Parson's chameleon

[kidchameleon]

does anyone know any websites that have good caresheets o information on Parson's Chameleons?

thanks

[meow_mix450]

ad cham, collide knows a lot of good ones

Meow

[Collide]

LOL do u have $2000 to spend???

Umm

Adcham
chameleon journals

try some books

there are more but im too lazy to find them lol

[meow_mix450]

2000!!!! wow lol

Meow

[vipervenom]

That's just for the chameleon! Their cage needs to be HUGE! Rated as one of the largest chams in the world! And then again,t hey are fairly hard to care for. Very rare chameleons.

[DragnDrop]

Chances of finding a species specific care sheet for Parsons are rather slim. Since they're extremely rare in captivity, only the "cream of the crop" keepers have them. The few offspring that are available go to expert keepers who either already have the info, or get it from the breeder.

[SaIiLdVaEnR]

This is all I could find, I do not know how reliable it is but generally these caresheets are a collection from many keepers personal experiences. Hope it helps

http://centralpets.com/pages/critterpages/reptiles/lizards/LZD2667.shtml


Aidan

[dank7oo]

2000 Brandy? You are a little ... wait ... WAY too high on that figure. They are down to about 1100 Canadian through reputable breeders (ie scream)

Jason

[kidchameleon]

2000$? wow. i know they are large and would need a large cage and are relatively hard to take care of, but i had no idea of the price. haha, forget this idea.

[meow_mix450]

think about how much food they would eat! imgine a female getting pregent!

Meow

[Collide]

Jason could you send me these breeder id be intrested to arrange to possibley get one and i know some people that want one... the cheapest i have seen is $1800 US.

thanks Brandy

[dank7oo]

Yup. I think they have babies on the way in the next few months. I'll get their personals for you later today.

Jason

[Chris_Anderson]

Jason,

If you can set me up with a seller at that price, I'll arrange all the export stuff to the US and buy them all day long for that price! I purchased mine for $2200US and $1550US. They haven't been available for $1000 in years as far as I know. $1800-$2500 is typical price for them.

Anyway, they can eat quite a bit and can be picky feeders. I generally feed madagascar hissing roaches, orange headed roaches, silkworms, hornworms, waxworms, mealworms, superworms, stick insects, mantids, crickets and anything else I can get my hands on at the time. They have been known to eat birds, pinkies and anoles when full grown as well.

Their enclosures are huge (7' tall x 6' x 3') and care needs specific and generally out of the reach of most keepers. Their hydration requirements are significant (I run misters 3 times a day for a total of 1.5 hrs a day).

There are some care sheets out there. www.adcham.com has a good one and there are a few others. that one from central pets is not very good. to start with, this species lives upward of 15-20 years, not 4 although that may be a good average considering how few have had success with this species in the past when they were being imported. Other than that, the sheet has virtually no information about the species relative to any other chameleon.

Here are a couple pics of mine.

Female in display coloration and posture:
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/3628Calumma_parsonii_parsonii_54_-_Vanquish_2-2-04_.jpg

Juvenile Male. This photo is about a month old and he is now a baby blue with bright orange eyes. His rostrals have also grown in a lot.
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/3628Calumma_parsonii_parsonii_56_-_Volante_2-4-04_.jpg

Enjoy,

Chris

[choriona]

Wow. Awsome pics Chris. Thanks for sharing those!!

[huhet]

very beautiful chameleons. do you have just those two?

[Chris_Anderson]

Originally posted by huhet
very beautiful chameleons. do you have just those two?

Yes, I only have a pair of C. parsonii at the moment. They don't become available too often and when they do, the price is limiting to how many I can get at any time.

Chris

[Collide]

At $1100 that would be a steal for all the USA people that would be soo cheap in american dollars.

Oh hey Jason I still havent got that info could u send it too me i have some people that want to be put on a waiting list for those babies.

[dank7oo]

Yeah .. sorry bout that. I've been really sick the last week, and haven;t done much of anything. I'll get it this weekend for you.

[Ghi Reptiles]

Those are great looking! I remember when they were wholesaled at $45.00 each and when my buddy who would get a lot in he would give me the thin ones for nothing. They would come in 50 ata a time and I Had three pairs for years and years and they did great! When the gravid ones would come in I would pay $60.00 for them. At one point I was sitting on over 100 eggs and after a year I pitched them thinking they were no good. Subsequently I found out they take 18-22 months to hatch.....ouch! I have been giving thought to checking the local dump to see if they have populated the area but I am sure not lol!

[sketchy4]

those pics are great! beautiful chams.

[bluechameleon]

hi
i just got on this forum. interesting. i guess knowing people does help. i can get parsons for interested people for $1500 if not abit cheaper. the ones im getting in are cbb from europe but hey its alot cheaper than paying $2400 from N.E.R.D's

[meow_mix450]

lol you got a good point, but shipping is a pain in the A$$! but im not intrested, justed wanted to point out, parasons are just amazing little guys

Meow