hi everyone. i am thinking of getting a Brookesia sp. as my first chameleon. despite having vield's be a better choice for a beginner, i did some research and i think i can manage one of this little buggers. If anyone has any information on choosing a good specimen, setup, etc that they feel will help out, please let me know. i keep various colubrids, a python, and a bearded dragon, so reptiles in general shouldnt be a problem. thanks alot.-Zach
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Brookesia
Zach_MexMilk
Jul 27, 2005 03:27 PM
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lele
Jul 29, 2005 04:52 PM
Hi Zach,
not sure if anyone emailed you privately, but if not here is my humble 
opinion:
chams are nothing like beardies, snakes, etc. The little leaf chams (Brookesia, Rhampholeon) are easier as far as keeping humidity up since they are in tanks, but other problems can arise. One being that if they get sick or have parasites, etc. it is hard to diagnose simply due to their size, and even if diagnosed, can be difficult (impossible) to treat - again, their size. Chameleons do not show symptoms until an illness is well underway. I had a trio of R. brevicaudatus that I lost all at once (within 2 weeks time) and we do not know why - may have been supplementation issues.
OK, that said...here are some great articles for you to read and then come back and ask more questions. The author of one (roocat) posts here regularly. Go to the link below and look for 2 articles in current issue and then look int he back issue of September 2002. Hope this is helpful!
lele
>>hi everyone. i am thinking of getting a Brookesia sp. as my first chameleon. despite having vield's be a better choice for a beginner, i did some research and i think i can manage one of this little buggers. If anyone has any information on choosing a good specimen, setup, etc that they feel will help out, please let me know. i keep various colubrids, a python, and a bearded dragon, so reptiles in general shouldnt be a problem. thanks alot.-Zach
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