Coarse Chameleon
scientific name: Chamaeleo rudis
| Cites status: | Cites Appendix II, obligation to keep records and to register! |
| Geographical Extension: | Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
| Habitat: | montane cloudforests up to 4000m above sea level. Diurnal |
| Size: | up to 15cm |
| Life Expectancy: | over 5 years |
| Reproduction: | viviparous, up to 25 offspring |
| Temperature: | air temperature between 25-28°C, locally up to 30°C. Night-time temperature drop to 10-20°C. 10°C are recommended! |
| Humidity: | 80-100% |
| Lighting: | Daylight fluorescent tubes, if necessary UV tubes (see "Sorry Link missing"). For sufficient UV radiation we recommend "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing". "Sorry Link missing" for the creation of local heat spots. |
| Substrate: | loose, absorptive substrate (see "Sorry Link missing"). |
| Cage Furniture: | climbing facilities, blinds for back and rear panels, planting is possible (Ficus benjamina, Scindapsus sp., Epipremnium sp., Hoya sp., etc.). Many hiding places. Good air circulation is required! A dripper is recommended (see "Sorry Link missing") |
| Terrarium Size (for long term care): | 60x50x80cm (LBH), single keeping! |
| food: | Insects (e.g. cricktets, smaller grasshoppers, cockroaches, super mealworms, wax moths, etc.) also products from the "Sorry Link missing". Regular additions of "Sorry Link missing" and "Sorry Link missing" are necessary. |
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