and they were in my backyard do they normally live in socal?(not sure what kind it is)
2006-08-04 14:04:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
not social in soutern california damnit
2006-08-05 14:17:48 · update #1
What did these chameleons look like?
There are no true chameleons native to the US. Either you found some escapees or you have something else IE green anoles sometimes called American chameleons. Even the anoles are not native to California.
green anole photos http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=green%20anole&sa=N&tab=wi
chameleon photos http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=chameleon
2006-08-04 14:50:43 · answer #1 · answered by carl l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they aren't social... You may just have a large population and they happened to be hunting near each other. If you were to keep them together and force them to interact with each other they would probably not get along... They might if you gave them a large amount of room, but it'd be best to let them continue to lead the natural lives they were living.
Where do you live that you found chameleons??? Are you sure they weren't anoles? Those are occasionally sold as "chameleons" merely because they change color from green to brown, and they're VERY common in the Southern/Eastern US
2006-08-04 21:26:33 · answer #2 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost all species of reptiles are solitary animals and housing several of the same species together can create a very stressful environment for them.
Since reptiles are wild animals, there’s a certain amount of stress simply from being in a captive environment. It’s our duty as their stewards to provide them with as natural a setting as possible and to minimize stress in their lives. In most cases, this means housing them singly. While this creates more work for you, in the long run, it’s the kindest, safest and healthiest way to maintain most reptile species.
If you must house lizards of the same species together, try to choose those that are close in size. Males shouldn’t be placed in the same enclosure, due to the real risk of fighting and territorial displays. A cage for more than one lizard should be as large as possible – with visual barriers so that they can stay out of sight of each other – and it should provide separate locations with access to basking areas, UV light, food and water. Chameleons, rock iguanas and green iguanas are very territorial species that become extremely stressed when they have to share their environment in captivity.
(More info at the site listed below)
2006-08-04 21:11:54 · answer #3 · answered by ted_armentrout 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have already been to this site but just in case not here it is:
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/reptiles/
There is an Ask Earl link also so maybe you could describe what you found to him or check out all their many other reptile categories w/pictures.
2006-08-04 21:31:37 · answer #4 · answered by ena k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Reptiles are usually wild animals and are solitary.
2006-08-04 21:26:26 · answer #5 · answered by alvinyprime 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not normal but they do wonder around and end up in yards and in the city.
2006-08-05 11:55:06 · answer #6 · answered by the ONE and ONLY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋