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Well, I am finally a proud chameleon owner of 2 lovely fischer's. However, I am only finding limited information on them online. Anyone have any knowledge they can share to a n00b ?

Which species of Fischer's do you have?
Here's a site that should help you to decide....
http://ADCHAM.com/html/taxonomy/species/bfischeri.html

I'm assuming that yours are wild caught since they rarely turn up
captive born?

I have two Fischer's (a male and a female) that I have had for
about 4 years now. I have also kept Fischer's off and on for
many years now...so although I don't consider myself an expert,
I must be doing something right.

I keep them in cages that are partly glass and partly screen to
try to keep the humidity up since I live in an area that is dry
a good part of the year. Where you live will/should have an
effect on what type of cage you keep them in too.

I have live plants in the cages (pothos) that have been well
washed. The soil has been covered to prevent it from being
ingested. There are branches of an appropriate size for them
to grip in the cage too. I use NO substrate.

Over the screen lid, there is a UV light and an incandescent
light of a wattage that is sufficient to keep the temperature
under it between 25 and 28C during the daytime. The temperature
drops to about 20C at night.

They are watered by a dripper and by misting them every day.
They are fed gut-loaded dusted insects every second or third
day (depending on the season).

I have never successfully hatched eggs from them....but then I
have rarely had a male and female of the species at the same
time and I have rarely had fertile eggs laid.

Hope this helps at least a little!
Good luck with them!

I was told they are captive bred, and were shipped from eastern Canada (I am located in the west). The male seems ok being handled, the female is a little shy. I have read Adcham's article, but it is quite short on the subject. However, I have been reading extensively every bit of info available online. Thanks for the tip on husbandry, they are temporarily in a glass terrarium (with mesh inside to block out reflections and to provide something to climb on) until next week.
I am misting them 3 times a day, and have seen the male licking water off the leaves. Feeding them medium sized crickets, although I have seen neither eat today, if it keeps up I might buy some mealworms (easier to hold out for the chameleon). I am not getting my hopes up on breeding the two, although when the female does lays her eggs I will incubate them.

thanks again!

I do not know to much about fischers. however get them out of the glass aquarium as soon as possible. if house together a double nono. the reflection is one thing they ned good ventilation. the aquarium will lead to stress which leads to other problems good luck matt p.s try roaches instead of mealworms. or even superworms are much better then mealies.

How old are your 2? Depending on their age and size I would recomend keeping them in a glass enclosure with paper towel. I agree with the cageing tips 100% recomended by Kinyonga except for the substrate part. I do like to use substrate for these guys (I use loam) as it helps with humidity. Also it will give the female a place to dig. These guys do seem to tolerate a wide range of temperatures, but Kinyonga's recomended temp seems to work the best. From what Ive read the eggs from these guys take over a year to incubate with a vareing temperature offering best results.

BTW what subspecies did you get Ive been looking for a partner for my male for the past 6 years !!!

I covered the inside of the glass cage with mesh since they both seemed distressed and would doing nothing more than paw at the panels. As far as I can tell there are now crickets missing from the cage which is a good sign. I am unsure of the subspecies, but if you like I can post some pictures of the two. For substrate I am using coconut shavings, but I may not use substrate in the mesh cage when I get it. They have lots of vines/fake plants for climbing around the cage as well. I plan to get a hibiscus/pothos if I can find a local nursery that sells them. If I see the female roaming around the bottom/looks pregnate I'll just give her some sand for burying. Thanks for your help!