Recent content by rj1204

Hey guys, its been a really long time since I posted. When I lived on the mainland, I kept and bred Ball pythons, bearded dragons, and plenty of other reptiles. So I am an experienced herper and I do understand the enjoyment of keeping any reptile. A while back, I got my kids a wild caught...

Thank you for all the kind comments. My family and I were very excited about our first cham. We always put the welfare of the animal first. I am a firm believer in purchasing captive born vs. wild caught any day. Unfortunetely I knew their was a possibility of the new guy not adjusting and...

I have posted a few times about my boy but I will start my thread with the basics. I have (or had) a male Jackson adult, outdoor enclosure on Oahu, perfect temps, 24 x 24 x 48, plenty of plants and hiding, and natural rain. I got him about a week ago and he was captured from the wild. He...

Gonna let him go. Not sure where but he's not a pet. I'll just put him over by a local cemetery here. Rains a lot and not any houses around so I'm guessing that works. I've heard people have seen one oar two around this area.

I believe I put most of the "How to ask for help" info in there but not all. Thanks for the template. As for eating, he ate 4 crickets day one and 3 day 3 so I don't think its stress......but of course it could be. Thanks for the link on the Sunny D container, that is a great contraption...

I guess nobody knows?

I'll be real quick because I'm sure many of you have seen my lame posts. I live in Hawaii. Bought an adult male Jackson (wild caught) on Tuesday night. Fed him 4 crickets in a dish the next day. Waited 2 days and fed him 3 crickets. Waited 2 days and now he ate just 1. He is definitely...

Well, he has only been with us 5-6 days and again, he is wild caught. He ate 4 crickets day one, 3 day 3, and now 1 day 5. I may leave him alone and not feed him for a couple more days so he is hungry and will let me hand feed. I built the cage with 1/4" hardware cloth and found out the...

Sweet.....I am assuming we are cool. I guess we will handle him and see how it goes in a few days. That will be a week to allow him to adjust. I guess as long as he eats 3-4 crickets (hopefully 6-8 soon) every other day, that shows he has an appetite and isn't too stressed.

We live in Hawaii and just got a new, wild caught, adult Jackson. Just about everything here is wild caught unless you get lucky enough to find a breeder on the side of the road, which I have not. All the pet stores carry Jackson's and again, just about all are wild caught. Usually the...

Thanks for the responses! I may just cover a small part of it since it does rain so much here. Yes, there have been chameleons spotted within 5 miles but I am up on the mountain a bit and it is very rainy here. It does dry though but another rain usually comes a couple hours later. Those...

Do I need a cover on the top? It rains a lot here. I got the new guy tonight and its already rained twice within the last 2 hours.

Thanks for the advice. Those are definitely some great points. I have seen Jacksons on Craiglist that were literally caught the night prior. I am going by a breeders this week (in Waipahu) and if given the choice, I will get a CB. As for releasing back to the wild, I don't think it is...

I don't even know if I really have a choice here in Hawaii. We have a few breeders that sell Jackson Chameleons but most seem to only sell small babies. I am looking for a sub-adult to adult. My enclosure is an outdoor set up so I would think a wild caught would do well with the environment...

Or not. I guess I'm good.