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12-01-2012, 10:31 AM
So I'm out in the back moving the chickens to a new section to process when a female jacksons chameleon falls out of the ohia and lands at my feet. She's full grown and looks healthy. I used to breed chameleons on the mainland so this was a pleasant suprise.
12-01-2012, 11:05 AM
Yeah, I've found males and females on my property. Sometimes both at once. Very interesting critters.
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12-01-2012, 03:20 PM
cool, didnt know they were naturalized on this side of the island, what parts of Puna??
I used to breed a few of the Phelsuma Geckos when I lived in Bay Area, and seen many Jacksons on Oahu, but none yet on this island. save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
12-02-2012, 02:19 AM
Back end of orchidland (near 39th and laniuma).
Yea, I used to own / breed 6 different species of chameleons including a number of high end panther varients. The part that amazed people is that we did it near palm springs where its super dry and hot. This is the only thing I miss about being on the island (and this would be a perfect spot for a chameleon ranch ) "Government is good at one thing: it knows how to break your legs, hand you a crutch, and say, 'See, if it weren’t for the government, you wouldn’t be able to walk." - Harry Browne
12-02-2012, 10:43 AM
Nanawale has them too! My neighbors are always out walking the streets locating them.
I wouldn't have been calm about having one land on my feet from the sky!
He who hoots with owls at night cannot soar with the eagles in the morning.
12-02-2012, 11:25 AM
Chameleons are 100% non-aggressive (unless your a bug) except for Veiled Chameleons. They'll bite but only as a last resort. But the worst are Tokay Geckos. Like pitbulls, they'll bite and lock on (at our shop I used to put them on each of my fingers to show kids, couldn't get them off except to pry them off individually).
12-02-2012, 01:20 PM
tokays will release if you put them under water
 .... Oahu has some tokay geckos from what Ive read, but Ive never seen them there.save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
12-03-2012, 12:30 PM
Jackson chameleons have flourished since they arrived here as pets and were let loose. We don't usually see them because their habitat is the upper canopy of trees. While they are cool looking and acting little buggers, they are considered an invasive species. They eat A LOT of bugs, and so affect an entire habitat that relies on those bugs... pollination for native plants, food for native birds, etc.
Melissa Fletcher ___________________________ "Make yurts, not war" Bill Coperthwaite, 1973
Melissa Fletcher
___________________________ "Make yurts, not war" Bill Coperthwaite, 1973
12-05-2012, 05:10 PM
We are also near 39th and Laniuma. I found one in back a year or so ago and gave it to Sherri (also on 39th.) Maybe hers escaped?
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