Lingling
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I just got a pair of Jackson's on Friday, who now go by Max and Margaret (I've never been one for "pet" names). According to the previous owner, they are an unrelated CB pair, just over a year old. They both looked great when they arrived, aside from a little stress due to shipping. The female appears to be gravid. The first day or two they just sat around, not too unusual, considering they just got boxed across the country. The female has really perked up and is exploring her free range. She drinks every time I mist and spends time under the UVB. The male however, still hasn't been very active. Aside from last night, when I moved him closer to the UVB (he hadn't been near it after 3 days), he's mostly been hiding in one of the pothos. Last night he cruised around for maybe 20 minutes after I moved him. They've both eaten, although the female seems to have a better appetite than the male, and I've seen the male drink a little bit, but not as much as the female. He did poop, with white urate, although the rest of it was a very light brown, not dark like "normal" cham poop. He's also been sleeping during the day; I've noticed this 3 days now.
Should I be concerned about him yet, or just keep a close eye and assume he's still adjusting from the big move? Anything specific I should be watching for? If he was on a different lights on/off schedule with his previous owner, could this be affecting him now? My lights come on around 8am and go off around 8pm.
I've never kept Jackson's before. Are they generally as active as panthers or veileds? He ate 3 crickets today (5/8s), and the female ate 4. Does that sound normal for a adult Jackson's? My panther eats 10-12; granted, he is larger, but not by much.
I've ordered some small hornworms and reptiworms, hoping to get his appetite up and hydrate him (he doesn't look dehydtrated, but since he isn't drinking as much as the female I want to prevent him from becoming dehydrated. I'm also setting up a second UVB spot above the pothos he's been hanging out in, since he isn't wanting to go near my current UVB spot.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male Jackson (xanth), 1 year
Handling - Just once, as explained above
Feeding - I've seen him eat 2 days, one day he ate 2 crickets and today he ate 3. The other days he was hidden away in his plant, and I dropped some crickets near him, but I couldn't see if he ate them or not.
Supplements - So far it's just been very light Ca w/o D3
Watering - Mist heavily several times a day, and a humidifier runs most of the day, in intervals. It's high in the free range, so the mist creates water droplets on some of the plants.
Fecal Description - I haven't had a fecal done yet. Urate was white, but the rest was a very light brown, almost yellowish
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Large free range, currently they're both up there. Lot's of visual barriers.
Lighting - Reptisun 5.0 (about 6 mo old) and 60 watt housebulb. Adding another UVB spot, like I said above.
Temperature - Room temp is 72-76. Basking temp is 83-85, but varies greatly depending on where they are (lots of perches).
Humidity - Humidity is around 55% - 85%, fluctuates depending on how high the humidifier is set.
Sorry for such a long post.... but I'm getting worried about the little guy.
Should I be concerned about him yet, or just keep a close eye and assume he's still adjusting from the big move? Anything specific I should be watching for? If he was on a different lights on/off schedule with his previous owner, could this be affecting him now? My lights come on around 8am and go off around 8pm.
I've never kept Jackson's before. Are they generally as active as panthers or veileds? He ate 3 crickets today (5/8s), and the female ate 4. Does that sound normal for a adult Jackson's? My panther eats 10-12; granted, he is larger, but not by much.
I've ordered some small hornworms and reptiworms, hoping to get his appetite up and hydrate him (he doesn't look dehydtrated, but since he isn't drinking as much as the female I want to prevent him from becoming dehydrated. I'm also setting up a second UVB spot above the pothos he's been hanging out in, since he isn't wanting to go near my current UVB spot.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male Jackson (xanth), 1 year
Handling - Just once, as explained above
Feeding - I've seen him eat 2 days, one day he ate 2 crickets and today he ate 3. The other days he was hidden away in his plant, and I dropped some crickets near him, but I couldn't see if he ate them or not.
Supplements - So far it's just been very light Ca w/o D3
Watering - Mist heavily several times a day, and a humidifier runs most of the day, in intervals. It's high in the free range, so the mist creates water droplets on some of the plants.
Fecal Description - I haven't had a fecal done yet. Urate was white, but the rest was a very light brown, almost yellowish
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Large free range, currently they're both up there. Lot's of visual barriers.
Lighting - Reptisun 5.0 (about 6 mo old) and 60 watt housebulb. Adding another UVB spot, like I said above.
Temperature - Room temp is 72-76. Basking temp is 83-85, but varies greatly depending on where they are (lots of perches).
Humidity - Humidity is around 55% - 85%, fluctuates depending on how high the humidifier is set.
Sorry for such a long post.... but I'm getting worried about the little guy.
The weather is supposed to be nice this week, some sunny days in the high 60s. Perhaps taking him out will perk him up a bit?
