Rescued Jackson's Habitat Assessment

[Wrobio]

Hi,

I took in a lot of temporary reptilian room mates over the weekend, which included 2.2 Jackson's. Aside from the Jackson's most everyone will be rehomed once they are healthy. Ive had some experience with chameleons, and have even been planning to get Jackson's for quite a while. These little darlings just fell into my lap though, and I was hoping that folks with more experience could evaluate how I've got them and make suggestions for improvements. Here are the environment basics for the room:
Temp: 72 - 74f during the day, drop to 65 at night
Humidity: not sure, but likely around 55%
Lights: each enclosure has a 60w daylight and an old used up UV B. New UV lights are in the mail.


Here are the set ups:

I plan to re arrange the vines for this one so there is more foliage and basking up top.

I'm a bit happier with the amount of hiding spaces in this enclosure.

They had been in a trio and a single male, with no live plants and minimal fake plants, mainly just fake vines. One of the females in the trio was very stressed so I split them to 1.1, and added some plant life to their houses. One female still doesn't seem to enjoy having a room mate, but is eating and drinking. The other female doesn't seem to take issue with her male companion.

Ultimately I'd like to split them up into separate houses, but that might take a few more days. In the mean time I'm just looking for any suggests to keep them happy. Everyone is eating and drinking. I will make a seperate post with pics of each animal in the health section to discuss their various statuses.

Thanks for your help, everyone!

 

[brownie64]

Your enclosures look great with like you said you add more cover for them to hide. With Jackson's being a montane species humidity is even more important. You really should get a hydrometer and place it towards the center of the enclosure to make sure your humidity is staying between 60 - 80%. You might even have too plum in a cool mist humidifier to help with these requirements I know I did. Water is essential with these guys they drink a lot of water. You might want to invest in a good misting system like Mist King it can make your life so much easier. No matter how much they may seem to be getting along I would definitely separate them if it were me. Space is way too small for them to not stress each other out, and you have that whole gravid issue. I hope I was of some help, and welcome to the forums.

 

[Wrobio]

Your enclosures look great with like you said you add more cover for them to hide. With Jackson's being a montane species humidity is even more important. You really should get a hydrometer and place it towards the center of the enclosure to make sure your humidity is staying between 60 - 80%. You might even have too plum in a cool mist humidifier to help with these requirements I know I did. Water is essential with these guys they drink a lot of water. You might want to invest in a good misting system like Mist King it can make your life so much easier. No matter how much they may seem to be getting along I would definitely separate them if it were me. Space is way too small for them to not stress each other out, and you have that whole gravid issue. I hope I was of some help, and welcome to the forums.

Thanks! I've got a new hygrometer on the way. Pulled stuff out of storage for them and that piece was no longer functional. I'll definitely look into a mist King, they seem like a pretty worthwhile investment. I'll start working on putting together separate housing for them asap.