Quote Originally Posted by blackcrystal22 View Post
Very cool! Can't they be difficult to care for? I donno where I heard that.. but I heard they often don't do well in captivity?
Really depends on what species you are talking about... Some are really touchy, while others like Veileds and Panthers do very well in captivity. Fishers arequire a few adjustments as far as temp and humidity go compared to most captive Chameleons...but tend be a fairly successful captive species. There has been a lot of advancement in the keeping of Mellers over the last few years, as there was a major lack in solid research that had been done...But now we are seeing a lot of CB Melleri available meaning that there has been a good amount of success with them. Parsons... pfshhh... Very tough in captivity... I am still years from feeling comfortable enough to spend thousands of dollars for something that has a low captive success rate such as Parsons... Even though it is my dream to own one some day... I won't support the illegal pet trade...Therefore I probably will never own one unless CITES starts to allow them to be exported again sometime in the future.