblin-Gecko14
Feb 21, 2004 06:37 PM
Replies (2)
epollak
Feb 21, 2004 08:13 PM
There are NO easy chams. Chams are more difficult (and expensive to keep) than almost any other herp. That being said, beginners are best off with a veiled or panther. Get a male and make sure he's AT least 16 weeks old. Older is beter. And make sure your cousin does all the proper research BEFORE he gets the animal. There are good profile of different species and care sheets at
www.adcham.com
www.calumma.com
www.chameleonjournals.com
Ed
The pygmy leaf chams are NOT appropriate for beginners.
chunks_89
Feb 21, 2004 09:08 PM
The last message was very right, and i would recommend a jackson's as a secondary chameleon, after having some decent experience with other chameleons. Panthers are much prettier and most of them don't mind handling as much as veileds do. Not minding much handling meaning 2 times a week, not more than 3, less if possible. The only downfall on panthers is their price. If you would eventually like to start breeding chameleons (don't get ahead of yourself, though) then i would sugget veileds over panthers.
REMEMBER!!
there is no such thing as a chameleon that is easy to take care of!!
I would just like to stress that pygmy leaf chameleons are ONLY for advanced chameleon keepers or chameleon keepers with a few years of experience at the least. They are by far the hardest chameleons to care for.
