Chameleons

So thay can hide from there pray or protect themselfs from animals or just do it for no reason.

Yeah, sure they can. Just aslong as it has holes in the top and has plenty of leaves and places to hide.

Chameleons usually do different things. Like they hunt other animals or they turn camouflage to protect them from their enemies. When they change there colour they don't always do it on purpose. They do it due to the surroundings of them. They also have a very long tongur that helps them catch prey that are in the air or in higher places that they could not reach without their tongue.

It depends what you mean by 'expensive' ! The reptiles themselves can be bought fairly cheaply - depending on the species. The vivarium, however can be very expensive to set up - as you'll need specialised heat sources, lighting, thermostats humidity meters etc.

They pray.What the hell do you think?

No,they go into a different color.

Exotic lizards would be permitted, but they would have to pass through customs first. Australia has strict quarantine laws, and a chameleon, which is not native to the country, would have to be kept safely elsewhere for several months, to ensure it was not carrying any diseases.

Tarzan chameleon feast on insects, hence they live in tropical forests. The insects consists of bugs, spiders flies, and crickets.

Not necessarily. They live in warm climates, from deserts to rainforests. I suppose it just depends on the specie and if there are trees to live in. :)

it is a scaly outer covering i think

Males have a tarsal spur at the side of their foot and females dont. If you have a female you must put sand (about 6 inch deep) in the tank with it as they need to lay their eggs. (It does not need a male to do this) if you dont place sand in with the female she will not lay the eggs and will die.

Yes chameleons live alone. They are very territorial, so the males and females tolerate eachother only briefly during mating season.

Chameleons arn't cats or dogs. You can't exactly play with them although all chameleons have their own special personalities. If you have a chameleon you are thinking of, try to find out if it likes its crest rubbed lightly or if it likes to be held. Some chameleons will like to be wrapped up in a blanket and cuddled with, just make sure that they don't get hurt. It might be fun to create an obsticle corse for your chameleon to climb over, as they are very skilled climbers and need to get excersize. You can also expirament with what types of foods your chameleon likes, just be sure that everything is organic and washed and in small enough pieces so they won't chock. Be sure to print out a list of foods chameleons can and can't eat. Most of all, make sure that the chameleon has proper care and housing. Take your chameleon to the vet if anything goes wrong, and remember that they are very fragile creature and prone to breaking ribs.

Chamaeleo calyptratus. - this is entirely incorrect due to the fact that this is just a binomial name for a species known as the veiled chameleon or yemen chameleon. chamaeleo is just the name of the genus and not the family. technically speaking, i think this answers your question that the the family that all these lizards belong to is chameleonidae

All living creatures can get sick. They can contract diseases, or they can have environmental stresses. Chameleons are a reptile and are particularly sensitive to improper heat and humidity conditions.

Chameleons move with their legs. Their feet however are like clamps. They dont have multiple toes they have 2 clamp like toes that work almost on a hinge and they use these to grab on to tree branches, vines and other things in their habitat. They wont walk around flat footed though. So you will always find them hanging on to something

The female chameleon can range from size to size and grows up to about 1 inch to 2 feet.

chameleons mate like this:

if the male is interested in the female then he will show lots of light attractive colors!

if the female isinterested than she will show some light colors.

Chameleons are a family of lizards found in Asia and Africa, and some surrounding islands. They range from tiny terrestrial lizards that can perch on the head of a match, to large, impressive tree-dwellers, and their habitats range from scrub and near desert to tropical rainforest, to cool montane rainforest.

Chameleons in general rely primarily on camouflage to survive in their environment, and the shape of their bodies, their broken up colors, and their way of moving, all reflect this. Not all species of chameleons are colorful. Many are only shades of brown or green, and in some, only one gender can produce bright colors, which are used to communicate with others of their kind, and advertise mood. Chameleons have no ability to deliberately change their colors to match their environment, but tend to have the same colors and patterns as their favorite perching plants; so, they seek out plants that look like them, rather than trying to look like the plants.

Chameleons are slow-moving animals, and highly aggressive toward others of their kind. When camouflage fails, their last defense is bluff and biting, which they do readily. Most species reach adulthood in only 4 to 6 months, and produce very large numbers of offspring. A common captive lifespan is a mere 3 years, which is longer than they generally live in the wild, though a few live-bearing species live longer. There is even one species that grows to maturity, reproduces, and dies in a single season, leaving its eggs to diapause through the dry season.

Their adaptation of living fast and reproducing in large numbers is probably the reason why chameleons are extremely delicate animals, and are best maintained in captivity only by experts.

The chameleon changes its skin color in response to its environment and its mood, not, as commonly believed, to blend into its surroundings. Different species can change to such colors as pink, blue, red, orange, green, black, brown and yellow.

Chameleons do not have three eyes. The chameleon has two eyes each on the side of its head. Each eye operates independantly but produces one picture unlike other animals that produce two pictures for two eyes. So in conclusion chameleons have only two eyes but operate to a great exstent.

fist this is it

if you cant find it in a pet store in your area I'd recommend finding a reptile expo near you or ordering from a website called backwaterreptiles.com they have great reviews and a very large selection

i think

I think they do because chameleons eat insects and meal worms are considered to be insects.

JJ- Yes but due to its hard exo-skeleton, it is not recommended. Think of them more of a treat that is given 2-3 Times a week.

I don't know. Look, if you were making a page for class in Rhiw-Syr-Dafydd Primary, then think of a better animal than this... thing! They have the ability to change color to match their surroundings.

Chameleons change their color primarily to advertise their mood, or send other messages to other chameleons. They also react to the temperature, becoming darker when it is cool, and lighter when it's warmer.

Chameleons use colors to attract a mate, advertise dominance or anger, signal fear or stress, and for other purposes as well. A chameleon's colors are not under its conscious control, but change in response to its emotions or physical state.

They do not and cannot deliberately change colors to match what is around them. Instead, many chameleons seek out plants to live in that look like THEM when they are in their resting colors.