Mainty

Mainty is one of the nicest RBBB females I could find for Ralph. Her sire, Bangheera, is a classic red body blue bar Ambilobe produced by Highlighter Chameleons and owned by Nature’s Van Gogh. After talking to Logan about Mainty’s brothers, it looks like many of them proved out to be similar to Grape Inferno or Bangheera, so although Moonclaw’s sire is Flamethrower, it seems she took after her dam sire.

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Baby Panther Chameleon Growth Rates under different UVI levels

We raised two clutches of baby Furcifer pardalis (Panther Chameleons) under controlled conditions to answer a simple question: How do the growth rates of baby Panther Chameleons raised under UVI 3 and UVI 6 compare? Background Michael Nash recently studied two groups of baby Furcifer lateralis and found that UVI 7 and UVI 3 resulted in no noticeable difference in growth rates for that species. He descibes his research in this post.

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Parasites and Ethics: Origin Story

Rye, for good luck. We received 5 females from reputable CB sources that had issues during/after quarantine since 2017. The first 2 were in 2017. They never had great appetites and seemed to have respiratory issues. We brought them to the vet and kept them isolated for 60 days; however, the vet did not see anything wrong with them, and after they seemed to be healthy enough, we tried to breed them.

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Chameleon Academy: Chameleon Cage Type Decisions Part 1 - Hybrid

Bill did a great two part series on different caging strategies. We jumped on for the first part because we use a lot of hybrid enclosures here in Maryland. It helps us keep their cage within a healthy humidity range and protects our walls from water damage. Podcast Link: Ep 211: Chameleon Cage Type Decisions Part 1 - Hybrid

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Jiolahy

Jiolahy is a big F1 female from Chameleons 101’s The Don (WC). She brings fresh ybbb genetics combined with a great CB ybbb line created by Modern Day Dragons. We are very lucky to have her in our breeding group. Jiolahy | Female Ambilobe Panther Chameleon Filial F1-CG5 Sire The Don (WC) Dam Perregrin/Pyro’s Daughter 5 Generation Tree Ancestral Report for Jiolahy (F1-CG5) Generation 1 1. Jiolahy (F1-CG5). Jiolahy was born on 2021-07-14 at Eric Thompson.

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Mara

Mara is the beautiful sister of Maro. They are a pair of Ambilobe breeders we acquired from Chi-Town Chameleons from their Sammy x Nova (F1) pairing. It is looking like Maro is taking after Sammy, so it will be interesting to prove out Mara and see who her sons resemble. Mara | Female Ambilobe Panther Chameleon Mara | Female Ambilobe Panther Chameleon Mara | Female Ambilobe Panther Chameleon Mara | Female Ambilobe Panther Chameleon

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maro

Maro (F3) is a great edition to our YBBB project. We have been tracking the WC Legion line ever since we saw Jeremy Booker acquire him years ago. This great Chi-town Chameleons Sammy x Storm pairing finally carries those genetics with nice yellow bodies on both sides! Maro | Male Ambilobe Panther Chameleon Maro | Male Ambilobe Panther Chameleon Maro | Male Ambilobe Panther Chameleon Maro | Male Ambilobe Panther Chameleon

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Parasites and Ethics: Intro

tldr; Every animal you acquire, whether it be captive bred (CB) or wild caught (WC), should receive multiple fecal exams. A positive fecal should be managed in consultation with a qualified vet who has experience working with chameleons. Many different species of parasites do not shed at a constant rate, so a negative fecal is not a gaurantee that the animal is clean. We found Coccidia in 2 out of 25 exams that we performed in June-July 2021, and plan to run fecals on every animal in our possession and share the results/methods here.

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Arti x Tigravavy

This pairing was between our third generation hold back, Tigravavy, and our male from Brian Stewart, Arti. Arti comes from some great Ambilobe lines from Colorado Chameleons and Kammerflage Kreations, and Tigravavy is a stunning female from our Jude x Alla clutch. We were very happy with these guys! Arti x Tigravavy Hatch dates 6/28/2021 - 7/29/2021 Hatch rate 25/26 F1 | Ambilobe Panther Chameleon F2 | Ambilobe Panther Chameleon

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Blossom x Mavokely

This pairing was between our third generation hold back, Blossom, and our female from Bobby Ruddock, Mavokely. Mavokely is from one of our favorite yellow-bodied blue bar Ambilobe, Amarillo, and Blossom is the HB male from our Jude x Alla clutch. Great combination of colorful ybbb and clean yellows! Blossom x Mavokely Hatch dates 6/20/2021 - 6/24/2021 Hatch rate 22/22 F1 | Ambilobe Panther Chameleon F2 | Ambilobe Panther Chameleon

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