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OldChamKeeper
Chameleon Enthusiast
Well... not sure how you'll take this advice but here goes.
You should set them up in their own cages soon. If you want them to thrive they'll do better not within sight of each other.
Make sure you have a solid UVB light, like a zoo med 5.0 or an Arcadia 6%. A simple 25wt basking light in a corner left on for maybe three hours in the morning is something they will use.
They need a good 3-5 minute misting in the mornings, and another later in the day. Make sure its a fine mist.
Lightly dust their food with straight calcium say six days out of seven. Lightly use a multivitamin once a week on their food. I use Herptivite for that. make sure you gutload the crickets, feed them some fresh veggies before feeding them to the chams.
Day temps should be 72-80F and the basking area say 85F. Night temps for babies should be kept above 70F but they can go lower.
I'm just giving you a real simple idea of care. No reason to type a book.
You should set them up in their own cages soon. If you want them to thrive they'll do better not within sight of each other.
Make sure you have a solid UVB light, like a zoo med 5.0 or an Arcadia 6%. A simple 25wt basking light in a corner left on for maybe three hours in the morning is something they will use.
They need a good 3-5 minute misting in the mornings, and another later in the day. Make sure its a fine mist.
Lightly dust their food with straight calcium say six days out of seven. Lightly use a multivitamin once a week on their food. I use Herptivite for that. make sure you gutload the crickets, feed them some fresh veggies before feeding them to the chams.
Day temps should be 72-80F and the basking area say 85F. Night temps for babies should be kept above 70F but they can go lower.
I'm just giving you a real simple idea of care. No reason to type a book.
Remkon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Like @OldChamKeeper said they should be separated for them to thrive.
I know a lot of sites will say that jacksonii can be kept together (male + female) but this goes against their nature an the female will suffer.
Here's the caresheet for Jacksonii, I'd suggest you to learn it by heart:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/jacksons/
They are great chameleons and very mellow in their attitude.
I know a lot of sites will say that jacksonii can be kept together (male + female) but this goes against their nature an the female will suffer.
Here's the caresheet for Jacksonii, I'd suggest you to learn it by heart:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/jacksons/
They are great chameleons and very mellow in their attitude.
JohnH1982
New Member
Thank you for all the advise. They will be separated in a few weeks after I get another cage set up due to them both being males. I mist twice a day and do use a zoo med 5.0. I have been feeding them pin heads and fruit flies and both have been feed up on fresh vegetables but I haven't been using calcium.
