Hello all,
New guy to the forum here and I have been lurking/reading thru all the different forums and this site is a wealth of knowledge. Thank you to all that contribute. I recently liberated a pair of jackson's from deplorable condition's at a local pet shop. I won't go into details other than 10 gallon glass aquarium with 1 perch and a 100w basking light....UGH! I have had chams before, veileds and panthers. Anyway, got them home and immediately started rehab. They were of course supremely dehydrated and were drinking like crazy. I introduced food the following day and they both ate sparringly. Well it has been about 10 days now and the male seems to be doing great. He is eating like a horse and seems much much better.
The female on the other hand is up and down. She was eating but now I have not seen her eat in a couple days. She is still actively drinking and cruising her cage but am not sure why she isn't eating. After looking at pics here and on the web I believe she is gravid and want to make sure she is getting the proper nutrition.
Your help is greatly appreciated!!!!!
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male/Female sub-adult Jackson
Handling -Only when necessary
Feeding - Currently they are being given crickets everyday as they looked underweight when I acquired them. Crickets are given a variety of fruits/veg for gutload
Supplements - I have dusted 2x already 1x with cal/d3 and 1x with straight cal...per video I watched from forum member
Watering - They are misted 3x a day for 2-3 min and have a drip system running during the day also. I have seen them drink for both the misting and drip
Fecal Description - White top/Brown bottom. Not tested for parasites yet
History - From the petshop,
, they are cb?!?!?! They were housed in horrible conditions at the shop.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Both screen. Male 24x24x28/ Female 18x18x36
Lighting - Reptisun 10 on both/ 60w basking. 12 on 12 off light sched
Temperature - Temps range from 68-72 basking is around 80-85( small area from basking)
Humidity - Humidity is roughly 75-80%. currently just using humidity guages in the cages
Plants - Shefflera in both
Placement - Cages are in my office. Tops are 3/4 foot off the ground respectively
Location - IL
New guy to the forum here and I have been lurking/reading thru all the different forums and this site is a wealth of knowledge. Thank you to all that contribute. I recently liberated a pair of jackson's from deplorable condition's at a local pet shop. I won't go into details other than 10 gallon glass aquarium with 1 perch and a 100w basking light....UGH! I have had chams before, veileds and panthers. Anyway, got them home and immediately started rehab. They were of course supremely dehydrated and were drinking like crazy. I introduced food the following day and they both ate sparringly. Well it has been about 10 days now and the male seems to be doing great. He is eating like a horse and seems much much better.
The female on the other hand is up and down. She was eating but now I have not seen her eat in a couple days. She is still actively drinking and cruising her cage but am not sure why she isn't eating. After looking at pics here and on the web I believe she is gravid and want to make sure she is getting the proper nutrition.
Your help is greatly appreciated!!!!!
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male/Female sub-adult Jackson
Handling -Only when necessary
Feeding - Currently they are being given crickets everyday as they looked underweight when I acquired them. Crickets are given a variety of fruits/veg for gutload
Supplements - I have dusted 2x already 1x with cal/d3 and 1x with straight cal...per video I watched from forum member
Watering - They are misted 3x a day for 2-3 min and have a drip system running during the day also. I have seen them drink for both the misting and drip
Fecal Description - White top/Brown bottom. Not tested for parasites yet
History - From the petshop,
, they are cb?!?!?! They were housed in horrible conditions at the shop.Cage Info:
Cage Type - Both screen. Male 24x24x28/ Female 18x18x36
Lighting - Reptisun 10 on both/ 60w basking. 12 on 12 off light sched
Temperature - Temps range from 68-72 basking is around 80-85( small area from basking)
Humidity - Humidity is roughly 75-80%. currently just using humidity guages in the cages
Plants - Shefflera in both
Placement - Cages are in my office. Tops are 3/4 foot off the ground respectively
Location - IL
