Creaturelover123
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My female Jackson Xanth is 6 months and only turns browns and blacks. When is she going to turn green???? 
Jackson Coloring????? :/
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xxzmmorexx
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I have a female that I have had for almost 9 months or so now and she has always displayed greens! Between bright green with a little red or green camp patterns
xanthoman
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maybe never
my guess would be when you fix your husbandry, lol. but thats just a wild guess, ......... but other possibilities include;
could just be slow to develop but imo, healthy non-stressed green phase xanths are usually starting strong green coloration by 4-5 mth or sooner
could be pregnant but not overly likely no way to know without the history.
could be red phase but also not likely,,,,,,,probably a good idea to post the help form
there is no guaranty that a xanth will be green or any other color , but i would say probably stressed with metabolic issues. jmo
My female Jackson Xanth is 6 months and only turns browns and blacks. When is she going to turn green????
my guess would be when you fix your husbandry, lol. but thats just a wild guess, ......... but other possibilities include;
could just be slow to develop but imo, healthy non-stressed green phase xanths are usually starting strong green coloration by 4-5 mth or sooner
could be pregnant but not overly likely no way to know without the history.
could be red phase but also not likely,,,,,,,probably a good idea to post the help form
there is no guaranty that a xanth will be green or any other color , but i would say probably stressed with metabolic issues. jmo
xanthoman
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hi shawtea, ive been meaning to get back to you to see how your guy is progressing. any chance you could post or send a pic? generally speaking white is not good in chameleon terms, often signals some form of shock or hypervitaminosis. jmo, probably be a good idea to post a pic if you can and repost help form just to be safe. could be nothing but whenever i hear white in regards to xanths i get a little nervous. jmo
Captive Creations
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i agree with this it couldnt hurt just to make sure everything is going okay and to rule out any problems with your husbandry. Its better to be safe then sorry
IMHO anytime mine have been dark its due to stress or something is not right with their care. (I also only have veileds and Panthers but I am sure chameleons are the the same that way)
Shawntea
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Thanks Xantho I will update with some pics. Just post in the regular health forum or send to you?
Dean Pulcini
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My female Jackson Xanth is 6 months and only turns browns and blacks. When is she going to turn green????
Jackson can come in three colors. I have see pictures of blue,green, and red or brown. You might have a red which is kinda rare.
PappaRONzi
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My guy is only a nice green when he is streesed! Otherwise he is a darkgreen and grayish brown mixture. Granted I have only had him for two weeks. I am hoping that as he becomes more comfortable his coloring may change but if not as long as he is healthy I will love him no matter what color. Here is a photo of him in his sexy pose, looking good for the ladies.
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coldbloodedAL
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A blue or red xanth huh? I like to see some pictures of an adult red or blue xanth... Any one Jacksonii Xantholophus can show the described colors at some point in their life, but almost never keep them. Red is usually present in babies and juveniles, and disappears upon adulthood.
Creaturelover123
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Thank you for replying!
Her sister is mostly green all the time. I know she is not pregnat because we raised her from birth, and she has never seen a male.She has started to get a little green but not as much as the sister. What would make her stressed in her husbandy???
Oh ya and Im positve she does NOT have MBD. Thanks for the help!
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Dean Pulcini
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https://www.chameleonforums.com/mem...hameleons-picture354-jacksonii-outsidii02.jpg
This was one of mine I have seen ones much bluer.
Creaturelover123
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coldbloodedAL
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Your boy looks good man, Mine will shows blue like that more often in the summer when he gets some outside time. The way you said it made it seem like an ALL blue or ALL red xanth..
xanthoman
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hi shawntea, i sometimes dont make it back to the forums. you are always welcome to contact me at my hushmail accnt, but i certainly have no issue with you posting it in the forums. i think its good to get as much input as you can and i will be the first to admit that the xantho way is not the only way. if i see it there i will respond to it, but if there is ever a sense of urgency, respond direct.
a pic of the coloration you describe would be really helpful, but its the help form diet /supp/gutload info that i need most.
easiest if you cut and paste the entire form fill in your info and i will comment on a point x point basis. id like to feel that there was some improvement from implementing the earlier suggestions i made, but im still not comfortable that his regimen is tuned to where it should be.
its an ongoing process and no matter what changes are implemented, there is still always room for further improvement. much better to review/double check everything while he is doing good. than to wait until there is a problem. jmo
xanthoman
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Thank you for replying!
She has started to get a little green but not as much as the sister. What would make her stressed in her husbandy???
Oh ya and Im positve she does NOT have MBD. Thanks for the help!
mbd is sort of a generic term as there are actually many different maladies commonly referred to as mbd. most cham keepers whose chams have the onset of mbd dont know it. by the time it is noticable, it is already a serious condition. the trick is to discover it before it is noticeable, by repeated analysis of nutritional and husbandry information.
pretty much any/every element of husbandry can cause stress if its too far out of balance. although imo, its most often related to some diet/supp/metabolic issue. might also be a red phase . the more info you can give the better help i am likely to be.
easiest if you cut and paste the entire help form and fill in your info, then i will fill in mine. please be specific.
for an example of how NOT to fill in your help form/not to be helpful/not to make it easy/not to make an effort/ not to take it seriously/not to get help, please see post #5 of this thread https://www.chameleonforums.com/jackson-actiing-sttange-78283/index2.html
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Action Jackson
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I'm not sure if you have filled out the health form yet but I have seen at least a couple pictures of your male and he does not look so good IMO. In this picture he looks a little dehydrated and his color is not good IMO.
mcleodschams
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i agree we need the info on your husbandry to be able to help i think he is stressed or something is just not right
xanthoman
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break out the calcium
so i guess, my question is do you think temp extremes play a role or do you think it is entirely genetic.
break out the calcium !, that xanth would be about feeder size for that parsons lol.
i remember, several years ago, i emailed you about hi blues. i think maybe it was because of that same pic. is that an outside animal? i am begining to believe that hi blue traits are some how related to low temp exposure although another forum member previously had some nice looking really hi blue animals, but i believe they were indoor animals.
so i guess, my question is do you think temp extremes play a role or do you think it is entirely genetic.
break out the calcium !, that xanth would be about feeder size for that parsons lol.
