PARSON'S CHAMELEONS IN THE WILD! (are we keeping the correctly?)

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  • Опубліковано 31 бер 2023
  • Parson's Chameleons (Calumma parsonii) are the biggest chameleons on earth, and certainly the biggest lizards on Madagascar. They are some of the most rewarding chameleons reptile keepers can work with, and on our tour of Madagascar, I look into how these amazing chameleons are living in the wild so we better know how to care for them in our homes!
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  • @Reptiliatus
    @Reptiliatus Рік тому +16

    I still can't get over the fact that we got to interact with these literal tree triceratopses! Their grip was truly painful but so worth the handling! Some of the most impressive animals we saw on our expedition! Great video friend!

    •  Рік тому +6

      I totally agree! I wanted to see one, and we got to see three color variants! Such an amazing trip!

    • @Reptiliatus
      @Reptiliatus Рік тому +2

      @ the various localities where quite special!

  • @Saigethewanderer
    @Saigethewanderer Рік тому +24

    LOVE the chameleons. HATE the habitat destruction. I wish we could do more to save their native homes.

    • @jctrock
      @jctrock Рік тому

      The native people are to point fingers at.

    • @stevenhall8964
      @stevenhall8964 Рік тому

      the native people of the island are in blame for all the destruction.

    • @herpermike_
      @herpermike_ Рік тому

      ​@@stevenhall8964 definitely 100%!

    • @Saigethewanderer
      @Saigethewanderer Рік тому +1

      I am not blaming anyone. If anything it’s americas/ global consumerism and fast products that are causing this. It’s areas desperately in need of dollars that we fund and as a consequence habitats and Earth get destroyed. The most we can do at this point is try and play catch up to minimize damage but even then we are making minimal impact.

    • @Micheldied
      @Micheldied Рік тому +1

      @@stevenhall8964 What do you expect them to do about it? They're poor (one of the poorest countries in the world) and have to live off the land. You think they can just get up and out and go work a 9-5 job like you do?

  • @TheWildShotsPodcast
    @TheWildShotsPodcast Рік тому +4

    Here within a minute of General release!!

    •  Рік тому

      Awesome!

  • @jackpotjunkie
    @jackpotjunkie Рік тому +2

    @13:45 🤣😂 OooOOooweeeEEEeeee !! Orange-eyed Parson's Chameleon !! 🧡👁🦎🐲 @13:45

  • @surfpanther
    @surfpanther Рік тому +6

    Well this is going to go down as my all-time favorite video LOL

  • @marquanreese7895
    @marquanreese7895 Місяць тому

    The way the juvinale looked at the camera man as it was eating is hilarious

  • @ggoannas
    @ggoannas Рік тому +8

    These are gorgeous creatures!

  • @Glerbicus
    @Glerbicus Рік тому +7

    Lets goooo! Not nearly enough information on Parson’s out there. Thank you!

    •  Рік тому +2

      Glad you enjoyed!

  • @jereksliwinski2789
    @jereksliwinski2789 Рік тому +14

    Holy crap! Such a cool species of chameleon, thank you Dav👍

    •  Рік тому +2

      They are!

  • @clistiarobinson34
    @clistiarobinson34 Рік тому +8

    Wow that chameleon is massive and pretty. I hope you have an awesome day. Great vlog today

    •  Рік тому +1

      Thank you!

  • @GarysTandAExotics
    @GarysTandAExotics Рік тому +4

    Wow second on a Dav video. Sweet

    •  Рік тому

      Nice!

  • @lputaa
    @lputaa Рік тому +10

    Hello Dav super excited to see you guys in Africa, you guys really know about Chameleons
    Personally I'm getting goosebumps watching this video, I've phobia for chameleon 😂💔 even years of watching reptile channels.
    Thanks Dav and come to Africa often and talk about this animals
    🖤🇰🇪🙏🏿

    • @lputaa
      @lputaa Рік тому +3

      13:45 what kind of sorcery was that Dav😂

  • @joeygivan2726
    @joeygivan2726 Рік тому +1

    Now I know where Ninja turtles came from :). Best Chameleon research show, thanks Dav!

  • @SLMR89
    @SLMR89 Рік тому

    About time UA-cam gets more quality wild chameleon content, thanks guys

  • @StLMikie
    @StLMikie Рік тому +3

    Bill rocks.

    •  Рік тому +1

      Agreed!

  • @kristinmontague9084
    @kristinmontague9084 Рік тому +2

    Beautiful Animal, touching video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @technoraptor7778
    @technoraptor7778 Рік тому +2

    Haha we've actually found a juvenile human over here "looks at camera with whole slice of pizza in mouth" oh hes eating 🤣

  • @Midwest-fish
    @Midwest-fish Рік тому +5

    Wonder what the humidity and temperature would be in property forest habitat for them?

  • @scorpionaddiction2801
    @scorpionaddiction2801 Рік тому +1

    I’m surprised at how gentle the parson’s are. Not getting defensive even with your hand on its back.

  • @Hello_Fuckers0
    @Hello_Fuckers0 Рік тому +6

    The general carelessness of the majority of humanity is heartbreaking. We just keep taking and taking with minimal thought given to what we're leaving for our children and theirs

    •  Рік тому +1

      correct

    • @Chudchanning
      @Chudchanning Рік тому

      Unfortunately alot of it has to do with the political structure of the western world. The exotic far away lands get invaded by corporations and demolished to make room for all the crap needed to mass produce non-essential goods so we can keep buying fit bits and designer shoes, that lowers prospects for the locals and Unfortunately many times they resort to destroying what little is left for black market trading to survive. We really need to do better as a species and make the necessary changes to salvage what's left of the world, even if it means disregarding "profit" and adopting a more frugal lifestyle

  • @nicosy282
    @nicosy282 Рік тому +1

    I knew it! The largest chameleon of the world!

  • @allusernamestakenlol
    @allusernamestakenlol Рік тому +1

    Would you ever try to cover Leopard Geckos in the wild? I think a lot of people would be surprised to find out that they are actually found in a lot of temperate/wooded regions. Certainly not a desert species.

  • @NerinaRSA
    @NerinaRSA Рік тому

    I love chameleons. My first wild animals as a child before school.

  • @LanceKirkman
    @LanceKirkman Рік тому +1

    Excellent video Dav!!
    #RattleOn

  • @stevebrugman3145
    @stevebrugman3145 Рік тому

    It's really nice to see the habitat rattle on

  • @slitheryserpents
    @slitheryserpents Рік тому +2

    💜💚great video thanks💚💜

  • @miketufaro5915
    @miketufaro5915 Рік тому

    I love these In The Wild/are we keeping them correctly videos

  • @VergilYeh
    @VergilYeh Рік тому +1

    This video is so informative and educational, it should deserve more views! Thanks for making this and keep up the good work! :)

  • @jpslizards
    @jpslizards Рік тому +2

    Say rattle on 😂

    •  Рік тому

      Rattle On!

  • @andrewgilbert1296
    @andrewgilbert1296 Рік тому

    He is amazing

  • @giovannialvarado2603
    @giovannialvarado2603 Рік тому +1

    Love you man

  • @georgewilliamsiii4677
    @georgewilliamsiii4677 Рік тому +1

    My chameleon eats leaves from my fruit trees sometimes. I thought he was getting it out of his way but I've been told by some breeders that they occasionally eat vegetation.

  • @Sherributtrfly
    @Sherributtrfly 10 місяців тому

    Oh my gosh!!!! Thanks for sharing!

  • @craigdurbin5472
    @craigdurbin5472 Рік тому

    Nice video on Parson’s Dav.

  • @BornAgainFarmGirl
    @BornAgainFarmGirl Рік тому

    These animals are so gorgeous 😊!

    •  Рік тому

      They are!

  • @lizdyson3627
    @lizdyson3627 Рік тому +5

    Hi Dav. Are the Pinapples growing in forest due to accidental seed dispersal by other species i.e. birds and rodents or are locals deliberately planting them there? Don't the locals have there own Gardens,yards, allotments to grow food in?

    • @ggoannas
      @ggoannas Рік тому +3

      It is one of the poorest countries in the world where there is currently a famine.
      The laws are crap.
      I know people buying land all over the place at the moment to convert for tourism.
      The only way poor people can clear land is by burning.
      Once the forest goes, the rains erode the top soil and the whole place turns into a dusty desert so they move to the next spot.
      How can you ask starving people to stop burning forests?
      And the people of Madagascar are truly lovely people.
      It is a horrendous situation.

    •  Рік тому

      They don't. They grow a lot of rice, and the pineapples in places like this are accidental

    • @tjv6976
      @tjv6976 2 місяці тому

      Those are domesticated pineapples planted there by humans. Those pineapples do not disperse by seed.

  • @moniquelynwone8228
    @moniquelynwone8228 3 місяці тому

    Great video guys👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💕💥

  • @rebeccafriend4854
    @rebeccafriend4854 Рік тому

    Love love the chameleons! Great work!

    •  Рік тому

      Glad you like them!

  • @ThePassionOfTheMarc
    @ThePassionOfTheMarc Рік тому

    I think it's neat how you keep flying back to the United States to attend conventions and then fly back to Madagascar to film these episodes. So cool!

    •  Рік тому +1

      I have a transporter machine

  • @jebvlogs4761
    @jebvlogs4761 Рік тому +6

    Chameleon that's another dragon 🐉 right there. You say they are opportunistic hmm humans and reptiles make up a lot of world populations,apart from fish and insects. Something is brewing here 👀 and I don't like where this is going. But I do like the knowledge about Madagascar: but what about the water? I know animals can tell the different solvent levels of water,and can choose not to drink it. Is it that much different from what we have in the states..? @DavKraufmanAdventures

    •  Рік тому +2

      That's a good question

    • @jebvlogs4761
      @jebvlogs4761 Рік тому

      @ i try to be astute with my observations dear friend 🙏🏼🙌🏼 stay blessed man 🙏🏼🙌🏼

  • @thirdeyereptiles1772
    @thirdeyereptiles1772 8 місяців тому

    I’m not sure if you have done a video on this , but would LOVE to see a red foot tortoise in the wild video since so much is unknown about these guys & people can’t agree on so many aspects of their care 🙆🏼‍♀️🐢

  • @HannahPatriciaDavis-ge2rg
    @HannahPatriciaDavis-ge2rg Рік тому +1

    I just got a pink toe tarantula today Dav

    •  Рік тому

      Nice!

  • @commercialelectrician133
    @commercialelectrician133 Рік тому

    Great video

    •  Рік тому

      Thanks!

  • @brucebrazaitis321
    @brucebrazaitis321 Рік тому

    The main thing I would do if I ever got these again is to give them a cool spot.They really don't like high temperatures! Keeping them free roaming in the apartment on the fish farm . The male would hang on the cable for the TV where the wall mount A/C would blast on him.
    then when keeping them in a half acre display greenhouse most of the time they would be close to eye level when the heat built up. The other thing is males would turn black to show submission to another male.
    Keeping them now might be easier as such larger insects such as horn worms are now available. The strangest thing mine would eat were lubber grasshoppers. They seemed to prefer males and would only eat a few before they got a look that said,"THAT'S A SPICY MEATBALL!" If you get that reference you know about how old I am. Needless to say that wasn't a main stay of their diet.
    To give some idea of how good their eyesight and intelligence is a tiger swallowtail butterfly got into the greenhouse. One of the males was walking along the guy wire in the peak of the greenhouse untill he made a maximum range shot to catch it They really duo have good mapping skill of their environment. He had to figure what tree or bamboo he had to get to the top of to get to the wires and which wires would get him in range of the prey item.

  • @BrinleyLloyd
    @BrinleyLloyd 3 місяці тому +1

    I just bought my first Parsons 🤪
    He is wildcaught, and I'm hoping to breed captive bred babies in a new bloodline 👶
    He is 26 inches and is eating calcium dusted crickets and other insects. Mine is also a yellow lip 💋
    My boy has the orange eyes 👀
    I'm going to try feeding my boy a live pinky mouse 🐁
    I may have to get some feeder lizards 🦎
    My boy has a big ol' nose 👃

  • @HannahPatriciaDavis-ge2rg
    @HannahPatriciaDavis-ge2rg Рік тому

    Hi Dav

    •  Рік тому

      Hi Hannah

  • @joebrat6809
    @joebrat6809 5 місяців тому

    I have considered getting these, but they're insanely expensive in the UK. I am however obtaining an Oustalets cham soon so that's something I guess...

  • @alisaurus8254
    @alisaurus8254 Рік тому +1

    Chameleon feet tickle so bad especially on your neck lol my friend had one that always wanted to climb in my hair ..I bet a big one like that has strange feeling feet too 😅😂

    •  Рік тому +1

      Not this giants!

  • @ryan.treckoreptiles3494
    @ryan.treckoreptiles3494 Рік тому

    When will you do another leopard gecko video!

  • @leichter_panzerspahwagon
    @leichter_panzerspahwagon 7 місяців тому

    bros gotta be tame for you petting him like that

  • @brianhansen7122
    @brianhansen7122 9 місяців тому

    Hello I am looking for a furcifer minor pair

  • @davidvento5481
    @davidvento5481 Рік тому

    Hey Dāv, Madagascar looks like an amazing place. However, you could’ve called these vids “all you ever wanted to know about Old World Chameleons, ever... in life” and I’d be totally fine with that. Aside from the Veiled & occasional Panther my bro finds around his house in So Fl (and the Jacksons most often sold as pets) these videos have been an education as I had no idea there were SO many species and especially on Madagascar...
    💥Mind Blown💥
    I am a teeny bit disappointed you guys didn’t make it farther south as I was hoping you’d spy some of my favorite tortoises on the planet in situ (namely the Radiated.) But you did find that gorgeous python and Leaf Tailed Geckos so I forgive you.
    But I don’t forgive Adam...
    _Naaah j/k, we love you Adam_

    •  Рік тому +1

      I'll get down there next time

  • @motionsick4973
    @motionsick4973 Рік тому

    Stomatitis on that big male. Interesting. They are so prone to it in captivity too

  • @hannahgibbs2426
    @hannahgibbs2426 10 місяців тому

    What happens when they stress out?

  • @NerinaRSA
    @NerinaRSA Рік тому +1

    Why didn't you put him on you black tshirt?

    •  Рік тому

      Oh I did

  • @technoraptor7778
    @technoraptor7778 Рік тому +1

    Yeah I don't agree with practice animals either....they arnt items...you know what works for you...go for it! Just save and make sure you've done as much research as possible and have everything set up before you get any animal.

  • @Wildlifebio
    @Wildlifebio 8 місяців тому +1

    “Chameleons stress very easily”… meanwhile, 5 mins earlier seen stroking the wild male…. Unnecessary.

  • @stevenhall8964
    @stevenhall8964 Рік тому +1

    Why not just ask PARSON how to take care of them if they all belong to him?

    •  Рік тому +1

      I tried and he never responded :)

  • @loriw2661
    @loriw2661 Рік тому

    I spend half my time being so angry at the most destructive animal on this planet……freaking human

    •  Рік тому +1

      me too

  • @ericbeeman8717
    @ericbeeman8717 Рік тому

    Sad thing is just goes to show how much the people there don't care about the animal life there or they would be taking pains to ensure these creature don't die off and always have plenty of habitat to survive but like in most places the people don't care and they will just ensure the full extinction of almost every animal there just like they do here and any other place sadly or they wait till there's only a small few left and then try saving the species like they do in China which means the only reason they even tried at that point is the shit they're catching from the public eye cause God forbid they get embarrassed oh no not embarrassment not that no pffffft that's the sad part of these creatures lives they are doomed and it's a shame to such beautiful creatures that survived millions of years only to be wiped out by the biggest plague of all humans