Expedition Blog Day 4: Marojejy
On the first full day in Marojejy, we take it a little slower. There are many animals to be found in the immediate vicinity of the camp, including chameleons, geckos, frogs, and a lot...
Expedition Blog Day 3: Sambava – Marojejy
Here we go at last! We start by bus from Sambava to Manantenina, about 65 km away, where the Marojejy Park Office is located. From there we walk through a wide savannah to Mandena,...
Expedition blog Day 2: Preparations in Sambava
There is a lot to prepare for an expedition to Marojejy. We clarified and discussed many things weeks and months in advance. Which local guides will come with us, when we want to be...
Expedition Blog Day 1: Antananarivo – Sambava
We’ve been wanting to start our expedition blog with videos for a really, really long time. And today the first post finally goes online! Our first expedition video, directly from Sambava, Madagascar. Bit by...
Info about Madagascar
Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world with 587,295 km². This is more area than France and Switzerland together. Madagascar is located in the Indian Ocean, about 500 to 600 km east...
Brumation
Among many chameleon keepers, it is a recurring topic: hibernation in the terrarium. Should you offer a brumation period, if yes with which species and why at all? This article is intended to get...
Chameleon food
What do chameleons actually eat in Madagascar? This has not been really well studied yet. This article aims to summarize the current state of research and observations on the diet of chameleons on the...
Wild caught or captive bred?
If you want to buy a chameleon, you will need to decide sooner or later whether you like to have a captive bred (cb) individual or a wild caught (wc) chameleon. Generally, in our...
Colouring books for Madagascar
Madagascar’s population is among the poorest in the world. Most families have to make do with the lowest income, medical care is scarce and schools are few. Traditionally it is considered good to have...
Furcifer campani
First description: (Grandidier, 1872) Origin of the species name: The French naturalist Alfred Grandidier visited Madagascar three times between 1865 and 1868, traveling almost the entire island and producing one of the first maps...