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Picture of my Fischers

tonguetied Jul 08, 2005 11:40 PM

Well, unfortunetly...the female didnt make it. Seems like there have been a few recent deaths in the community. My regards. The female refused to eat, and giving her water and baby food through a sringe didnt prove to be enough ):

But here is my healthy fischers chameleon boy Loki:

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PHEve Jul 09, 2005 12:15 PM

Thats very sad! And yes there has been some recent losses, our thoughts are with you all.

I'm glad however that your male is doing so well and looks to be in wonderful shape here in your pic!

I have a pair of werneri chameleons and a panther, but the first chameleon I had considered and was drawn to was a fischers.
Just thought they were really cute and liked how they looked.
Maybe one day I will get one.

I wish you all the best with your guy and maybe soon you can find him a healthy , lovely lady chameleon to live with,

Keep the pics coming, hes fun to look at!

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lele Jul 09, 2005 12:39 PM

very cute! sorry about your girl
I am always intrigued by different species' "protrusions" and wonder about their purpose (why evolved).
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Carlton Jul 11, 2005 04:29 PM

There are so many subtle variations on the double flattened process...I also wonder about it. It could be that the healthier the cham the larger and more robust such a "decoration" can get, so it is a way for the male to outcompete with others visually, and a way for the females to see that he's got good genes. What is also neat is to see how similar some of the Malagasy Furcifers are to their East African relatives. F. bifidus looks almost identical to the African fischeri, and yet they've been isolated genetically for a long long time. They don't really need sharp horns to fight, yet something on their snout does help them shove and force another intruder off a branch and protects their lips. Sometimes I wonder if it helps them aim at a far away insect like a rifle scope.

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