I am on the southwest corner of the big island. My lowest nightime temp is 50f, (my house has never topped 90 in the day) but I am only at 2,200 feet. My friends live at 4,500 and 5,000 and they get freezes.
Thanx for sympathy, Many Jax seem to get stung that way here. We have very docile bees (I am a beekeeper) and they land on the jax. When the jax moves it's eyes the bees panic and sting. My pets are VERY afraid of bees and will move quick to avoid them.
The jackson's that exhibited the behavior (Big Red) died a couple of days ago from complications after receiving a bee sting to the eye. I think my other one does it too but stops when I approach. He often has dirt on his horns.
I live in Hawaii where we have many feral Jackson's. Near the top of a local mountain there is a thriving population at 4,500 feet elevation. Maximum daytime temperature is maybe 70, average 60. nightime it often freezes. They seem to do quite well in these temps and mating behavior is easily...
I live in Hawaii, I have an outdoor enclosure housing local feral jacksons. I have observed one walking around on ground with mouth half open turning rocks with horns, first one way, then he rolls it the other way. when a bug is spotted he'd move back a bit and then sling his tongue out. He...