| general
|
| description |
The false Chameleons consists
of 3 species from Cuba. They are smaller lizards close
realted to the Anolis. They are formidable to change colors.
|
| a.k.a |
False Chameleon |
| sub-species |
1. Chamaeleolis barbatus 2. Chamaeleolis guamahuya
3. Chamaeleolis porcus
|
| distribution |
Cuba |
| adult
size |
upto 30 cm |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Arboreal; dense foliage
of tropical rain forests |
| cage |
It should be tall instead
of wide for Arboreal reptiles. (e.g. Wooden
Terrarium, Glass
Terrarium) |
| branch |
As it is Arboreal, a lot
of branches are needed to climb and stay on (e.g. Habba
Tree , Sand-Blasted
Grapevine) |
| substrate |
Soil, gravel, moss (e.g.
Forest Bed
, Forest Moss),
barks (e.g. Repti Bark,
Coconut Bark) |
| activity
period |
Daytime (diurnal);
10 - 13 hours each day with direct natural sunlight or
UV lamp (e.g. ReptiSun 5.0,
UV Heat Bulb) |
| temperature |
30 - 32 ¢XC -- basking
spot (e.g. Basking
Spot Lamp)
23 - 26 ¢XC -- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
19 - 22 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| humidity |
Constantly
high;
Spray water all over its body and the surroundings 1 or
2 times a day. |
| water
bowl |
a large water
bowl (e.g. Rock water
dish) can place in the cage at all the time. |
| environment |
These lizards behave like
Chameleons. They are kept in high terraria with lots of
plants and branches. They are very territorial and is
best kept in pairs or alone. More animals is very stressfull
and can kill them. |
| diet |
| diet |
Carnivorous
(meat- eating) ;
They are fed on snails or larger insects like crickets,
cockroaches and locusts. Mice and larvae can be used occasionally.
They sit and wait for their prey, but can if hungry make
a persuit of their favorites. |
| reproduction |
| reproduction
|
Oviparous ;
Copulations takes place all year, but mainly in the
spring and summer. The eggs are dug down in the ground
often in the vicinity of plants and the eggs can hach
here even a better hatchling rate happens in incubators
at 25 -30¢XC . The juveniles are from 68 to 85 mm and
is not considered as a prey for the parents. Maturity
can happen within a year.
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