| general
|
| description |
One of the famous pet
chameleons in the world. Equipped with an ominous, curving
horn above its snout and two more lengthy sabers above
its eyes, this normally passive lizard will charge headlong
into battle and use its bony and keratinized cutlery to
poke its competition. |
| distribution |
East Africa |
| adult
size |
approx. 12" |
| sexing |
The males having three
rostral horns approximately 1 1/2 inches long. The females
are lacking these horns. The babies may be sexed at about
four months of age. At this time the horns begin to develop
in the males. |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Arboreal, Solitary; higher
altitude regions |
| 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, moss (e.g. Forest
Bed , Forest Moss),
barks (e.g. Repti Bark,
Coconut Bark) |
| activity
period |
 Daytime (diurnal);
12
- 14 hours each day with direct natural sunlight or UV
lamp (e.g. ReptiSun 5.0,
UV Heat Bulb) |
| temperature |
28 - 29 ¢XC -- basking
spot (e.g. Basking
Spot Lamp)
22 - 25 ¢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 |
50 - 70 % |
| water
bowl |
A water bowl should be
avaiable for drinking. Put a pump inside to make water
flowing. Chameleons usually cannot recognize still water. |
| hiding
place |
Unnecessary |
| diet |
| diet |
Insectivorous (insects-eating);
various
insects and worms |
| notes |
Remove all the remaining
insects because they (specially crickets) will be harassing
it at night, resulting stress. |
| reproduction |
| reproduction
|
Ovoviviparous; bears 8-35
young |
| gestation |
6 months |
