Humidity and Jacksons

[mczoo]

I recently under poor advice purchased 2 Jackson chameleons and then found that what the salesman told me was at best inaccurate. I figured out separating my male/female pair was a good idea on my own but i still wonder how much humidity. currently it ranges from 40% at night, 50 or so during the day and maybe 70% with misting. I have 2 humidifiers, mist by hand and due to what appeared to be dehydration showered my male twice daily for 3 days last week (he looks much better) Is this enough or do i need more (wish i would have purchased the male veiled but those jacksons are so cool)

 

[dectr6]

What subspecies of Jacksons?

 

[mczoo]

Although i am uncertain i was informed they are captive bred from florida and were likely descendents of hawain (xantholophus) but i am unsure. The female is definitely hornless so i assume she is xantholophus

 

[Dankmeleon]

did you buy them from the miami area?


jacksons are really awesome, and pretty good survivors, they just need a slight bit cooler temps and good hydration, if you just purchased your humidifiers and they are the crappy vicks ones, i'd return them and get the walgreens ultrasonic ones for the same price and actually get to see the mist going into your cage, you can even build a misting manifold using light duty 1 1/2 inch pvc, the same diameter as sink drains

 

[dectr6]

Dankmeleon is right. Their not that hard to care for. Get a good ultrasonic humidifier from and walmart or drugstore and keep their temps on the cool side. Be careful on supplementation as they are more susceptible to over supplementation than the veileds or panthers. Also watch out for mouth rot as they tend to have a higher occurence than some other species. Good luck with them. My next species is going to be either the merumontanis (dwarf jacksons) or a rudis. Their both very neat chams. David

 

[mczoo]

I purchase them from a reptile show in columbus. One of the venders apparantly had them shipped or got them from florida. He was not very specific. He did have many more last month as well. My two buddies are apoximately 6 months now I bought them at 4 months and have been searching high and low for the correct info. I am not new to reptiles but have little experience with chameleons in the last 10 years

 

[mczoo]

Thanks for the help. i was called on the phone between the two posts. so my last post is out of order.
My dream was to raise them for a year and try my luck at breading. obviously the raising has been more than i thought but the dream lives on as long as they do
Sean

 

[dectr6]

If you don't have much exp. with chams, this forum will be your best friend. Many people on here have decades of actual exp. with them and are more than glad to help. Stay away from petstore advice! It has killed many a chameleon. It's likely that your jackson's are wild caught and should probably be taken to a vet for a fecal float and treated for parasites. If your lucky, you can just take a fresh sample to your vet and have it tested without bringing in your chams. Mine charges $15. Most of the current jacksons are from Hawaii. Good luck with them. David

 

[mczoo]

thanks for the help. this is the first forum i found with daily enties and logical replies.

by the way when stating the types of reptiles you have is it #males. #females.#unknown????? or what

thanks,
sean

 

[ken2414]

i dont understand what you mean....

 

[mczoo]

detr6 lists
2.2 veiled etc

what does 2.2 mean?
2 males . 2 females or what

Thanks
Sean

 

[chuka1212]

I was wondering the same thing...

 

[Brad Ramsey]

detr6 lists
2.2 veiled etc

what does 2.2 mean?
2 males . 2 females or what

Thanks
Sean

Yes.
first # is males, 2nd is females, 3rd is unknown

Jacks should have pretty high humidity (by the way)
80 to 100 %

-Brad

 

[mary prefontaine]

thought you all might enjoy seeing my old pair of jacksons at their best hehe

http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm283/mitzi1956/?action=view&current=picture009.jpg

 

[Dean Pulcini]

Heres a couple of old favorites . The most important thing is keeping the temperature in the 70's and the humidity above 70% with a basking spot no hotter then 84.

 

[mary prefontaine]

speaking of jacksons i did quite well with mine by simply misting them 2-3 times daily in a big 6 ft reptarium i had them for over 2 years without any humidy or lack of humidity issues. they really seemed happy in their artificial fig trees with a dripper on top and as i said lots of misting. never did look to see what the humidity was for them they just diod well i never had to worry about it much i guess.

 

[Dean Pulcini]

Probably created the correct environment by misting 2 to 3 times a day along with a drip. Not to mention that a repterium will hold humidity better then most screened enclosures due to the nature of the thick mesh.

 

[mczoo]

awesome Jacksonni's, i lost pokey a week ago but my female is doing quite well. She visited the vet just for a stool sample today. Thanks for imput. Hopefully i will be buying a male or so soon if no parasites are found

Sean