My six-month-old has started doing the same thing. A few days ago I opened his cage and he propelled himself out of the cage onto my arm and ended up perched on my head. He's been scooting up my arm every day since then as soon as I open the cage. For him I think it's one of two things: 1) he...
I have a CliMist with a timer, so it just sprays cold, but the mist is so fine it isn't the same as a hand-held mister. If I use a spray bottle, I use hot water and spray the top of the cage. The mist that gets to the chams is cool. My enclosures are so heavily planted I don't like to spray hot...
Jackson's don't really change color much. Boris had a blue throat when he was younger that has now turned yellow. His tail is a subtle shade of teal blue, but nothing as bold as a panther will get. Your temps and humidity sound fine. My guy has a basking spot that he never goes anywhere near...
Thanks! My guy's a yellow crested, and my best guess is that he's wild-caught. He seems a lot larger than most of the Jackson's I see on the discussion groups. He's a bit over 14" and weighs 170gms. Do you have a recent image of your guy?
My Jackson's was about that size at around a year old. He definitely doesn't look four months old with that body and those horns. Here's mine at about nine months.