Welcome home, Clair!

Clair is our Ambanja Female that is around 5 months old. At around 3 months she was shipped to us straight from California where Kammerflage Kreations resides. She is a big fan of crickets and is learning all about the world around her. She is a curious cat that is unashamed of showing all her sides. She's got quite the sassy personality but is very open to her main caretaker.

Currently she is being trained in handling, and learning that a hand isn't scary. She gets fed by hand at least once at every feeding, and feeds on roaming food for the rest. As time moves on, she is more willing to step on a hand for feeding, but is never forced. All her training is according to her comfort level, and she will never be pushed if she shows any stress. (gaping, puffing up large amounts, etc.)

Today was the first time she had any superworms! I would say she loved them, but the colors shown when she ate them were ones I had never seen from her. The yellow in her skin gives me some hope that she's got some "original" ambanja in her! Though, I do love the green in an ambanja. One of my favorite parts of her (other than her killer personality) is that little bit of green beside her eyes.

What's the future looking like for Clair?

Clair is currently very healthy. She defecates well and often, has a veracious appetite, and just loves basking and exploring her enclosure. Clair will eventually be bred, but only once she's already produced more than one clutch, and is more than one year old. Her hubby buddy is scheduled to arrive in late December and more posts will be made about him as well. She is showing very positive signs for good genetics, and I am just ecstatic that I was able to get her from Kammerflage. They were kind enough to pick out the best of the brood for my project, and I hope she lives a long and happy life with us- as we'll do everything in our power for her to be able to.

Future for the breeding project?

The future for the project is bright. I have plans out with some local clubs and societies to be able to obtain the variety of food that any chameleon would love. I am currently trying to decide what type of color I will be selectively breeding to achieve, but I'm leaning towards either the "original" ambanja with green, purple, blue and yellow, or as much purple as possible. I feel as if Ambanjas are one of the only locales that are able to hold that purple color as strong as they do. In the future I have plans to write a report on the temperments and personalities of baby chameleons. I will be humanely separating the clutches in half in their first month, and putting them in separate environments. One half will be able to see people often, and one will be mostly alone. I would like to compare the personalities of the two clutches to really eliminate the rumors about "nature vs nurture" over chameleons.

Everything experiment will be conducted and achieved as humanely as possible. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out!