The snails are native to Hawaii and found nowhere else in the world. I think mostly the Jackson's eat the snails. https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Invertebrates/Kahuli-Tree-Snails#:~:text=K%C4%81huli%20tree%20snails%20are%20endemic,threats%20to%20k%C4%81huli%20tree%20snails.
That is interesting. It is against the law to own veiled chameleons in the islands but not jackson's. Both of them are invasive species that prey on Hawaii's native endemic snails.
This time I got Jojo from a friend who I believe got him from a breeder, but he must have started out with some wild caught Jackson's from the forest because its illegal to transport Jackson chameleons in the islands. I'm not really sure and perhaps more research should be put into that...
I am back. The vet gave Jojo a shot in the back knee with the antibiotics in it and said to come back around every three days or so. He also gave him canned food for dogs and cats for urgent care and said to feed him that from a syringe because he can't use his jaw well right now. Is that safe...
I will check that out, thank you!
Ok, will try and lower the temperature. But I do have a question, how do the wild Jackson's survive if they can't control the temperature. Jackson chameleons are invasive to Hawai'i but thrive in its forests. Just wondering.
There is another problem. I don't think there are any vets that treat chameleons here on Oahu and they probably don't have any experience with chameleons. Is there a way to somehow treat it at home?
The temperature is usually around the 80s in the nighttime around this time of year.
I have not had any problems with Jojo yet but about two days ago I noticed some swelling in his mouth and I tried to check what was going on in his mouth but he got mighty cranky when I would try to open his mouth and I didn’t want to make anything worse. Then later I tried cleaning out his...