Meller's Chameleon yog qhov loj thiab xim tshwj xeeb. Lawv yog los ntawm cov roob roob hauv sab hnub tuaj Africa, xws li Tanzania, Mozambique, thiab Malawi. Raws li ib tug neeg laus, lawv tuaj yeem ncav cuag 2-feet ntev. Lawv raug txheeb xyuas tam sim los ntawm lawv qhov loj me thiab ci daj thiab ntsuab xim.
Lawv muaj ib lub hneev taw uas qee zaum ua rau lawv raug hu ua "Gant one-horned chameleons." Txawm li cas los xij, lub hneev no feem ntau ploj lawm hauv kev poob cev qhev vim raug mob, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum xa khoom thiab xa khoom.
Thaum lawv xav tias raug hem, cov chameleons yuav tsim cov pob dub. Zoo li txhua tus chameleons, lawv ob lub qhov muag tig ntawm nws tus kheej, thiab lawv muaj tus nplaig ntev uas pab lawv ntes cov tsiaj. Lawv cov ntiv taw fused thiab tus Tsov tus tw tso cai rau lawv nce hauv ntau qhov chaw sib txawv yam xyuam xim. Txawm li cas los xij, lawv tsis camouflage rau lawv ib puag ncig. Hloov chaw, lawv qhov kev hloov xim feem ntau yog nyob ntawm theem kev ntxhov siab, mating rituals, thiab kub.
Lawv lobes occipital tuaj yeem coj mus tom ntej yog tias lizard xav tias raug hem. Txawm li cas los xij, qhov no tsis tshua muaj nyob hauv kev poob cev qhev. Feem ntau, lawv zoo nkauj layback thiab maj mam creatures.
Quick Facts about Meller's Chameleon
| Species Name | Triceros meleri |
| Tsev neeg | Chameleons |
| Temperature | 75 txog 82 degrees |
| Nyob zoo | Docile |
| Color Form | Varied |
| Lifespan | 12 xyoo |
| Size | 2 – 2/12 feet |
| Kev noj haus | Pab |
| Tej yam tsawg kawg nkaus | 6' x 6' x 3' |
| Tank Set-Up | Ntau qhov nce toj thiab nkaum qhov chaw |
| Compatibility | Tsis muaj |
Meller's Chameleon Txheej txheem cej luam
Lub chameleon no yog ib tug loj tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. Lawv yog cov loj tshaj yog tias koj tsis suav cov neeg nyob hauv Madagascar. Lawv yog neeg nyob rau teb chaws Africa av loj, qhov chaw uas lawv raug suav hais tias yog Tsawg Tshaj Tawm. Hauv kev poob cev qhev, cov chameleons feem ntau zoo nkauj heev rau tib neeg. Hauv ntau qhov xwm txheej, lawv tseem raug tshaj tawm tias yog phooj ywg. Txawm li cas los xij, qhov no feem ntau nyob ntawm theem kev sib cuam tshuam ntawm lawv thiab tib neeg.
Ntsuab-caught chameleons feem ntau ua tsis zoo rau kev poob cev qhev. Lawv feem ntau tuaj nrog cov kab mob loj thiab feem ntau muaj cov neeg tuag coob heev. Hloov chaw, kev xaiv raug ntes-bred yog pom zoo. Lawv tuaj yeem raug bred hauv kev poob cev qhev nrog kev siv zog me ntsis. Tsuav lawv qhov chaw nyob yog tsim kom raug, lawv feem ntau zoo nkauj yooj yim rau yug.
Vim cov lizards no loj heev, lawv coj chav me ntsis. Ib lub tsev loj loj raug pom zoo, uas feem ntau siv chav me ntsis ntau dua li cov tswv feem ntau xav tau. Lawv kuj xav tau ntau yam tshuaj ntxiv kom noj qab haus huv thiab muaj dej ntau. Vim li no, peb tsuas xav kom lawv mus rau cov hobbyists siab heev.
Meller's Chameleons Nqi Ntau Npaum Li Cas?
Piv rau lwm cov tsiaj reptiles, cov chameleons yuav kim heev. Lawv feem ntau raug nqi ntawm $ 150 txog $ 500. Nws feem ntau tsis pom zoo kom yuav cov lizards qus. Cov no feem ntau tsis tshua muaj kev vam meej dua li cov lizards uas raug ntes. Feem ntau, cov neeg raug ntes tau nyob rau hauv cov tsiaj qus tau dhau los ua cov txheej txheem thauj khoom, nqa cov kab mob, thiab muaj cov kab mob hnyav hnyav. Vim li no, lawv feem ntau nyuaj rau kev poob cev qhev.
Peb pom zoo kom nrhiav ib tus neeg yug tsiaj hauv zos yog tias ua tau. Cov chameleons tsis ua zoo thaum xa khoom, yog li nws yog qhov zoo tshaj los yuav lawv hauv zos. Peb pom zoo kom tus yug me nyuam tsis yog lub khw muag tsiaj, vim qhov no yuav txo koj cov nqi. Tsis tas li ntawd, koj yuav paub tseeb tias cov chameleon raug bred nyob rau hauv captivity es tsis txhob raug ntes nyob rau hauv qus.
Tus neeg yug me nyuam yuav tsum muaj peev xwm tso cai rau koj pom cov ntaub thaiv uas cov neeg laus khaws cia rau hauv, nrog rau qhov chaw cov menyuam yaus khaws cia. Qhov no yuav qhia rau koj paub txog qhov chaw chameleon tau nyob thiab qib kev saib xyuas lawv tau txais.
Kev coj cwj pwm & kev kub ntxhov
Cov chameleons no muaj txij li docile mus rau nruab nrab aggressive rau tib neeg. Feem ntau, lawv xav tau ib qho tseem ceeb ntawm taming ua ntej lawv txais neeg. Cov neeg raug ntes nyob rau hauv hav zoov tej zaum yuav nruj dua cov neeg raug ntes vim lawv tsis siv rau tib neeg.
Feem ntau, lawv loj txaus kom ntseeg siab thiab tsis ntshai ntau. Lawv tsis siv rau ntau lizards loj dua lawv. Txawm li cas los xij, lawv tuaj yeem ua nruj heev thaum lawv xav tias raug hem. Lawv tuaj yeem yws thiab sim ua kom lawv tus kheej saib loj hauv kev sim ua kom ntshai ntawm cov tsiaj txhu. Lawv tsis tshua ua li no rau tib neeg tshwj tsis yog tias ua yuam kev.
Txawm hais tias muaj kev xav tsis zoo, cov lizards no tsis sib xyaw rau hauv lawv ib puag ncig. Hloov chaw, lawv cov qauv hloov xim yog ntau dua li kev sib txuas lus. Cov lizards no yuav tsaus ntuj thaum chim siab thiab ci ntsa iab lawv cov xim thaum sim ua phooj ywg. Koj tuaj yeem txiav txim siab seb koj li lizard xav li cas raws li lawv cov xim. Nws yuav siv sij hawm me ntsis, tab sis nrog lub sijhawm, koj yuav kawm hais lawv cov lus. Qhov no tuaj yeem pab koj txiav txim siab thaum twg muaj qee yam tsis raug.
Zoo & Varieties
Cov no yog cov chameleons loj tshaj plaws nyob rau African av loj. Lawv tuaj yeem ncav cuag 24 ". Txawm li cas los xij, lawv tau paub tias loj hlob tshaj 30 ". Qee zaum, lawv tau hnyav dua 21 ooj. Nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb kom nco ntsoov qhov no hauv siab thaum txais lawv. Lawv tuaj yeem tau txais loj heev, uas txhais tau tias lawv yuav siv chav me ntsis.
Poj niam feem ntau me me dua txiv neej. Txawm li cas los xij, lawv tuaj yeem loj heev.
Lawv muaj lub cev tawv tawv nrog tus Tsov tus tw thiab lub taub me dua li qhov koj xav tau. Lawv kuj elongated ntau tshaj chameleons.
Cov pob thiab cov hlua ntawm chameleon ntau yam ntawm xim av mus rau ntsuab mus rau daj. Dub kuj tseem muaj peev xwm. Lub hauv paus xim yog xim ntsuab tob nrog cov kab txaij dawb, tab sis cov lizards tuaj yeem hloov lawv cov xim nyob ntawm lawv qhov xwm txheej. Yog tias lawv nkees lossis chim siab, cov xim dub thiab dawb tuaj yeem tsim. Kev ntxhov siab feem ntau cuam tshuam nrog kev pom cov xim dub, txawm li cas los xij.
Thaum muaj kev ntxhov siab hnyav, tag nrho chameleon yuav tig charcoal grey nrog daj kab txaij. Tus mob chameleon feem ntau yuav tig grey, liab, dawb, lossis xim av. Lawv cov xim yuav txawv txawv.
Lawv tus nplaig tuaj yeem ncav cuag 20" ntev.
Yuav Ua Li Cas Saib Xyuas Meler's Chameleons
Habitat, Tank Conditions & Setup
Meller's Chameleon loj heev. Vim li no, lawv yuav tsum tsis txhob khaws cia rau hauv ib lub tawb chameleon ib txwm. Lawv yuav tsum tau khaws cia rau hauv lub tawb uas tsawg kawg yog 6' x 6' x 3'. Lawv tsis nyiam txav nce thiab nqis ib yam li lwm cov chameleons. Hloov chaw, lawv nyob ntawm tib theem dav dav. Yog li ntawd, cov tawb dav dua uas tso cai rau lawv txav mus rau kab rov tav yog qhov zoo dua.
Cov yas mesh pheej yig tsis haum rau cov chameleons. Lawv tsis tuaj yeem txhawb nqa qhov hnyav ntawm tus neeg laus thiab yuav ua rau cov ntiv tes torn thiab cov khoom noj. Feem ntau muaj ib qho kev cai-tsim tawb uas yog ua los ntawm ib hom kev nyab xeeb mesh. Nws yuav tsum cia lawv tuav yam xyuam xim vim lawv yuav nce mus txog txhua yam.
Rau cov khub, koj yuav tsum tau muab ob npaug rau qhov loj me thiab suav nrog lub teeb ci rau txhua tus chameleon. Lawv yuav sib tw rau qhov chaw basking yog tias muaj tsuas yog ib qho, txawm tias lawv tsis sib xws. Koj yuav tsum muab lawv thaj chaw kom tau raws li lawv cov kev xav tau sib cais kom tsis txhob muaj kev sib ntaus sib tua.
Sturdy, kab rov tav ceg yuav tsum tau. Lawv yuav tsum tau txhawb nqa cov lizards loj no. Nroj tsuag ib leeg tsis haum rau kev txhawb nqa. Umbrella nroj tsuag tuaj yeem siv rau qhov chaw dawb. Txawm li cas los xij, cov ceg yuav tsum tau ua kom muaj kev txhawb nqa. Nco ntsoov suav nrog ntau ceg, vim cov chameleons nyiam nce me ntsis.
Cov chameleons no txaj muag heev, yog li lawv xav tau ntau qhov chaw nkaum. Lawv yuav tsum muaj chaw txaus thiab kev ceev ntiag tug kom nkaum ntawm qhov pom. Kev teeb tsa ib tsob ntoo ntawm ib qho kawg tsis txaus. Lawv xav tau ntau qhov chaw nkaum. Yuav tsum muaj ob peb qhov chaw qhib xwb, hos ntau qhov chaw yuav tsum zais zoo nkauj.
Koj yuav tsum muab lub ntees tso rau poj niam, nrog rau cov chameleons uas tseem tsis tau deev. Ib lub tsho loj loj khaws cia yog tsim nyog. Sau nws 12 "sib sib zog nqus nrog topsoil thiab xuab zeb.
Teeb & Kub
Cov chameleons xav tau UVB thiab basking noob. Peb pom zoo kom lub teeb tsim los tuav ob qho tib si, uas tso cai rau cov chameleon tau txais UVB lub teeb thaum basking. Pom zoo ib lub teeb halogen. 60W feem ntau yog txaus. Qhov chaw basking yuav tsum tsis txhob siab tshaj 85 F. Qhov kub yuav tsum poob qis heev thaum hmo ntuj, tsawg kawg yog 10 degrees. Cov ntaub thaiv npog no yuav tsum nyob li ntawm 75 degrees tsawg kawg thaum nruab hnub. Kub yuav tsum tsis txhob mob, vim lawv tsis nyiam cua sov ntau npaum li lwm tus.
Basking teeb yuav tsum tau tsom rau ntawm lub kaum sab xis. Qhov no tso cai rau lawv kom sov lawv sab thiab ua rau lawv tsis tshua muaj kub hnyiab lawv cov crests. Muaj lawv lub teeb ncaj qha rau saum lawv yog ua tau, tab sis koj tuaj yeem ua rau kub hnyiab thiab teeb meem cua sov tsis sib xws.
Koj tuaj yeem siv lub teeb fluorescent rau nruab hnub los ntxiv lub teeb ntxiv rau cov ntaub ntawv. Qhov no tuaj yeem ua kom yooj yim rau koj saib cov tsiaj, tab sis feem ntau tsis tsim nyog.
Meller's Chameleons Tau Nrog Lwm Tus Tsiaj?
Koj yuav tsum khaws cov chameleons ib leeg lossis nrog lwm tus ntawm lawv qhov loj. Lawv tsis tuaj yeem nrog lwm hom tsiaj hauv feem ntau. Koj yuav tsum tsis txhob tsev cov txiv neej ua ke, vim lawv tuaj yeem tau txais thaj chaw. Txawm li cas los xij, txiv neej-poj niam khub niam txiv tuaj yeem sib koom ua ke yog tias muab chav txaus.
Yuav Ua Li Cas Pub Koj Tus Menyuam Chameleons
Meller's Chameleons muaj kev xav tau dej tshwj xeeb. Lawv nto moo rau ntev thiab qeeb haus. Feem ntau, koj yuav tsum muab lawv da dej ntev li 20 feeb, ob peb zaug hauv ib hnub. Cov chameleons yuav zaum thiab haus dej yuav luag txhua lub sijhawm uas koj pos huab. Kev sib txuas ntxiv yog ib lub tswv yim zoo yog tias lawv zoo li haus dej tag nrho lub sijhawm thaum lub misting.
A dripper kuj tseem siv tau, tab sis ntau chameleons yuav tsis siv cov no ntau zaus. Qee cov neeg siv tseem ceeb ntawm cov dripper, tab sis feem ntau tsuas yog siv qee zaus. Nws tso cai rau koj muab dej txhua teev ntawm ib hnub, txawm li cas los xij.
Cov dej no txhais tau hais tias koj yuav tsum tau nqis peev rau hauv lub suab kaw suab thiab. Koj yuav xav tau ntau tshaj li ib nkas loos dej ib hnub. Qhov ntawd yuav tsum mus qhov twg.
Vim lawv qhov loj me, cov chameleons noj cov khoom uas raug nplua ntau heev. Tej zaum lawv yuav txawm noj cov noog me me hauv cov tsiaj qus, yog li xav txog qhov no thaum muab cov kab uas tsim nyog. Giant roaches feem ntau yog ib qho kev xaiv zoo, vim tias lawv tau txais ntau dua li cov kab uas muaj ntau tshaj plaws. Koj tuaj yeem siv hornworms thiab npauj, vim cov no zoo nkauj heev thiab.
Grassshoppers thiab lwm yam txog qhov loj yog qhov kev xaiv zoo. Lawv yuav noj cov khoom me me thiab, xws li superworms. Txawm li cas los xij, cov no yuav tsis txhawb nqa lawv, yog li nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws los siv cov khoom loj dua rau feem ntau.
Pub rau lawv ob peb yam khoom noj txhua hnub. Cov khoom tsawg dua yog qhov zoo dua rau feem ntau chameleons. Lawv yog cov nquag ua rog. Koj yuav tsum pub lawv txaus kom pab lawv tswj tau qhov hnyav. Ua tib zoo saib xyuas lawv lub cev thiab kho lawv cov khoom noj raws li qhov tsim nyog. Yog li ntawd, pub me me ntawm cov khoom txhua hnub lossis ob hnub.
Koj yuav tsum ntxiv koj cov chameleons. Txawm li cas los xij, lawv yog cov rhiab heev rau kev siv tshuaj ntxiv, yog li nws yog qhov tseem ceeb uas yuav tsum tau ceev faj txog kev noj ntau npaum li cas. Lawv xav tau phosphorus-dawb calcium ob peb zaug hauv ib lub lis piam tsawg kawg. Ib qho vitamin D3 kuj raug pom zoo, txawm tias koj tsuas yog siv nws ib hlis ib zaug xwb. Lub plab-loading kab yog qhov tseem ceeb los xyuas kom meej tias lawv noj ntau cov vitamins thiab minerals, uas yog qhov tseem ceeb rau lawv txoj kev noj qab haus huv tag nrho.
Khawv Koj Tus Menyuam Chameleon He althy
Cov chameleons no muaj kev nkag siab me ntsis txog lawv txoj kev noj qab haus huv tag nrho. Feem ntau, cov chameleons qus tuaj yeem raug mob lossis lwm yam teeb meem uas tsis tau xav txog thaum xub thawj. Lawv feem ntau muaj cov kab mob cab thiab lub cev qhuav dej. Tej zaum nws yuav siv sij hawm ntev rau lawv kom rov tau txais lawv lub zog tag nrho. Feem ntau, cov chameleons no hu ua "90-hnub lizards", vim tias ntau ntawm lawv tsis rov qab los ntawm lawv qhov kev thauj mus los.
Koj yuav tsum ua tib zoo tshuaj xyuas koj cov lizard kom raug mob thaum tuaj txog. Cov ntiv taw ploj thiab kis kab mob yog cov teeb meem tshwm sim. Tom thiab khawb tuaj yeem tshwm sim, tab sis cov no tsis tshua muaj. Cov no tuaj yeem kho nrog txhua hom tshuaj pleev, uas yuav tsum txaus rau feem ntau qhov txhab. Qee zaum, yuav raug hu mus ntsib kws kho mob kom kho qhov txhab.
Parasites yog ib qho teeb meem tseem ceeb ntawm tus kab mob no. Tej zaum yuav tau kuaj fecal tsis tu ncua. Cov kab mob hnyav hnyav tuaj yeem ua rau muaj kev phom sij rau cov lizards. Txawm li cas los xij, tej zaum koj yuav xav tos kom txog thaum lub chameleon ruaj khov ua ntej siv cov tshuaj hnyav rau cov kab mob cab. Qee lub sij hawm, cov chameleons yuav tsis ciaj sia txoj kev kho mob. Koj tsis xav ntxiv kev ntxhov siab rau tus tsiaj lub cev.
Kev ntxhov siab yog qhov kev txhawj xeeb tseem ceeb ntawm cov tsiaj no. Lawv tuaj yeem tau txais kev ntxhov siab sai heev, feem ntau tom qab lawv raug xa tawm. Kev ntxhov siab tuaj yeem ua rau lawv qhib rau cov kab mob, uas tuaj yeem ua rau muaj mob thiab tuag taus. Lawv yuav tsum tau ua kom txaus nyob nrog qhov tseeb qhov kub thiab qhov teeb pom kev zoo. Koj yuav tsum tsis txhob kov lawv ntau dhau, vim qhov no tuaj yeem ua rau muaj kev ntxhov siab.
Tshuaj ntsuab
Thaum muaj xwm txheej zoo, cov tsiaj no yuav yug los. Tus poj niam yuav nteg qe nyob rau hauv lub nesting box tsim nyog thaum muab nrog ib tug. Feem ntau tsis muaj ntau yam uas koj yuav tsum tau ua rau koj cov chameleons yug. Hloov chaw, lawv yug me nyuam zoo nkauj yam tsis muaj kev pab ntau.
Meller's Chameleons puas haum rau koj?
Cov chameleons tsis yog rau txhua tus. Lawv loj thiab xav tau kev saib xyuas me ntsis. Txhawm rau kom lawv hydrated, koj yuav tsum tau pos lawv ntau zaus hauv ib hnub. Lawv feem ntau ntxhov siab tom qab kev xa khoom tuaj, thiab ntau tus tsis muaj sia nyob dhau ib hlis lossis ntau dua. Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws los yuav lawv cov neeg raug kaw, vim tias lawv feem ntau yoog tau zoo dua thiab tsis tas yuav raug xa mus deb li deb.
Vim li no, peb tsis pom zoo rau cov tswv tshiab. Koj tsis tsuas yog yuav tsum ua kom cov tsiaj no ciaj sia, tab sis feem ntau koj yuav tsum tau kho lawv. Feem ntau, lawv tsis tau saib xyuas zoo ua ntej yuav saws. Ntau tus muaj kev raug mob thiab tej zaum yuav xav tau kev saib xyuas tshwj xeeb kom lawv ciaj sia nyob rau hnub tom qab raug saws.
Lawv kuj xav tau chav me ntsis thiab zaub mov loj dua li ib txwm. Lawv cov kev xav tau hydration yog qhov tshwj xeeb, zoo li lawv cov kev xav tau nce toj. Nws tuaj yeem nyuaj nrhiav cov pas loj txaus los txhawb nqa cov lizards - tsis txhob xav teeb tsa ib lub thawv tag nrho.
