▁grav id ▁animal ▁is ▁black , ▁cre am , ▁and ▁gray ▁colored ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁bul ging ▁with ▁eggs . ▁ ▁With ▁great ▁care , ▁T . ▁m eller i ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁species ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁hous ed ▁in ▁groups . ▁This ▁doesn ' t ▁always ▁work ▁as ▁some ▁individuals ▁will ▁not ▁get ▁along . ▁Constant ▁observation ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁animals ▁safety . ▁Their ▁long ▁tong ues ▁can ▁reach ▁pre y ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁away . ▁ ▁Diet ▁and ▁reprodu ction ▁Like ▁most ▁ch ame le ons , ▁M eller ' s ▁are ▁strict ▁car n iv ores ▁e ating ▁insect s , ▁smaller ▁l iz ards , ▁sp iders , ▁cr ick ets , ▁w orm s , ▁and ▁c ater p ill ars . ▁Lar ge ▁spec im ens ▁have ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁eat ▁small ▁birds . ▁ ▁Fem ales ▁ann ually ▁produce ▁a ▁single ▁cl utch ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 8 0 ▁eggs . ▁ ▁New born ▁M eller ' s ▁ch ame le ons ▁are ▁about ▁ ▁in ▁length ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁fed ▁D ros oph il idae ▁and ▁tiny ▁cr ick ets ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁weeks ▁of ▁their ▁lives . ▁ ▁After wards , ▁they ▁accept ▁house ▁f lies ▁and ▁larger ▁insect ▁pre y ▁including ▁cr ick ets , ▁loc ust s , ▁sil kw orm s , ▁and ▁co ck ro aches . ▁ ▁They ▁may ▁live ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁twelve ▁years . ▁ ▁Capt ivity ▁T . ▁m eller i