I got a female young Jackson's Chameleon and I'm new to chameleons Need Help

[Cozette]

So I got a Hawaiian female Jackson's Chameleon that's about 2 years old and I'm new to chameleons so i need help with what to do. I have her in a 2ft tall 18 and 1/2 x 18 and 1/2 cage. We feed her crickets and meal worms. Her setup is a ficus and a pothos plant with 3 climbing vines 2 logs and 4 fake plants. We have a 100 watt red bulb (heating) and a Zoo Med Reptisun 13 watt desert 10.0 UVB for just lighting. We have a mister that goes off every 4 hours for 15 seconds. The Heating lamp is any where from 75-85 degrees F. We have a water dropper for water at the moment. We are working on getting her a dripper plant soon. we have many other things to put in like: bamboo sticks, a netted corner hammock, fake moss sticks, more plants, etc. The ambient air is around 71-79 during the day and at night we drop it to the 60's.

I have a few questions so here they are:
What signs do i need to look for if she is pregnant/sick?
What is your recommendation of flooring
What is the food that yours eat most?
What's a recommended cage size?
What other things should i put in her cage?

Any other suggestions will be nice if you have any.

Thank you in advanced.

 

[Remkon]

1. Any odd behaviour should not be monitored. Jacksonii doesn't lay eggs so you don't have to worry about laying bins.
2. No flooring is best since it's easiest to keep clean and cant be ingested.
3. Crickets but I try to offer a broad variety of insects.
4. 18x18x36 or bigger
5. Live plants to help maintain humidity, plenty of cover and plenty o paths (ie branches)
6. Mist frequently and give her enough privacy.

 

[Cozette]

1. Any odd behaviour should not be monitored. Jacksonii doesn't lay eggs so you don't have to worry about laying bins.
2. No flooring is best since it's easiest to keep clean and cant be ingested.
3. Crickets but I try to offer a broad variety of insects.
4. 18x18x36 or bigger
5. Live plants to help maintain humidity, plenty of cover and plenty o paths (ie branches)
6. Mist frequently and give her enough privacy.

thanks for the help

 

[Cozette]

1. Any odd behaviour should not be monitored. Jacksonii doesn't lay eggs so you don't have to worry about laying bins.
2. No flooring is best since it's easiest to keep clean and cant be ingested.
3. Crickets but I try to offer a broad variety of insects.
4. 18x18x36 or bigger
5. Live plants to help maintain humidity, plenty of cover and plenty o paths (ie branches)
6. Mist frequently and give her enough privacy.

Thank you very much.
This post was actually written by my son who is 11. He is very excited about his new friend.
He is being closely monitored and has done much self education by reading and visiting numerous reptile stores for information.
We did not purchase her on a whim.
I however have a clairification question myself, the first sentence "Any off behavior should NOT be monitored." I assume you meant that it should be monitored? What exactly is odd behavior for a Chameleon?
Thank you.

 

[Miss Lily]

You'll get to know what is normal for her when you've had her a while. She will be much happier with a normal household light bulb for heat rather than the red one you are using. A white bulb will simulate the sun and she will bask under it to warm up. You should aim for 85F in her basking spot. Jacksons like more airflow and more humidity than other species. Check out the Jackson's care sheet in our resources section - it's very good (and also contains one or two pics of my late male Jackson - he was quite the celebrity, bless him). https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/jacksons/

 

[Remkon]

Thank you very much.
This post was actually written by my son who is 11. He is very excited about his new friend.
He is being closely monitored and has done much self education by reading and visiting numerous reptile stores for information.
We did not purchase her on a whim.
I however have a clairification question myself, the first sentence "Any off behavior should NOT be monitored." I assume you meant that it should be monitored? What exactly is odd behavior for a Chameleon?
Thank you.

like being on the floor of the enclosure a lot, sleeping during the day, constant/frequent stress colors...
Anything that seems out of the ordinary. 9/10 times it's nothing but you want to catch problems early.

You'll learn her behaviour soon enough and then you'll know/feel when she acts different and you should keep a close eye.