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Chameleon Info: Your Chameleon - Male Jackson's Chameleon. 6 Weeks old. Handling - Only when necessary, which include cleaning the cage, or waking him up to move him to a part of the cage where his feeding dish is so he can eat. Feeding - Fed pinhead crickets, micro mealworms...

So here's an update. I got the bulb and he's been using it for a couple days now, he's been doing slightly better, his colors change to the black and white when he's active and his eyes open a lot more open, he's also eating 4-6 crickets a day. He does however still sleep during the day quite...

I've already watched that video, thanks :) and yes, not pinheads, but they're extremely small and he seems to be eating them okay. They're each about the size of his eye, maybe a tad bigger for a couple of them. Thanks for your help, and I'll keep posted.

Thanks for the replies, and the welcome. The first reply brings some comfort, but as for the last one, I forgot to mention the brand is Reptisun, Zoo Med. Is that an alright brand?

So I recently got a baby Jackson's, I posted recently in the Health clinic about his issue of sleeping in the day. Well I think he's doing slightly better now, he's been basking in the new UVB 5.0 13watt bulb I got him, and even ate a few dusted crickets. So my question is, upon researching...

So I will pick this up for him, is that okay? My tank isn't currently big enough for a tube light. http://www.petco.com/product/122960/Zoo-Med-ReptiSun-50-Mini-Compact-Fluorescent-Lamp.aspx I have another light, the one listed above, that emits the UVA lights, that would be safe to keep...

Alright, I'm going to the store tomorrow so I'll be sure to do this. What's the difference between a UVA and UVB? I realize now that I might not be the proper owner for a newborn Jackson's... I hope I'll be able to pull this off, I would feel terrible if I lost him. :\

I'm new to the forum, just got my baby boy yesterday and I'm already noticing some behavior that seems odd after all I've read and researched. Hopefully I'm just overreacting. Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. - Male Jackson's Chameleon, not sure of the exact of...