Jacksons 1 day old

[JessnLou]

Was surprised today by a female I didn't see mate

 

[allencg101]

ahhh look at the itty bitty horns!!! i sure hope you seperated them from moms

 

[DavidBuchan]

Hey, welcome to the forum! Cute as anything those babies - Jacksons are capable of parthenogenesis though right? Either way good luck with them

 

[melrito]

Jacksons can retain sperm to fertilize multiple clutches of babies, so they don't have to mate every time (although they do have to mate at some point in order to get the sperm to retain it - they are not parthenogenic). I have read that studies have shown that they have up to 3 clutches of babies growing inside them at one time.

 

[Kent67]

Wouldn't that seem to imply that sperm is not being stored, but, rather that individual clutches are developed separately after being fertilized at the same time?

 

[jdog1027]

Good luck. I had some born last December and I have a male and female that are doing great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OPIWMtPA5c
https://www.chameleonforums.com/baby-jacksons-feasting-mantids-53734/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/baby-jacksons-growth-59613/

 

[Txherp]

Precious little angels!