so why not?

[Benny]

why cant i keep 2 nosy be's or any cham togather? j/w i want to knwo even if i got them togathjer has a pair m/f or what ever , or what is they are bro's/sis's?

[HeatherRose]

Read some caresheets, especially if you're going to be getting into chameleons. They are a challenge, and research is a MUST.

Chris Anderson posted this link: http://www.chameleonnews.com/year2003/july2003/cohabitation/cohabitation.html

It'd be best to read it. If you can't afford two cages, don't get two chams. Chameleons get stressed quite easily, I can't imagine keeping two together when they freak out the way they do when you place a mirror infront of him...

[DragnDrop]

Chams need a lot of personal space, elbow room, whatever you want to call it. They don't like roommates, no sharing the cage, heck they'd prefer not to even share the world (that saying 'get off the Earth, it's MY planet' is really a cham quote :) ) Unless you have something approaching room size, you'd be stressing your chams out too much by expecting them to live happily ever after with a room mate of any kind. The exceptions would be the terrestrial chams, but even they have limits. Unless it's for a short stint for mating, the large arboreal species don't get along with each other.

[dank7oo]

In the nicest way possible Benny, you remind me of another guy I know named Benny (a small world) here in Ottawa who bought on impule and ended up not buying a UV bulb and the cham died in 6 weeks. You seem to want to rush this purchase. Take a month, do the proper research and when you feel as though you know everything there is to know for a beginner, then take another month and research some more before buying.

Jason

[peterm15]

i reasearched for 3 and im still kicking myself in the a$$ for buying one so soon... i didnt realise how much of a challenge it actually is... there very "mean" creatures.. and not to forgiving about houseing.. heck a leo you can keep on anything in anything, but even just one houseing mistake means for a really ticked off chameleon...

the way i look at it is if you get and are successful with one, then you can think of housing another, still in a different cage, but one at a time is WAY more than enough to start....

[Benny]

k thanks guys, and no offens bak but im not rushing, i mean resreching for like 1 1/2 months now and i stumbled ont hsi four like 2 weeks ago, but thanks guys

[peterm15]

dont take things personally when it comes to ppl saying more reasearch.. there is never enough.. lol.. i think more ppl on here are more worried for the way an animal is cared for rather then if there offending someone.. good in my eyes...

i hope you get all you want and one peice of advice.. give lots if hiding spots.. lots of coverage.. lol...

good luck..

[Benny]

thanks patterm im new so im nto use to ppl say mroe resreach ever other post, thanks man, got any other tips?

[Manitoban Herps]

I don't know why I keep hearing that chams are a challenge. I have kept mine since he was 3 months old and that was in Feb. of 2002.

Then again I only made 10$ a month and the cham costed 89.99$, and I reasearched every night after school till I got the cham..lol

[meow_mix450]

Even after I have gotten my chams I still read caresheets over and over and serach for new ones

Meow

[HeatherRose]

I say they're a challenge because they're weird little creatures. They are not forgiving of husbandry mistakes and hide illnesses very well. I spend more time with my chameleons than any other herp I have. I'm STILL reading caresheets, especially when something new happens... right now I'm waiting for my female to lay eggs, she looks like she swallowed a nerf football. I've been reading caresheets like mad for the past 2 days :p

I'm not saying people shouldn't get into chameleons, I love them and want everyone who will also love them to have one too...I just want them to take care of them properly is all :)

[meow_mix450]

haha when my female was about to lay i was sooo worried I read like crazy!

Meow

[Benny]

hey, thansk guys, and meow or heather could one of you put a very very easy detailed caresheet togatehr for me? or jsut find one lol, if its nto to much truble, i have bad luck searching the internet my self

[HeatherRose]

Here's a few, found on google:

http://www.herpindex.com/center/cpcare.html

http://www.chameleoncondo.net/pages/745281/

http://www.exoticlizards.com/panther-chameleon-care-sheets.html

[Benny]

wow your fast! thanks heather, heres another oen for ya knwo any minnesota breeders? or ones thta will shipp and are trustworthy?

[HeatherRose]

Once you're actually ready to find a breeder, check out that BOI link I gave you at www.faunaclassifieds.com ... I'm not too familiar with American chameleon breeders, sorry :(

But that site will give you a good idea of who is and who is not trustworthy, and you can ask if anyone's ever had a good or bad deal with a breeder of your choosing.

Good luck!

[Benny]

k thanks, your so kind to us novices =)
im readding them care sheets and i got soem good ideas of what to do now
(better ones any ways)
on that BOI do i have to registar there too? or could i use this account? again thanks

[HeatherRose]

LOL I'm still a novice myself :p

The BOI is a completely different site and forum, you'll have to make a new account to post there, but not to read the forums themselves.

[Benny]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by HeatherRose
[B]LOL I'm still a novice myself :p

HA U LIE! you sound pretty good with herps, mind if ask for some pics of what you got?cages and animals

[Benny]

ok i g2g to work now so post soem mroe news for me guys/gals im always ready to learn! jsut not in school.... ; )

[HeatherRose]

:p

Mostly, I keep rainbow boas, cresties and chameleons... I've got some other stuff too though :p There's pictures all over the site and in my gallery (click the camera icon next to my name) :D

[meow_mix450]

ya I wrote one not long ago, umm if you could give me your e-mail address I would be gald to send them too you. There are some grammer errors I havn't gotten to fix.

Meow

[Benny]

k cool thanks guys