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Upper row left to right: 1. Healthy wild male Chamaeleo zeylanicus with physiologically formed area between canthi rostrales, 2. starting proliferation of infection pressure in combination with mouth-rot in a captive female of Chamaeleo calyptratus, 3. skull of female Furcifer pardalis with clearly visible prefrontal fontanellas

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Recently, there has been a large increase in eye problems in captive chameleons.

If this would not be just an optical mistake of my camera, this would be a nightmare... :-)

DO NOT CROSS BREED LOCAL FORMS OF PANTHER CHAMELEONS!

What is the natural story of rain?

I will never stop being absolutely amazed by the genius of creation. It is nothing in contradiction to the fact I am actually an evolutionary biologist.

One of the most frequent dreams of young boys and girls is to have their own dinosaur after they have seen all the Jurassic Parks and related movies…

Oustalets Chameleon - the most underrated chameleon in captivity

The golden rule of handling chameleins sounds: never handle a chameleon unless absolutely necessary.

People often wonder how thick the branches for chameleon enclosures should actually be.

This article discusses captive-bred Ambilobe Panther Chameleons (Furcifer pardalis) in the United States. It is a complex story which begins with the discovery of 'Picasso' Panther Chameleons by Olaf Pronk in the early 2000s and eventually become known as the Ambilobe local form. It continues with a discussion of the complex geography, phenotypes...

This article, specifically, tackles a controversial topic in the Ambanja Panther Chameleon breeding community on what is meant when people say they have an Ambanja Panther Chameleon for sale. It is the first article in a series on the challenges identifying and breeding wild-type local forms of Panther Chameleons. The next one covers the Ambilobe...

There are many risks of transporting chameleons bags, everyone should absconding from doing so.

What is the dependence of number of eggs, feeding and temperatures in Yemen Chameleons

More than 90% of the mighty Yemen chameleons are facing heavy overheating in captivity. I do not understand it, because nowadays, it is so easy to get reliable information about their country of origin, where they inhabit high mountain slopes and valleys at the elevation of above 4000 feet above sea level. Most of the populations, from which the...

When I first started to introduce bee pollen to the chameleon community, like almost always, I was called names and bashed and crucified. It was 2012 and coming years…

Very often breeders and keepers parott again, and again, the following message, especially to beginners: the females of chameleons will lay eggs even without the mating: they will lay infertile eggs like chicken every second month, regardless what you do. They recommend to have for the females always a lay bin present in the cage and block a...

Injuries in chameleons after falling from the branches

GOOD HYDRATION: No misters any more?!

Again and again we hear this question… And we have wonderful material for you!

Chameleons do not tend to build permanent pairs.

One of the most bizarre chameleons - Rhampholeon spinosus, E Usambaras, Tanzania

How to sex a Yemen chameleon?!

Overfeeding and overheating causes infertile egg production. 100eggs is very hard to be laid spontaneously as the way out for the eggs can be blocked by a huge fatbody situated in chameleons always in the pelvic region and growing into the body cavaity. This female was just lucky… Hundreds of females die…

Feeder cups become more and more popular, and are recommended by various sources, especially by their producers. They can be very simply made out of a deli cup, jar or glass, but they can be also made from various natural materials like wood, bamboo, bark, or printed from plastic in various designs and colors by 3-D printers.