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

[@Reptiliatus]

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!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

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

[@Reptiliatus]

@@davkaufmansreptileadventures the various localities where quite special!

[@Saigethewanderer]

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

[@jctrock]

The native people are to point fingers at.

[@stevenhall8964]

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

[@herpermike_]

​@@stevenhall8964 definitely 100%!

[@Saigethewanderer]

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]

@@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?

[@SLMR89]

About time KZbin gets more quality wild chameleon content, thanks guys

[@jereksliwinski2789]

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

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

They are!

[@surfpanther]

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

[@Glerbicus]

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

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@clistiarobinson34]

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

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thank you!

[@jackpotjunkie]

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

[@ggoannas]

These are gorgeous creatures!

[@technoraptor7778]

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

[@BirdieRN71]

I have never been much of a reptile person, but your videos make it hard not to love them. I appreciate that you want to make sure they are being kept as close to their original environment as possible. Great job!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

I appreciate that! Thank you!

[@lputaa]

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]

13:45 what kind of sorcery was that Dav😂

[@VergilYeh]

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

[@kristinmontague9084]

Beautiful Animal, touching video. Thanks for sharing.

[@LiamBlakePodcaster]

Here within a minute of General release!!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Awesome!

[@marquanreese7895]

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

[@georgewilliamsiii4677]

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.

[@joeygivan2726]

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

[@LanceKirkman]

Excellent video Dav!! #RattleOn

[@slitheryserpents]

💜💚great video thanks💚💜

[@Midwest-fish]

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

[@GarysTandAExotics]

Wow second on a Dav video. Sweet

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Nice!

[@scorpionaddiction2801]

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

[@jeffreymagni1272]

They just don't like Solarmeter 6.5 lol

[@giovannialvarado2603]

Love you man

[@NerinaRSA]

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

[@StLMikie]

Bill rocks.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Agreed!

[@jofennstam6365]

Can't wait until my enclosure Is done and I will get my parsonii home😍

[@ThePassionOfTheMarc]

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!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

I have a transporter machine

[@nicosy282]

I knew it! The largest chameleon of the world!

[@miketufaro5915]

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

[@Sherributtrfly]

Oh my gosh!!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@rebeccafriend4854]

Love love the chameleons! Great work!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Glad you like them!

[@jpslizards]

Say rattle on 😂

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Rattle On!

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

These animals are so gorgeous 😊!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

They are!

[@craigdurbin5472]

Nice video on Parson’s Dav.

[@moniquelynwone8228]

Great video guys👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💕💥

[@allusernamestakenlol]

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.

[@lizdyson3627]

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]

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.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

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

[@tjv6976]

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

[@stevebrugman3145]

It's really nice to see the habitat rattle on

[@andrewgilbert1296]

He is amazing

[@HannahPatriciaDavis-ge2rg]

I just got a pink toe tarantula today Dav

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Nice!

[@brucebrazaitis321]

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.

[@thirdeyereptiles1772]

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 🙆🏼‍♀️🐢

[@jebvlogs4761]

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

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

That's a good question

[@jebvlogs4761]

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

[@BrinleyLloyd]

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 👃

[@socalocal1962]

How is it going so far? Any plans on trying to get some eggs going?

[@BrinleyLloyd]

@socalocal1962 I just bought a female! Hoping to I produce them soon 🙏

[@socalocal1962]

@@BrinleyLloyd well I know you’re gunna be years out but I’d love to buy a male off you when the time comes! Good luck on your venture!!

[@commercialelectrician133]

Great video

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thanks!

[@alisaurus8254]

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 😅😂

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Not this giants!

[@davidvento5481]

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_

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

I'll get down there next time

[@HannahPatriciaDavis-ge2rg]

Hi Dav

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Hi Hannah

[@joebrat6809]

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...

[@leichter_panzerspahwagon]

bros gotta be tame for you petting him like that

[@ryan.treckoreptiles3494]

When will you do another leopard gecko video!

[@Wildlifebio]

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

[@NerinaRSA]

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

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Oh I did

[@technoraptor7778]

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.

[@hannahgibbs2426]

What happens when they stress out?

[@brianhansen7122]

Hello I am looking for a furcifer minor pair

[@motionsick4973]

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

[@stevenhall8964]

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

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

I tried and he never responded :)

[@macphotonatura2274]

👍🎞️🎥🙋

[@loriw2661]

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

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

me too

[@ericbeeman8717]

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