Recent content by mnlwfan

She's never been bred. I've had her for over 2 years and she has never been around a male. So, no babies to lay. As for slugs, I'm not sure how long it's been. I have made her an appointment to see a reptile vet. She will be going in first thing Monday morning and until then I'll be keeping a...

Lola has continued to be lethargic and has also continued to head towards the bottom of her enclosure, which is actually 18x18x36. I typed that wrong above. I found her laying on the bottom of her cage this morning. She was alert, but when I picked her she felt pretty cold. For about the first...

Your Chameleon - 3 year old female jackson. I've had her for 2 years. Handling - Hardly ever. I did handle her a week ago to take her outside on a 75 degree day for fresh air and sun time in her outdoor ficus. Feeding - She receives 6-10 crickets every other day. The amount depends on how...

That was a nice lookin' Jackson.

This other thread was recently started by another new Jackson cham owner. You can check out what people said here: https://www.chameleonforums.com/jacksons-cham-137894/ Biggest suggestion is to do a lot of research. Give your cham some space the first few weeks and be patient. He may be...

I agree with the rain system. My jackson hated being misted but she tolerates the rain system. And have as many real plants as possible. That helps with the humidity and offers your cham places to climb and hide. Try a variety of feeders. Each cham will have their own preferences. My girl loves...

I found that when you first start hand feeding, use a food that is considered more of a treat that your cham loves. For my Jackson this was reptiworms and dubias. She loves them and wouldn't shy away from taking them from my hand.

In regards to him being stressed, that isn't abnormal for the first few weeks in a new environment. It took a 6-8 weeks for my Jackson to become comfortable in her new surroundings. The first few weeks she was always a dark shade of green and barely moved off her favorite branch. Just give it...

It's finally happened! My Jackson has come out of her enclosure all on her very own. There were times when I thought she'd never come out. When I first got her she was so incredibly shy she barely moved even inside her enclosure. But after six months of working with her she's finally become...

Be careful of the size of rocks you use to cover your soil. I came home just the other day to a cham with a rock stuck in her throat. Scariest event I've had yet with my cham and I don't ever want to do it again. I think she shot at a roach and hit the rock. It was just small enough to fit in...

My Jackson's enclosure is next to a window and she loves looking out the window. When weather permits, I leave the window open so she gets fresh outside air and a little unfiltered, indirect sunlight.

I have an eight month old jackson and am looking to introduce new feeders to her diet. Does anyone have experience feeding praying mantis to jacksons?

How long do your blue bottle flies live on average? I'm thinking of getting some for my cham, but want to make sure I'll have time to get through all of them before they die. Don't flies generally have pretty short lives? The larvae will stick around for a couple of weeks in the fridge...

I personally have pothos and an umbrella tree in the enclosure. I also have a jade plant for my jackson to crawl on when she's outside. Here is a helpful webpage with a list of plants that are safe for chams: http://www.flchams.com/safe_plant_list.asp

I saw your picture on the other thread. So glad I shared my experience and that it helped your little guy's coloring/attitude, too. :)