Choco update

Choco is now 3 months old. He has graduated to eating large crickets. He eats about 5 crickets per day. He has also started to figure out his colors. He is getting some brilliant colors and patterns. His crest(shield on top of his head) has gotten considerably larger since the last update. He is about 15 inches long now. He has spent the summer living out in the back yard. The temperatures are getting cooler and we bring him in the garage if it the temperature drops below 60 degrees at night. Soon he will be inside full time. He is starting to get an attitude. He will hiss at you when you try to pick him up. After you have held him for awhile he calms down. We only hold him once every week or so to clean out the cage. He doesn't like being held. If you bother a chameleon too much it will stress them out and they might quit eating and get sick.

Choco-Rocky Update

Here is the picture from July 5th when we picked up Choco
Here is a magnification of that same photo. Note how tiny Choco is. He isn't as long as Kaden's finger. We were so worried we would break him or he would die.
Here he is 1.5 months later. He eats about 6 crickets every day. He would probably eat more if we would let him. He is growing incredibly fast. He has grown from about two inches long to about 10 inches long in a very short time.
Kaden is doing very well taking care of Choco. He sprays him down with water several times per day(that is how they drink) and cleans out the cricket keeper. He is also an expert at catching bugs(one of his favorite things). He actually caught a butterfly two days ago to feed him (which Daddy could not even accomplish after diligently trying to replicate his techniques). It is very exciting to watch Choco eat the bugs with his long tongue. After we put some bugs in there the Family will gather around the cage to watch the "Fireworks".
As soon as you approach the cage Choco has his eye or eyes on you.

1,000 Parker Bucks

Kaden and Lauren proudly displaying 1,000 "Parker Bucks" .

Receiving his chameleon in a deli cup from the breeder.

Introducing Choco Rocky Parker

Kaden has been saving "Parker Bucks" for about eight months. On July 4th he finally saved 1000 Parker Bucks and earned a Chameleon. This deal made between Kevin and Kaden was not cleared through mom first. But what could I say? He was so thrilled and it was great to see him working towards a goal. If you look closely, you will see the baby chameleon inside the little deli cup. When we first got him, he was only about as big as a knuckle on your finger. We have had him for about a month now and I am happy to report that he is thriving despite several small hands that want to constantly handle him. His favorite meal? Hand caught flies......Kevin is getting quite good.