Male or Female..

[Cadance]

We just got our little Jackson Chameleon and I was wondering if someone could tell me if he is male or female or how I might be able to tell that??

There is another picture in this post as well..


https://www.chameleonforums.com/12-x-12-x-18-glass-zoo-med-terrarium-fogger-77859/

 

[Creaturelover123]

If it is and Xanthopoulos Jackson chameleon then it would a male. Now if it was another sub-species of jackson chameleon then it could be different. If you could post a picture of the base of the tail that would be the most helpful.

 

[SSimsswiSS]

T. jacksonii xantholophus male

 

[Olimpia]

We can tell it's a male because he has horns Females of this species don't have horns.

 

[Cadance]

Thank you!! I thought he was a male but wasn't sure. Also the place I bought him said that he is about 8-9 months old is there a way to tell for sure?

 

[camimom]

are you using a red light?

 

[tkilgour]

OMG, it isn't a chameleon....it is a dinosaur!!!

 

[Solid Snake]

We can tell it's a male because he has horns Females of this species don't have horns.

Yes they do



Silly...



They are just rarer, shorter, and angle straight up.

 

[Cadance]

are you using a red light?

Yes I am it is the halogen light that came with the hood that we bought. Do I need to change it to a blue/white light?? I asked them at the store and they told me that it wouldn't matter if I kept it red or changed it out.

 

[Solid Snake]

Thank you!! I thought he was a male but wasn't sure. Also the place I bought him said that he is about 8-9 months old is there a way to tell for sure?

Page five of this thread should give you an idea

https://www.chameleonforums.com/baby-jacksons-growth-59613/index5.html

 

[Cadance]

OMG, it isn't a chameleon....it is a dinosaur!!!

LOL that is what all our kids said when we brought him home!

 

[Cadance]

Page five of this thread should give you an idea

https://www.chameleonforums.com/baby-jacksons-growth-59613/index5.html

Thanks by his horns he looks like he is maybe 5 months so they where 3-4 months off...

 

[camimom]

So do oyu have a red light on him?

 

[Cadance]

So do oyu have a red light on him?

Yes it is the red night light. I was told it would be just the same at the blue/white day lights. Was I told wrong?

 

[camimom]

Yes it is the red night light. I was told it would be just the same at the blue/white day lights. Was I told wrong?

sadly, yes.
1- no lights at night. they need total darkness to sleep.
2- fro basking during the day a regular hosue bulg will work just fine.


we dont know how color bulbs affect them. so clear ones only.

 

[Cadance]

sadly, yes.
1- no lights at night. they need total darkness to sleep.
2- fro basking during the day a regular hosue bulg will work just fine.


we dont know how color bulbs affect them. so clear ones only.

Thanks I use the red one for his basking site during the day (I will change it out for the white one.) with his UVB light and I had a moonlight blue night light that we turned on for heat. But Solid Snake told me that he should be fine without one at night so we are going to check his temp tonight and make sure he doesn't get to cold (if we have to use the one at night to keep him warm we only plan to in the winter because our house can get really cold and I don't want him to get to cold..)

 

[camimom]

Thanks I use the red one for his basking site during the day (I will change it out for the white one.) with his UVB light and I had a moonlight blue night light that we turned on for heat. But Solid Snake told me that he should be fine without one at night so we are going to check his temp tonight and make sure he doesn't get to cold (if we have to use the one at night to keep him warm we only plan to in the winter because our house can get really cold and I don't want him to get to cold..)

if it gets super cold, just get a ceramic heat emitter.

it screws into a fixture like a bulb, but has no light, just warms the air.

 

[ScalesTailsandClaws]

if it gets super cold, just get a ceramic heat emitter.

it screws into a fixture like a bulb, but has no light, just warms the air.

If you use a CHE, make sure your fixture has a ceramic socket!

 

[camimom]

If you use a CHE, make sure your fixture has a ceramic socket!

yea that hting! haha.

 

[Cadance]

if it gets super cold, just get a ceramic heat emitter.

it screws into a fixture like a bulb, but has no light, just warms the air.

Oh yes Solid Snake told me about those as well! We will be doing that if it gets to cold but will have to use the bulb until we can get the Ceramic heat emitter.