Rova Knox (AKA Fort Knox)

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Rova Knox (AKA Fort Knox)
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The man, the myth, the legend!

King of the "Winter Funk"!
If you follow us on Facebook or Instagram, you may recall a little series that we did when Mr. Knox decided to go through a dramatic "winter funk"! I posted weekly updates, documenting all of the different changes that he went through during his period of funk. When we talk about a "winter funk", what we are referring to is It's when a panther's colors temporarily fade. While some believe it is a seasonal shift, our conditions at Kammerflage stay consistent year-round, so we see it totally at random. Every "funk" is different too. Some lose just a little color, others lose almost all of it, and there are some who will even ditch just one single color! The good thing is that it's temporary and doesn't seem connected to health whatsoever. And when the colors come back…they tend to come back strong!

Here are some photos from our little "funkumentary" if you will!

Pre-Funk

Early Funk

Mid Funk

Peak Funk

Coming Out Of The Funk

Almost Back

We Are SO Back!

It was honestly such a memorable experience getting to document him weekly and getting to hear from other chameleon keepers about their winter funk experiences! Another funny side effect to all of this was his personality shift. During the several months that we had our weekly interactions, he kind of became my buddy! At the start of our series, he was a spicy little meatball! By the end of it...he was a big sweetie.

Good looks run in the family!
Rova Knox is a son of our beloved Mahaliana (AKA Curious). When choosing a successor from Curious, we really wanted a son with a similar look. Rova Knox reminds us so much of his father, but also of his grandfather Gold Rush! So as a nod to gramps, he was given the name "Fort Knox".

His father, Curious -