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It's been awhile since my last post..Diego passed away today..6 long great years..An irreplacable friend..Extremely friendly and he most definitely was a lady's man..It's been a horrible day and a part of me is gone now that he isn't with me..People said not to have a chameleon as their first reptile but Diego and I proved em wrong..My mom and I both had a strong connection with him and people may say that chameleons don't want attention but Diego did..He never bit anyone,he rarely would get upset and he would try to get close to you if you were by his cage..He loved going outside with me as well..

I had a real bad feeling last night and I let him stay up 2 hours later than his regular bed time to be with me,while trying to do something to keep him with me..When I put him back in his cage,we stared at each other for 5 minutes and that was it..

He's not buried in the backyard..RIP Diego..I'll miss you a lot.....I already do..

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Jonny Blaze
1.0 Nosy Be Panther--Diego
1.0 Bearded Dragon--Vinny
0.1 Yorkshire terrier Brandy R.I.P February 14,2009 ,13 years old
1.0 Golden lab-Dusty R.I.P May 16,2007,14.5 years old
1.0 Black lab "wiggler",2 years old
s136.photobucket.com/albums/q173/jonnyblaze_04/?sc=3

Another..He was maybe 3 in this pic..

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Jonny Blaze
1.0 Nosy Be Panther--Diego
1.0 Bearded Dragon--Vinny
0.1 Yorkshire terrier Brandy R.I.P February 14,2009 ,13 years old
1.0 Golden lab-Dusty R.I.P May 16,2007,14.5 years old
1.0 Black lab "wiggler",2 years old
s136.photobucket.com/albums/q173/jonnyblaze_04/?sc=3

First day together..

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Jonny Blaze
1.0 Nosy Be Panther--Diego
1.0 Bearded Dragon--Vinny
0.1 Yorkshire terrier Brandy R.I.P February 14,2009 ,13 years old
1.0 Golden lab-Dusty R.I.P May 16,2007,14.5 years old
1.0 Black lab "wiggler",2 years old
s136.photobucket.com/albums/q173/jonnyblaze_04/?sc=3

He had a great life with you! I'm sorry to hear he's gone.

Wow, sounds like you should teach us how you raised Diego...yes Chameleons and reptiles in general can amaze us with behaviors not noted in the wild. I myself had a type of skink once that would get out of her cage, and come chill outside near the open veiled cage to bask on some leaves...she would then run back to her cage when I came in the room and startled her...yes common enough behavior but still amazing. I would not stop keeping herps if I was you...anyways I know what is like to loose a buddy...when my skink died out of the blue I was dismayed also, but they do have shorter life spans and you can always raise a baby one once more.

Thanks for sharing. I can't imagine what I will go through when Zuri paases. He was a handsome little guy.