Input needed, please

As far as demand goes - is it better to breed two from the same location (Ambanja/Ambanja) or better to cross breed - for example, an Ambanja male with a Sambava female

Thanks for your input.

Wow, don't all answer at once.

My personal opinion (and personal practice) is to breed same locales. Cross-breeding can produce amazing looking animals; I do own one Ambanja/Nosy cross, but never bred him to any of my own females.

The general consensus in the chameleon community is that crosses are less desirable. They are often sold at a lesser cost. The thinking behind it is there is the potential to pollute the market with cross females that can easily be misrepresented as they are almost impossible to differentiate from one another.

It is done by some of the most reputable breeders and lots of beautiful animals are produced. Honesty is very important in regards to full disclosure of the locale mix. Once it changes hands it is out of the breeders control so IMO it is important to choose the buyers carefully. Thats easy to say when you are not sitting on 40 female crosses that you have to feed and are too large to be housed together.

In short "my opinion" is stick with the pure locale. Ambanjas are amazing already. Why muck it up.

Thank you both! I appreciate the input.