aloha fabos!
im gonna try to give you any info i can that may or may not help. I am a first time cham owner, and in hawaii all we are allowed to have are jacksons. Weather or not i am doing the right thing with my cham i guess is to be determined, but she looks really healthy and i havent had any problems since i got her at the petstore. Im sure you allready know that they live birth and do not lay eggs, so that aspect is really not a concern as far as females go..i guess females are a bit more of a challenge to take care of however.
Id say for caging just stick with what you know, i dont see any reason to change it at all, just your standard vertical oriented cage with pelenty of foliage. (avoid glass obviously).
I keep my humidity between 45-55%- quite easily. This may be overboard, but i figure since they are thriving in the wild here on oahu, that is probably a good % to keep around. I think you could proably get away with less, as i believe they are mountainous (sp?) creatures.
For feeding, i stick to your standard run of the mill crickets, and treat her to 2-3 silkworms every other week or so. I was informed that jacksons do no need as much dusting as others, that it is easy to overdue it. I only dust calcium w/ vitD3 twice a week, and multivitamins 2-3 times a month.
My cham has a 150w UVB for about 10 hrs a day, but she only sits in her basking branch for about 2-3 of those id say. Her spot ranges from about 88-95, with an ambient room temp of about 77. At night the light goes off, and she is down to about 65-70.
For watering, before i leave to work she gets a good 10 min misting, and then a full Big Dripper when i leave, and its about empty when i return 6 hrs later. In the afternoons i spray with lukewarm water for a good 30 mins and she loves it. Runs right over to where i am misting and sticks her head out into it
These husbandaries seem to be working great for me, no excessive mouth gaping, poop remains consistant, and she has great colors for a jackson.
As far as breeding goes, its not the typical "present male to female.. she if she likes it, etc" its more of well.... for lack of better words, forced? Males charge females and latch onto them before they can get away. I dont want to use the R word.. but thats basically what it is.
I hope someone with more knowledge chimes in below me, but this is what is working for me!!
