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Just wondering if anybody out there has any experience w/this species. Bought a pair a week ago and seem to be doing fine in a 20 long terrarium set-up. Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi Wanda,

Yes, as of late a few of us have aquired brevi's and other leaf chams. Do a search thru the pages (on your keyboard "ctrl f" to bring up your find menu and then type in pygmy or pygmies since most are under threads of that heading) and then ask away! I got three (2 f and 1 m) awhile back from Kammerflage Kreations and I love them! I have been emailing with another poster and could certainly cut and paste some of our Q&A here. I am moving them into a 30 gal today/tonight and will post pix ASAP.

What are you using for substrate? What temps are you keeping them at? what are you providing for light, food, water? Did you reaseach before hand? Did the breeder (pet store) give you info? Which may, or may not, be correct.

Here is AdCham's profile page on them: http://www.adcham.com/html/taxonomy/species/r-brevicaudatus.html

and Cham News has an article on Brookesia spp which have similar requirements: http://www.chameleonnews.com/year2002/sept2002/brookesia/brookesia.html

Hope this helps!

lele

p.s. Morgana, from Reptayls, breeds them and has some neat pix on her site:
Reptayls

Thanks for the quick response! Actually my name is Dwayne-newagewanda is a nickname-strange & long story

Anyway, I've been keeping & breeding herps for 10 years or so.
I did some reseach before purchasing but always a good idea to talk w/people who own them. Certain things you can't learn from a book. The terrarium I have the pygmy's in is well planted w/ivy and pothos. About 2-3 inches of soil covered w/moss I've collected. Also have some dead leaves & suiteable sized twigs for them. Odd thing is it seems like most of the time they are on the ground. Eating small crickets-female is a pig. Daytime temp 72-78, nighttime 64-68. I would guess a nightime temp drop is healthy similar to veiled or other chams which come from Tanzania. Any luck w/breeding them?

Thanks,
Dwayne

oops! sorry about my assumption! The weird thing is that I have NEVER made an assumption of someone's user name before. Don't know why I did this time - I guess it just seemed obvious! Sorry :-/

I don't breed - yet! I only got them a couple months ago but feel like I have had them longer b/c I have done so much research, asked so many questions, etc.

My temps range from low 70's to 80, night probably go to about 70, maybe a bit less. I live in NH and we had a cool spring so some nights I put a heater in their room just to take the chill out. I have an arboreal tarantula as well and can¡¦t let her temps drop too much either; humidity 75-80 but I take off the plexi top for awhile during the day to dry things out (resist pest/fungus) and they are fine. Always spritz and use plexi at bedtime ƒº

The set up sounds good and since you are an experienced herper you understand all the vagaries. I am working on their new home (30 gal) and will post pix soon. How old are your little ones?

lele

>>Thanks for the quick response! Actually my name is Dwayne-newagewanda is a nickname-strange & long story
>>
>>Anyway, I've been keeping & breeding herps for 10 years or so.
>>I did some reseach before purchasing but always a good idea to talk w/people who own them. Certain things you can't learn from a book. The terrarium I have the pygmy's in is well planted w/ivy and pothos. About 2-3 inches of soil covered w/moss I've collected. Also have some dead leaves & suiteable sized twigs for them. Odd thing is it seems like most of the time they are on the ground. Eating small crickets-female is a pig. Daytime temp 72-78, nighttime 64-68. I would guess a nightime temp drop is healthy similar to veiled or other chams which come from Tanzania. Any luck w/breeding them?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Dwayne

I bought the pair as wild caught adults so I'm not sure of their actual age. The pair seems to be doing good and are usually within close range of each other. This still seems strange since I've kept plenty of other species of chams and would never imagine 2 or more getting along in such a small enclosure. The female might be gravid, not quite sure but she looks awfully plump. I'll keep posting updates if anything happens or learn any other new info.

Thanks,
Dwayne