Carpet Chameleons
are a small species from Madagascar that are named for the intricately beautiful patterns they show. This species has the characteristic of being one of the few where the female is more colorful than the male. Breeding these jewels was, at one time, problematic and there were only brief pockets of success in the community. Kevin Stanford has spearheaded the effort for breeding success and is now working with 6th Captive Generation specimens.
While forward movement is always built on the backs of those who have gone before us and is fanned by those who work with us, there is often one person whose efforts become a catalyst for the community. In carpet chameleons, that has been Kevin Stanford. In this episode we talk with Kevin about his methods for successfully breeding carpet chameleons and his journey to get to this point.
Carpet Chameleons
Below is a selection of photos from Kevin’s collection (all photos used with permission from Kevin Stanford)
If you are interested in keeping up with Kevin and his Carpet Chameleon availability, follow him on his Facebook page at Kevin Standford Chameleons on Facebook
He also has an Instagram account with the user name @macandcheese2
You mentioned a few articles about vitamin suplimentation in this episode- could you link to them if any are available online? I realize they may have been wrong, but it would be helpful for me as a new keeper but meticulous researcher to see where we came from in husbandry practices
Beth,
The article in question that started the Vitamin A scare in the chameleon community was published in a print publication called the Chameleon Information Network. Unfortunately, this publication is not available online.