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ive been searching for information on rhampheleon species of chameleons and cant find anything good. im especially looking for R. ulugurensis info. can anyone help guide me in the right direction. thanks.

If you are new to stump-tailed chams then I really suggest starting off with brevicaudatus. Brevs are more durable, eat just about anything, are less timid, less sensitive to warmer temps – just overall easier to care for then uluguruensis (this is all from my experience and just my opinions). You will also have problems ID’ing uluguruensis since they are VERY similar to nchisiensis. So if you plan to breed there is a chance that you could cross breed the two species. There aren’t really any comprehensive care sheets out there, but once I raise my babies to adulthood and get them to breed then I plan on putting together one. Here are some general guidelines to help you get started …

- Mist twice a day – try and keep the humidity up around the 80’s or higher
- Temps should be in the low 70’s – especially for the ulus
- Brevs can handle the occasional warm spells in the mid 80’s but u will need to mist heavier and keep humidity up there.
- I feed sub adults / adults once every other day (.25” crix or smaller, mantids, cultured house flies, roach nymphs, wax worms, butter worms, moths)
- I supplement maybe twice a week with calcium and every other week with a vitamin
- Babies get fed daily (pinheads, super small roach nymphs, fruit flies, flour beetles). I supplement them daily with calcium and twice a week with vitamin – for the first few months or so

Here is an article on setting up a stump-tailed enclosure http://www.chameleonnews.com/stumphabitat.html

-roo