Jacksons or Panther chemelon

Panther678

Panther678

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Can someone help me decide which spieces I should get I absolutely love the gorgeous colours of the panther but love the horns that Jacksons have. I'm leaning more towards a panther but really love both. Any advice would he much appreciated.
 
Gingero said:
Are you able to provide the temps and humidity required for both species?
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Yes more so for the jackson chemelon. OMG you responded to my post your the famous chemelon youtuber omg you responded. Can I just say I'm watching all your vedios. I live in the uk so its colder here which is why I think a Jackson would be more suitable although not sure about the humidity but I'll find a way to keep that up. With a panther I'm not sure about night temps and if I can keep them up especially in winter.
 
Panther678 said:
Yes more so for the jackson chemelon. OMG you responded to my post your the famous chemelon youtuber omg you responded. Can I just say I'm watching all your vedios. I live in the uk so its colder here which is why I think a Jackson would be more suitable although not sure about the humidity but I'll find a way to keep that up. With a panther I'm not sure about night temps and if I can keep them up especially in winter.
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If you do decide to get a Panther Chameleon, then to keep your night temps up you can get a room heater, a small portable heater, or buy a bulb for night time to run.
 
Haley Hendrix said:
If you do decide to get a Panther Chameleon, then to keep your night temps up you can get a room heater, a small portable heater, or buy a bulb for night time to run.
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Yeah you see that the thing I can provide the temps for the Jackson and panther in winter with additional heating but the humidity might be harder for the Jackson. I think I may get a panther after all I love thier colours. Its just at night for the panther where it may get cold but this is only for three months or so and we keep the heating on so it will most likely be fine. The humidity for the panther isnt as high as it is for the jackson right. But then again it's just at night when the jacksons needs a humidity spike so I should be fine with either.
 
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When I was in your shoes, loving the horns but liking the panther colours I found the subspecies of Jackson's like my avatar. They are a bit smaller than the xanths you usually see but have blue stripped cheeks and a bright yellow stripe from the throat and down the body. You should ne able to find them in the UK but not as easily as a panther. Link for pictures https://www.chameleonforums.com/species/trioceros-jacksonii-jacksonii.262/
 
Panther678 said:
Yeah you see that the thing I can provide the temps for the Jackson and panther in winter with additional heating but the humidity might be harder for the Jackson. I think I may get a panther after all I love thier colours. Its just at night for the panther where it may get cold but this is only for three months or so and we keep the heating on so it will most likely be fine. The humidity for the panther isnt as high as it is for the jackson right. But then again it's just at night when the jacksons needs a humidity spike so I should be fine with either.
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They are around the same. But, then again you can buy a humidifier if needed.
 
JacksJill said:
When I was in your shoes, loving the horns but liking the panther colours I found the subspecies of Jackson's like my avatar. They are a bit smaller than the xanths you usually see but have blue stripped cheeks and a bright yellow stripe from the throat and down the body. You should ne able to find them in the UK but not as easily as a panther. Link for pictures https://www.chameleonforums.com/species/trioceros-jacksonii-jacksonii.262/
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Wow they are beautiful
 
Panther678 said:
Yes more so for the jackson chemelon. OMG you responded to my post your the famous chemelon youtuber omg you responded. Can I just say I'm watching all your vedios. I live in the uk so its colder here which is why I think a Jackson would be more suitable although not sure about the humidity but I'll find a way to keep that up. With a panther I'm not sure about night temps and if I can keep them up especially in winter.
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A good way to keep the temps up could be a ceramic heat emitter, I am in New England in the US and the temperatures can get pretty cold at night in the winter but I have a small ceramic heat emitter from Amazon that works really well. Its also good becsuse they don't give off any light so it won't interrupt the cham's sleeping cycle.
 
Panther678 said:
I live in the uk so its colder here which is why I think a Jackson would be more suitable although not sure about the humidity but I'll find a way to keep that up. With a panther I'm not sure about night temps and if I can keep them up especially in winter.
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Remember: As temperatures rise, humidity falls, and as temperatures fall, humidity rises.

Some recommend getting a fogger for a Jackson's at night to help keep the humidity up, though it will rise some as the recommended 20° (F) nighttime temp drop is achieved.

If nighttime temps drop too low for a panther, another possible solution is a Ceramic Heat Emitter (CHE). They screw into a standard lightbulb outlet, but produce no light whatsoever—just heat.
 
Thanks everyone still deciding as I can basically provide for both species. Do you guys know which one tends to live longer I know chemelons arent long lived anyway compared to other animals.
 
Panthers are ~5-7 and Jackson's are 3-6 but as their care is now better understood it will likely increase. I have a wild caught male who is over 5 and going strong.
 
Nighttime temperatures can safely drop down to 50F (10C) so a night heat source should not be used unless temperatures are lower than this. If night heat is needed a ceramic heat emitter or space heater should be used, not a light bulb, even red or black bulbs.
It says this for panther chemelons on the resources section of this site it never really gets that low apart from a few months in winter when I could provide the heat emittee.
 
JacksJill said:
Panthers are ~5-7 and Jackson's are 3-6 but as their care is now better understood it will likely increase. I have a wild caught male who is over 5 and going strong.
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Oh online I read that Jacksons tend to live longer but you are the expert so I must have read an unreliable source. They said they live longer because they come from a cooler environment so have slower metabolisms compared to a panther.
 
They do have slower metabolism and I would say their average life span is brought down by their price. They tend to sell to less committed owners than the more expensive panthers.
Best of luck either way.
 
JacksJill said:
They do have slower metabolism and I would say their average life span is brought down by their price. They tend to sell to less committed owners than the more expensive panthers.
Best of luck either way.
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Yeah I know I saw one male a few months ago that was being sold for like 80 pounds.
 
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