Veiled Chameleon Photos:

Here are some nice examples of healthy sunburst veiled stocks. I've really enjoyed the whole chameleon experience, and would just like to post a few photos of the various projects over the last couple years. Attached first are my original breeding set, here is the F1 male:

Here is a shot of my original breeder female, also an F1 animal, which I procured in Late December of 2002 at 4 months of age. This female proved out in May of 03, at which point she laid 37 perfect eggs. Notice the fantastic colors, even for a female! Dusting every feeding goes a long way to add to the health and beauty of your animal...

Here's a shot of the second female, who proved out in Early June 03, with 39 eggs her first clutch. She was gravid in the picture when it was taken.

The next several shots are what hooked me on to chams indefinitely. Although the incubation period was VERY long, and at times frustrating due to its length, the end results were fantastic!

If you look closely, you can see the the slit in the egg where the chameleon is about to emerge from the egg. The following shots I caught on camera with my digital are what makes the hobby such an interesting and magical experience for me...

And here, the babies are making their way out of the eggs just a little bit at a time. After 7.5 months of incubation, this sight was a blessing! Notice the eggs in contrast to the above picture I posted of the clutch incubating, you can plainly see how they collapse before hatching.

Here's a shot of the babies that have completely left the eggs and started wandering around. As they hatched, we removed them carefully and placed them into rows of 10 gallon aquaria (5 veileds per cage) on paper towels and small fake plants. Hatching the babies is the easy part- raising them up took a little more attention!

Of the end results, perfect little critters! They began eating a few days after hatching, little predators, and real animals!

This cham's photo is a picture of one of the holdback males at only 4 weeks of age. A friend of mine brought over a bearded dragon that was sitting on his shoulder, in a chair that was only a few feet away from the cages my veileds were housed in. He didn't like that dragon at all!

A shot of the above holdback male veiled at only 6 months of age as of this month. He's been a solid breeder veiled since (and has even replaced his own dad as a breeder!!!!!). He's got a solid few years of breeding left in him, and is bound to throw some beautiful babies! My first clutch of veiled has been laid for the year, and many more to follow! Thanks for looking, and I hope you enjoyed the photos, and ramblings! I have a link on my website (http://msreptilianhobbyists.fabpage.com) for additional photos as well as a care sheet for veiled chameleon care and propogation if anyone feels that veileds may be an undertaking that they wish to take in the future. Thanks for looking, and happy herping! -Eric Lago *MS Reptilian Hobbyists*
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