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False Chamaeleon Peru
scientific name: Polychrus peruvianus
| Cites status: | Not protected |
| Geographical Extension: | South-America: N-Peru |
| Habitat: | lowland dryforests, rarer: moist-forests; diurnal |
| Size: | up to 56 cm |
| Life Expectancy: | over 6 years |
| Reproduction: | lays ca. 6 soft-shelled eggs. |
| Temperature: | temperature between 26-28°C, local heat spots up to 33°C. Night setback to 20-23°C. Nitrogen susceptible. |
| 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 and a nature- or rock-structure background are recommended. Planting is possible (Ficus benjamina, F. pumila Scindapsus etc.). Various hiding places and a large water container with waterfall or the like (possibly aquaterrarium) make up the basic configuration of the terrarium. |
| Terrarium Size (for long term care): | 80x60x120 cm (LxWxH) |
| food: | Insects (e.g. cricktets, house crickets, 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. |
| Comment: | Not suitable for beginners! Very sensitive species! |