Introduction for the Lizard Lady!

[Sydney Dethloff]

Hello Hello fellow tortoise lovers!

I have not kept a tortoise in well over a year, had pet sulcatas and rehomed them due to moving into an apartment until we bought a new home. Well, we did! I am getting out of breeding chameleons, panthers and montane species and going all out with the tortoises. Our first Indian star will be here Tuesday, he is a 7 year old blondie we are pumped! I will have to put up pictures this weekend as we start and finish the outdoor enclosure.

Please introduce yourself too, including if you care, raise, or breed stars. Those and radiated are the breeds we will be going with!

 

[Tom]

Hello and welcome. I'm a lizard lover too. Raised and kept quite a few species over the years. Mellers are my favorite chameleon species.

Have you been around many Indian stars? They are quite a bit different than the sulcatas you knew. Hope you love them and have great success.

 

[Sydney Dethloff]

Here is our boy!

 

[naturalman91]

Hello and welcome to the forum i'm not a breeder but i care for a redfoot i'd love to have a couple stars some day tho

good luck and can't wait to see your new star!

 

[Sydney Dethloff]

I have been around, but never raised myself. I can say I have done my research and feel very confident! Thank you! Success to all.

 

[Rob.harmon]

Wait....do you still breed chameleons or no?

 

[Sydney Dethloff]

I breed only tamatave panthers and will be trying my wild caught T. Deremensis pair later this year if I do not sell them too. It is debatable. I want to focus as much as I can on the torts I take in but my tamataves are very special to my heart.

 

[Rob.harmon]

I breed only tamatave panthers and will be trying my wild caught T. Deremensis pair later this year if I do not sell them too. It is debatable. I want to focus as much as I can on the torts I take in but my tamataves are very special to my heart.

I had a Jackson's, but it had an intestinal prolapse

 

[Sydney Dethloff]

Jacksons can be hard to keep, and yes the prolapses I have seen in others flocks Luckily the only problem I have had is randomly my best breeder female died in the middle of laying eggs. It was heart wrenching, all the eggs went bad as well within a week of incubation. I cried for at least 2 days. Big Bertha was the best. I have Tamataves incubating right now. I miss having babies running around.

 

[Rob.harmon]

Jacksons can be hard to keep, and yes the prolapses I have seen in others flocks Luckily the only problem I have had is randomly my best breeder female died in the middle of laying eggs. It was heart wrenching, all the eggs went bad as well within a week of incubation. I cried for at least 2 days. Big Bertha was the best. I have Tamataves incubating right now. I miss having babies running around.

that's so sad
Maybe she was too tired

 

[Sydney Dethloff]

Yes, but at the same time chameleons are one of the hardest herps to keep in my opinion because they can with hold illness for extremely long periods of time. The moment they show something, you know its severe in most cases. Also, females can sometimes just die for no reason during egg carrying or bearing. It is one reason why I am getting out of chameleons, her loss hit me hard.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello Sydney welcome to the TFO and the world of torts from AZ .


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[pam]

Welcome

 

[Sydney Dethloff]

Thank you granpda turtle! Dig the name

 

[tortadise]

Welcome. I use to have some chameleons. 1.1 parsonii, ambanja, Pygmy leafs and some johnstonii. Got eggs from the johnstonii, they were super awesome. Long time ago when I had those. Wish I had some still. Very unique reptiles.

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the Forum, Sydney!

 

[G-stars]

Nice looking star. I myself would live some radiated and Burmese. One day. I'll focus on my Indian stars for now.

 

[wellington]

Hello,and Welcome Glad to,have you here. This is the best place for the most updated info. I too have a chameleon, a panther. I go for the more common ones Next one will be a panther though. Mine was a year when I got him and isn't a nice guy But very big and pretty. If you tort is being shipped to you, be sure to give him and warm soak for 20-30 minutes and then some food. Good luck, waiting to see more pics when you get him.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome!

 

[Rob.harmon]

Wait....do you still breed chameleons or no?

Sorry for not welcoming you!!!