Breeding Projects

Panther Chameleon

Breeding projects Panther Chameleons

Here at Blackpool Reptiles, we have a large chameleon breeding facility. Our focus is on Panther Chameleons and their many locales. At Blackpool Reptiles, we produced a wide range of Ambilobe Panther Chameleons for sale during 2023 and 2024.

This year, our focus is on producing pure locales like Sambava, Ambilobe (red and blue), Ambanja, Nosy Faly, Nosy Mitsio, and others. Our new in-store display will showcase a greater variety of our Chameleons. This gives customers the opportunity to admire the vibrant colours and intricate patterns up close before purchasing. Additionally, we provide expert care advice and support. This ensures our customers are well-equipped to care for their new chameleon pets.

The majority of the Panther Chameleons available for purchase, both online and in-store, are bred in-house, enabling us to offer our customers robust and genetically varied chameleons.

The process

Although there is much more that goes into breeding chameleons than pairing the adults and incubating eggs, we like to capture images of all of our breeding projects so that we can share them with our customers.

Female panthers dig deep into the substrate to lay their eggs

We use incubators to incubate the eggs. In the wild they would incubate in soil.

We set the incubator to the correct temperature needed to incubate the eggs.

The eggs are regularly checked to ensure they don’t need help getting out the egg

Once the eggs have reached hatching stage, they cut themselves out of the egg with a special tooth

They then begin feeding on a mixed diet to ensure they receive the nutrients they need

What do Chameleons need?

Environment

Panther chameleons originate in the tropical rainforests of Madagascar where they thrive in warm and wet conditions. Although there is a dry season which runs from May to October and such high humidity may not be found during that time, we try to provide optimum conditions for chameleons when keeping as pets, however some paramaters are changed in order to breed them. To provide for your pet chameleon, we always advise researching their wild climate, looking at images of where they live in the wild and what kind of conditions they experience. We then advise modelling your set-up in line with this, although it is not possible to create a Madagascan Rainforest inside your home, it is not impossible to supply very similar parameters in their heat, uvb and humidity so that your pet is as happy and healthy as it can be.

Housing

There are many differing opinions on what is a suitable chameleon enclosure and what is not. What we do know for sure is that Chameleons are arboreal lizards meaning they climb and live high up in trees, so we must provide space for the chameleon to climb. We are lucky to have the ability, within our breeding area, to supply different types of enclosures not only based upon species and age but also what the individual chameleon prefers – how do we know? we know Chameleons well and are able to judge their mood from colour and attuitude changes. All of our livestock is important to us and their health is paramount in everything we do, this includes natural enrichment.

The winner is… Bio-active housing. This year, we have focused on bioactive habitats. There are several reasons for this. First, we always recommend making your pet’s environment as similar to the wild as possible. This helps create a natural habitat for them. You don’t need to plant trees and create a forest. At Blackpool Reptiles, there are various types of live plants for reptiles available, which can be used to establish climbing and drinking areas. Live plants offer benefits beyond visual appeal. Curved or large leaves on live plants can collect water for chameleons. Your chameleon can continue to drink even after spraying is finished. By incorporating structured plants, bark, and wood, you can establish an ideal basking spot for your chameleon. Additionally, this setup provides climbing options if your chameleon wants to cool down in the lower section of the tank.

Clean-up Crew

Custodians are a big part of why we like the bioactive terrarium. Bio-active custodians are inverts such as isopods, millipedes and springtails which clean your pets waste. Not only do they feed off animal waste but also plant, wood waste and leaf matter. They will also feed on cork bark just depending on type and species. We stock a variety of isopods which can be purchased in-store or online.

For more images, videos or information about our breeding projects yemen chameleons, see our facebook page. Or for any questions, please contact us.

The results

Once our Baby Panther Chameleons are out of the egg, they are placed into juvenile tanks, and feeding begins. We do not use substrate for our baby chameleons; we use white paper so that we can monitor faeces and ensure that the babies are eating and are healthy.

Baby Panther Chameleons start to show their colours from a very young age. Once they are big enough they are sexed and moved into different tanks according to their growth rate. This prevents any of them being underfed and reduces competition between smaller and larger chameleons.

Once larger and showing more colouration our Ambilobe Panther Chameleons are seperated according to colour and sex. For instance this Chameleon is clearly a red ambilobe, however they become even brighter over time and are often priced depending on their appearance.

This Ambilobe Panther Chameleon is clearly a Blue panther chameleon as you can see its largely different from the Red panther chameleon in the previous photo. As chameleons grow their colours change and new colours appear, which are all used to attract a mate for breeding or show dominance to other males.

When the Panther Chameleons reach around 6 months old, it is clear to see whether Red or Blue has been the main influence in a particular Chameleon. This Red Ambilobe Male is much brighter than the Red Ambilobe panther chameleon seen in previous images. Red Ambilobe Panther Chameleons available here!

It is remarkable just how bright and colourful our Ambilobe Panther Chameleons can be. Owners who purchase at a smaller size are sure to be amazed by the quality of our Panther Chameleons. At this stage, breeding stock is selected and held back, leaving the remainder of our Panther Chameleons available for sale. Blue Ambilobe Panther Chameleons available here!

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