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 Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:22 pm Post subject: Mellors Chameleons Help Please |
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Has anybody ever kept Mellors? If so any hints or tips please?
Does anyone know of any good websites re; captive care of Mellors please?
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Good for you Rick. You`re picking them up soon aren`t you? Very interested in how you get on. I know nothing about them.
They`re not named after David Mellor are they? Might have hallatosis if they are. 
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| Peter Parrot wrote: | Good for you Rick. You`re picking them up soon aren`t you? Very interested in how you get on. I know nothing about them.
They`re not named after David Mellor are they? Might have hallatosis if they are. |
Nothing David Mellorish about them at all thank the lord praisy be.
Yes I picked them up today, well looking at the time technically yesterday now. They did not enjoy the move or the car journey so I quietly put them in their new room and left them alone to calm down overnight and will slowly acclimatise them to their new surroundings. They are in the quietist room of the house. No not the toilet.
Thye are in my view magnificant chameleons very large they can grow upmto 18-38 inches long ! With a toingue reach of 15-30 inches adult weight 400-600grammes. This will give you an idea of their potential size.
When I transfered the mellors, now known as john and Yoko to their new viv, I was amazed at just how strong their grips are, and the sheer size of them. Being used to handling Panthers, yemens etc this was a shock and an exciting experinece.
They dug their claws in and gripped liked mad with their feet, I dont blame them, moved from their home to a new home via a car is enough to stress any animal out. They drew blood just via their strong grip! A sign of good health btw, strong grip that is.
When they have settled in, may take a while, I will post some pics.
Will post some updates on their progress. 
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Good luck with them. Where are they from?
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From a geez who lives near me.
Africa; Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. The majority of the Melleri exported are from Tanzania. 
They like to live in acacia trees
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The two unique features of C.melleri are the large occipital lobes and a single rostral horn. The occipital lobes are fairly large forming a hood across the posterior portion of the head. The rostral process consists of a single annulated horn. Unfortunately, the horn is easily susceptible to injury and is often lost in the process of maturation and rarely is seen in captivity.
When excited sexually, the male will flap his occipital lobes, and click his head like a mad thing! Quite comical to watch. I witnessed him doing this when I viewed him the first time round he was getting fruity with his gf.
Quite a site! 
Also called Mueller's, Giant One-horned, Elephant-eared Chameleon, the elphant eared bit cause of the occipital lobes.
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