Biography about the chameleon

Yemensky chameleon Lat. Chamaeleo Calyptratus in the exotarium "Bugs-Pouchers" lives a chameleon of the Rango. This is a friendly male, who sometimes is not averse to walking the guests of the Yemeni chameleon Lat. Is this a friendly male who sometimes not mind walking around the guests where and how do chameleons live? Yemensky chameleon has a speaking name, it tells us its habitat, namely Yemen Saudi Arabia in the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula.

This species live high in the mountains in the north of Yemen. The habitat height is approximately meters above sea level. Yemeni chameleon is adapted to life on trees and has special devices, such as a long tenacious tail and a special structure of legs with sharp claws that help it climb and cling to branches. In nature, when the chameleon hunts, it freezes and remains in the same pose without movement for a long time.

At this time, only his eyes rotate. The chameleon catches insects with a long tongue, grabbing prey, covering it. How does the chameleon change color? Chameleons became known thanks to the ability to change their color. They do this depending on their mood, temperature or due to the reproduction period. The ability to change the color of the lizard is owe to chromatophores - cells in the skin, which change color within a certain palette.

Chromatophores can be painted in black, yellow, red or brown. Chameleons have sexual dimorphism: males and females look different. The males have a large beautiful comb on their heads. The females have it, but less pronounced. Another bright feature is the eyes. They can rotate in a circle, and independently of each other. Thanks to such eyes, the chameleon has a huge angle of view with small blind zones, due to this it is easier for him to track the prey and notice the enemy.

Is it possible to maintain a chameleon at home? As we already know, this type of chameleon lives at high altitudes, respectively, the climate, temperature gradient, moisture gradient and pressure at such altitudes are significantly different from the conditions relative to the same area, but meters lower. It is quite difficult to create and maintain the right conditions inside the terrarium, so the Jemenan chameleon is not the best option for the first pet for an inexperienced terrariumist.

But with proper preparation, to maintain and observe this lizard is very interesting. At home, chameleons live in spacious vertical terrariums. Inside the terrarium, a tropical forest is imitated, placing wooden snags or a vine along which the chameleon can climb. Plants for decor are recommended to use artificial ones, because there is a risk of eating real leaves that are inappropriate for food chameleon.

Hameleon is important warmth and humidity. At least once a day, the terrarium is sprayed with water. Inside, the upper heating is installed with a lamp, heating rugs and cords are not suitable for wood lizards in a vertical terrarium. At the heating point, the temperature should reach from 29 to 32 degrees, and the background temperature of the terrarium is about 27 degrees, at night it is allowed to reduce temperature to 24 degrees.

In addition to the heating lamp, it is necessary to install an ultraviolet lamp, UV radiation is important for the production of vitamin D3 in the body. Be sure to put a lamp and a lameleon, moisture is very important, as they often suffer from dehydration, but they do not know how to drink standing water. Living at high altitude the lizard will not go down to the river or lake to drink water, so they adapted to drink drops of water flowing from the leaves of the trees on which they live.

An ordinary blowjsk drinker will not work for them. In addition to the correct arrangement of the house, you need to monitor the emotional state of the pet. Chameleons are vulnerable creatures, severe stress can seriously affect their health. What does the chameleon eat? Chameleons feed on both plant and animal foods. At home, it can be fed with crickets and cockroaches, salad leaves or dandelions are suitable as plant foods.

It is insects that occupy most of the diet, in order to diversify the favorite menu, you can use flour worms, locusts, zofobasov - but do not forget that fatty foods in large quantities can lead to health problems, it is rather a delicacy. It is worth feeding to saturation, portions in specific animals can vary slightly due to the size of the feed object and individual characteristics.

When feeding, it is worth seasoning with calcium for reptiles and periodically add a special vitamin complex, this contributes to the health of the pet and prevents the development of rickets. How many chameleons live? Life life may vary depending on the conditions of the content and characteristics of the animal. Males live longer - years old. The female can live from 4 to 7 years.

In ideal conditions, the chameleon is able to live for about 10 years, but in practice, in the conditions of the average terrarium, the average life expectancy is two times less - 5 years.What character of Yemeni chameleon chameleons as a whole are territorial and can show aggression against other chameleons or strangers. They have a high degree of caution and suspicion of the environment.

Yemenic chameleons are able to show a variety of color changes that can reflect their mood, communication or environmental reaction. Chameleons can be quite calm and passive, but can also become active and playful under suitable conditions. Each chameleon can have individual character characteristics, and their behavior can vary depending on the surrounding conditions and interaction with their environment.

Our handsome manano is sociable and friendly, but in general it cannot be said that it is typical of Yemenic chameleons, many of them hiss and show aggression. We are also happy to offer you: excursions on which only your company will be.