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It's been a while since I have posted in any of the forums here (*Hi Eve), but I finally got around to take pictures of the herps today. Here is one of my pairs of Mt. Meru Jackson's chameleons. The male was actually displaying to an additional male who was basking about 10 feet away. These guys have definitely acclimated well to the horrible and unpredictable Texas weather!

Regards,

Fabián

The proud male...

Love the pics!
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Hey buddy, geesh we all have been looking for you on chucks and collareds for awhile(ya turkey,) but really super happy to see you back.

I love your new chameleons, just gorgeous. I myself have entered into the chameleon WAY of life, hehehhehe. A pair of werneri and a big magnificent Tamatave Panther Chameleon.

Hey keep posting those purrty pics, will be talking to ya Fabian!
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I know! I saw your Werner's on the Crotaphytus forum. They look great! Have you witnessed copulation? What are your husbandry parameters (temperature, humidity, photoperiod, diet, etc)? Hope you get some offspring soon!

Enjoy,

Fabián

Fabian,

Excellent looking merus. I was wondering if you house any of them together or do you keep them all separated? I have successfully housed C. j. xans pairs together in a very large outdoor enclosure, but have not attempted it with merus.

Thanks,
Spiddy

Hi Spiddy,

Thanks for the note. I have never attempted communal housing for the merumontanus, and never will, unless I can provide them with a large green house or such. They all live in separate enclosures and have done quite well like that. Here you see the two males displaying. I have only allowed them the opportunity to see each other once, and it was done in a perfectly controlled manner. They were a few feet away.

Thanks for the photo.

Fabián

Fabián,

What a splendid photo. I also keep mine individually housed, and my male currently resides, by himself, in an outdoor enclosure that measures about 7' x 6' x 4'. The enclosure really dwarfs him, no pun intended. It has three separate trees, and I have toyed with the idea of placing the older of my two females in there in hopes that they mate. How do you go about introducing a male and a female, just put them together and watch for the standard signs of non-receptivity?

Thanks for your posts,
Spiddy

My males have never actually shown interest in approaching the females. When I DO introduce them, I place the male and the female on a large palm outside. The girls have always shown "non-receptive" colors at the sight of a male, but interestingly, they become more agitated when another female is visible.

The males, on the other hand, appear to be too preoccupied soaking the rays of the sun to even notice the presence of the females, but I'm sure they know better than to approach an angry, non-receptive female! Additionally, I HAVE heard cases of males successfully mounting and copulating with an apparently non-receptive female (in C. (T.) j. xantholophus).

The male you posted had an amazing yellow dorsal crest!

Cheers,

Fabián