Chameleon Breeder Podcast With Bill Strand

A sense of security is a critical element to chameleon husbandry, yet is hardly ever represented on a care sheet. So it is well worth it to review what gives a chameleon a sense of security.

Crested  Chameleon care is the topic. Trioceros cristatus is a fascinating species and I hope we can be ready if we have the opportunity for them to come in again. This interview is with Jurgen Van Overbeke who has bred them for 15 years.

Welcome to the new series where I talk to chameleon community members and their personal chameleon projects! Summer Winston is part of our TikTok community and shares their home cage building projects on the podcast!

Learn about the curious and intelligent Emerald Tree Skink! Welcome to the Outer Fringes where we talk about non-chameleon reptiles! Today we talk with Josh Halter, the BioDude himself, as he introduces us to one of his favorite reptiles that he has bred multi-generationly.

A full Jeweled Chameleon Care episode! Michael Nash joins us to give us a husbandry review of Furcifer campani, the Jeweled Chameleon.

Should we be including a cool down period for our chameleons? Before we consider that we need to understand what the dry season is! Today, Euan Edwards shares his observations after spending years in Madgacascar working with chameleons.

Dr. Chris Anderson returns to discuss how we can apply scientific critical thinking to our chameleon husbandry. There is still so much for us to figure out, but it takes discipline to find the right answers instead of the easy ones or the ones that make us feel good. 

Dr. Chris Anderson joins me for a frank talk about chameleon keeping and conservation. We talk about the way international trade is set up and the laws surrounding it. Dr. Anderson explains the benefits and detriments of trade. He talks about when the system works and when it doesn't. There are no black and white answers, but listen in and you will understand the major issues surrounding chameleon keeping and conservation.

Welcome to the Outer Fringes where we explore another reptile that we chameleon people will love! Today we have Eddy Garabito, Father Blue, who works extensively with Blue Tree Monitors. 

The Carpet Chameleon is one of the best chameleon keeping candidates. When captive hatched they are hardy and easy to keep. Frank Payne, of Living Art by Frank Payne, joins me to discuss what he has learned about caring for this wonderful chameleon species.

We explore the differences in chameleon keeping regulations between the US and Europe with this interview with Jurgen Van Overbeke. Does regulating husbandry conditions improve the general state of reptile keeping?

Michael Nash has successfully implemented bio-active concepts to raise up healthy baby chameleons. In this episode he shares with us how he does it!

I bring on experienced chameleon breeders to share different approaches to raising chameleon hatchlings from hatching (or birth) to about three months of age. All three individually raise their babies. Included in today's episode is Jonathan Hill from iPardalis Chris Young from Kaizen Chameleons Sean Mcneeley from McZoos Exotics They answer my questions and then we all answer questions from our live studio audience.

Today I bring on Jonathan Hill of iPardalis to offer a breeder's perspective on the practice of selling eggs. As an educator I come at this new trend differently than a breeder who is responsible for figuring out what the right products are there for them to sell. It would be much easier to sell eggs! So, should today's breeders switch to egg sales? Jonathan says no. Watch to hear him explain the lay of the chameleon land!

Today is a serious topic where I give my take on the current amendment proposal to the Lacey Act. This amendment has serious repercussions for reptile keeping and this is no drill. It snuck by undetected in the House and now it is on its way to the Senate. This is an example of how vigilant we need to be to protect our community. I figure it is more than worth talking about this because if this passes, our community will take a serious hit and it is this community which sustains us.

If you have purchased a chameleon egg and are now preparing for caring for a hatchling, this episode will guide you through the steps to make sure that when your egg hatches you will have the highest chance of success.

If you are active in the chameleon community you know how it is when you answer the same question over and over. Is it worth it? That is something we need to answer for yourselves and today I discuss how I look at it.

We need more chameleon keepers with good husbandry having fun on social media and just being visible! As for me, I am going to experiment for the next four weeks with a new format for the Chameleon Academy Podcast!

Today we are going to talk about the kind of special care a female egg laying chameleon needs. My name is Bill Strand and my job here is to help you learn the latest in chameleon husbandry techniques and philosophy. Welcome to season seven of the Chameleon Academy Podcast!

What if there was a test that you could buy that would tell you what locale your panther chameleon was? Jonathan Hill and Ben Morrill, PhD are creating just that test and I have them on to explain how this works and how we can make this a reality!