3-Day (14hr) Bootcamp where I will personally teach you everything you need to know to become a successful panther chameleon breeder.
SCHEDULE
DAY 1 (Fri 12/18): 9am- 2pm [15min break @10:30AM & 12:15PM]
DAY 2 (Sat 12/19): 9am- 2pm [20min break @10:30AM & 12:15PM]
DAY 3 (Sun 12/20) 9am- 2pm [20min break @10:30AM & 12:15PM]
ONLINE
- (Via Zoom)
MATERIAL INCLUDED
- 3 day course outline
- lifetime mentorship/support
**I will contact each student inndividually w/ course material & instructions regarding the bootcamp**
Please Contact Don (415-509-5466) for any questions!
TOPICS COVERED (more will be added)
- Panther Chameleons 101
- Locale “Morphs”
- Ambilobe “Categories”
- “Shades of” Nosy Be
- Ambanja “The True Rainbows”
- Ankify
- Blue Ambanja
- Purple v. Maroon-bar Ambanja
- RBBB Ambilobe
- YBBB Ambilobe
- YBRB Ambilobe
- “Skittles” Ambilobe
- Locale “Cross”
- Nosy Faly
- Tamatave
- Nosy Boraha
- Cap Est
- Upper Respiratory Infections (URI)- Signs/Symptoms
- URI Treatment
- Parasites (Causes/Signs/Symptoms)
- Parasites (Treating/Medications)
- Bacterial Infections (Causes/Signs/Symptoms)
- Bacterial Infections (Treating/Medications)
- Secondary Bacterial Infections (Causes/Signs/Symptoms)
- Secondary Bacterial Infections (Treating/Medications)
- “Receptive” Female
- “Gravid” Female
- Breeding
- Mating
- Post-Mating
- Egg Laying
- Lay Bins
- Collecting Eggs
- Eggs
- Egg Container (Set-up)
- Lighting Requirements (Basking/UVB)
- Cage Size & Setup
- Misting/Hydration
- Supplementing
- “Gut-loading”
- Bee Pollen (Benefits)
- Temperature (Basking, Ambient, Nighttime)
- Airflow Requirements
- Feeding
- Feeders 101
- Stressors & Solutions
- Barring
- Physical Characteristics (Each Locale Morphs)
- Handling
- Misting Systems
- Reverse Osmosis Water
- Drainage
- Technology “Using it to your Advantage”
- Building a “Rack System”
- Incubation
- Babies (Preparation)
- Hatchling/Baby Care & Requirements
- Raising Babies
- Juvenile Requirements
- Sub-Adult Requirements
- Adult Requirements
- “Short Tongue” Causes
- Inbreeding (Negative Effects)
- Line-breeding (Is It Ok?)
- Maintaining a Large Colony
- Tricks & Tips: “Keeping Crickets Alive”
- Egg bound
- Housing Males
- Housing Females
- Housing Hatchlings/Babies
- Sunken Eyes
- Fat Pads
- Mouth Rot (stomatitis)
- “Screen Climbing”
- DIY Fecal Exams
- Tips & Tricks: “Male Won’t Breed”
- Tips & Tricks: “Females Won’t Drop Eggs”
- Female Ready to Lay Eggs? (Signs)
- Tips & Tricks: “Stubborn Eaters”
- Healthy Chameleon (Physical Signs)
- “Taming” Angry Chameleons
- WC Chameleons
- Quarantining
- Cleaning/Sanitizing/Disinfecting
- Cross-Contamination (How to Avoid)
- Buying a Female (What to Look for)
- Buying a Male (What to Look for)
- Tips & Tricks: “Moldy Eggs”
- Tips & Tricks: “Make Eggs Hatch in 6 Months”
- UVB Lighting (T5, T8, or Coil?)
- Fluorescent Lighting (Should I Use It?)
- Tips & Tricks: “Raising Babies”
- Tips & Tricks: “Maintaining Ambient Temperature”
- Eye Issues (Signs, Causes, Treatment)
- MBD (Causes/Symptoms)
- MBP (Treatment)
- Shipping/packaging chams
- Tips & Tricks: “Transporting”
- Common Myths & Misconceptions
- Online Research/Information
- Overheating (Signs/Symptoms)
- Lineage
- Building an Outdoor Greenhouse/Sunroom
- Building an Indoor Chameleon Room
- Costs (of Owning a Chameleon)
- Costs (of Breeding Chameleons)
- Thermal Burns
- Female (Ready to Breed?)
- Tips & Tricks: “Cage Dividers”
- Cage Selection & Brand (Pros/Cons)
- Advice/Tips: New Breeders
- Live Plants or Fake Plants?
- Cup Feeding and/or Hunting for Food
- WC Females (And “Proving Out”)
- Captive Hatched
- When/Why Do Chameleons Change Color?
- Cricket Bin (Set-Up)
- Baby Tub (Set-up)
- Tips & Tricks: “Bad Shed”
- “Retained Clutch” of Eggs
- Prolapse (Sign/Treatment)
- Sexing Baby Chameleons
- Panther Chameleon Behavior In the Wild
- Syringe Feeding
- Administering Oral Medication
- Breeding Mistakes & Advice
- DIY Fruit Fly Cultures
- “Fired Up” v. “Resting” Colors
- Male “Head Nodding”
- Feeders: Is Variety a “Necessity?”
- DIY Dripper
- NO Feeding before Shipping & Lights Out (Why?)
- Why To Use Different Size Branches?
- How/Why to Strategically arrange decor
- When to Feed Super Worms
- Poop 101
- Unboxings
- Babies Hatching
- Babies Feeding
- Adults Feeding
- Hand Feeding
- Chameleon “Tails”
- Chameleon “Eye-Turrets”
- color transitioning
- Papillomavirus (warts)
- Reptiles shows
- selling online
- wholesale chams, or nah
- Most efficient cham ratio to start breeding
- How to make $ off breeding chams
- Selecting chams
- Cham lineage
- Choosing chameleon breeder to purchase from
- how to sell internationally
- line breeding
- why NOT to inbreed
- chameleon conservation
- chameleon rescue
- cham sustainability
- breeding/selling ethics
3-DAY (14hr) Bootcamp - HLCham Breeder Program
$1,000.00Price