Trioceros Hoehnelii - Helmeted Chameleon - Kenya

[NHenn]

These little guys have always been on our wish list to work with and we are pleased to have a small breeding group in hopes to offer some CB babies down the road. We do have a few extra males if anyone is looking to add an incredible species to their collection as well!

One of our breeding males:

And female:

 

[Brad]

I love the yellow on that guy

 

[MelissaB]

They are beautiful! I hope to see some CBB babies in the future. These are definitely on my wish list.

 

[carol5208]

He is amazing! I think they have the cutest little noses. I don't know why but their noses remind of the Who's from the Grinch stole Christmas! P.S. that first photo looks like a photo contest winner to me!

 

[jajeanpierre]

These little guys have always been on our wish list to work with and we are pleased to have a small breeding group in hopes to offer some CB babies down the road. We do have a few extra males if anyone is looking to add an incredible species to their collection as well!

One of our breeding males:
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And female:
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Nick are you sure that second one, the blue one, is a female?

 

[NHenn]

Nick are you sure that second one, the blue one, is a female?

Yep, her crest isn't nearly as developed as the males and she doesn't have any bulge at her tail base either like the males. Similar colors but most certainly a female.

 

[bobcochran]

Love this species!!

 

[Chase]

Good luck with them Nick, one of my favorite species!

Chase

 

[jajeanpierre]

Yep, her crest isn't nearly as developed as the males and she doesn't have any bulge at her tail base either like the males. Similar colors but most certainly a female.

Nick, I know zip about the species but am trying to learn all I can. I'm waiting for a copy of MOUNTAIN DRAGONS.

I have two adult female hoehnelii and they have never been any color other than olive greens to brown and a yellow green. Granted, one is still gravid and the other had her 11 babies 12 days ago. The first picture taken this morning is of the female who had babies almost two weeks ago. She has always been olive green tp brown or this color at her brightest. The second picture is of my young male. The third picture is a head shot of my gravid female.

The females have faces like baboon muzzles with the rostral crest--is that the right term?--having no upturn to it. The male, on the other hand, has a face where his little nose goes up. The rubs are pretty minor, I think.

 

[bobcochran]

rostral crest

Rostral process. Just trying to help out. Ha ha.
I love your hoehnelii!

 

[jajeanpierre]

Rostral process. Just trying to help out. Ha ha.
I love your hoehnelii!

You must have rolled on the floor laughing at my description. I really need to find a book that has all the anatomy pictured and explained. My MOUNTAIN DRAGONS book arrived today. Maybe in the next week or so I might be able to get the sexes right!

 

[Davecameos]

Beautiful pics.

 

[NHenn]

Nick, I know zip about the species but am trying to learn all I can. I'm waiting for a copy of MOUNTAIN DRAGONS.

I have two adult female hoehnelii and they have never been any color other than olive greens to brown and a yellow green. Granted, one is still gravid and the other had her 11 babies 12 days ago. The first picture taken this morning is of the female who had babies almost two weeks ago. She has always been olive green tp brown or this color at her brightest. The second picture is of my young male. The third picture is a head shot of my gravid female.

The females have faces like baboon muzzles with the rostral crest--is that the right term?--having no upturn to it. The male, on the other hand, has a face where his little nose goes up. The rubs are pretty minor, I think.

Janet, I am by far from an expert with this species so we are all learning along the way. You will greatly enjoy the Mountain Dragons book btw! Working with all different species I've always trusted falling back to the tail bulge as that make sexing mostly any chameleon (besides parsoni) fairly easy. There are usually some other physical characteristics that come into play with sexual dimorphism in most species but with some like the T. hoehnelli it isn't as obvious as others especially when looking at pictures and not being able to see them in person.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Janet, I am by far from an expert with this species so we are all learning along the way. You will greatly enjoy the Mountain Dragons book btw! Working with all different species I've always trusted falling back to the tail bulge as that make sexing mostly any chameleon (besides parsoni) fairly easy. There are usually some other physical characteristics that come into play with sexual dimorphism in most species but with some like the T. hoehnelli it isn't as obvious as others especially when looking at pictures and not being able to see them in person.

Thanks Nick. The book arrived today but I've been so busy with the new imports plus now four clutches of babies--three less than two weeks old!

What temperatures are you keeping them at and how much humidity/mistings are you giving them?

They are super cute with their jerky movements. I am quite taken by them.

 

[Andee]

Thanks Nick. The book arrived today but I've been so busy with the new imports plus now four clutches of babies--three less than two weeks old!

What temperatures are you keeping them at and how much humidity/mistings are you giving them?

They are super cute with their jerky movements. I am quite taken by them.

Janet, I know this is a little off topic, but you have four clutches that have hatched?! What species are they? Omg you must be so busy, I love hearing about your chameleons even if I don't always comment, I especially love hearing that everyone is thriving.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Janet, I know this is a little off topic, but you have four clutches that have hatched?! What species are they? Omg you must be so busy, I love hearing about your chameleons even if I don't always comment, I especially love hearing that everyone is thriving.

I have a big clutch of 3.5 month old graciliors, a second clutch of graciliors hatched the first of this month, the hoehnelii gave birth May 6th, I have a 3-month old single quad, and a quad clutch is hatching now. Plus the 13 new imports. And the other gravid hoehnelii. It's a lot.

 

[Andee]

<3 Yay babies galore, I love the babies.

 

[jpowell86]

It is overwhelming to have that many babies to care for at one time Janet. I once had a large number of hatchlings emerge at one time and it was exhausting. Just because I think I run spastic when I don't have too. Now, I am afraid it's going to be another wild summer. I was hoping that my two gravid sternfeldi would have their babies sooner rather later. Now, I think they are going to hold out and probably have them at the same time that my jacksonii is going to have hers. Then with 43 melleri eggs due in less than two months, I beginning to fret a bit.

 

[NHenn]

Thanks Nick. The book arrived today but I've been so busy with the new imports plus now four clutches of babies--three less than two weeks old!

What temperatures are you keeping them at and how much humidity/mistings are you giving them?

They are super cute with their jerky movements. I am quite taken by them.

To be honest, I don't monitor my temperatures or humidity anymore. I have my rooms set up specifically for certain species so it keeps things fairly simple.

 

[jajeanpierre]

To be honest, I don't monitor my temperatures or humidity anymore. I have my rooms set up specifically for certain species so it keeps things fairly simple.

How are you keeping the hoehnelii? I'm trying to figure out what they need.