This is what most have said about their Jackson's. I'm super glad to know this, and I hope that all of mine are just like that! :). If not, oh well. They're still one of my favotite Chams... along with my K. Matschiei, that is.
He's BEAUTIFUL!!! He reminds me so much of my first Cham that I had, so many years ago. :) Mine was a PetSmart special. :P He was such a damn mean-ass. LOL
I love the 4th pic of Linus! Those googley-eyes with those horns just do it for me. I have a definite soft spot for these guys... which is why I can't wait for all of my Mt. Meru's to get here! :P
What Chameleonkev was saying, was that Jackson's don't lay eggs... they give live birth. The female holds the eggs inside of her until they're ready to hatch. When it's time, she'll perch somewhere kind of high up so that when the eggs come out, they'll fall which will help to break open the...
Go to Lowes or Home Depot, buy a piece of corrugated roofing (or find a piece suitable for your project on Craigslist or at a garage sale). Place a large container or stand on the floor (the same size or a bit larger than the foot print of your cage). Place a square 1/2" dowel on top of the...
He's fine. If he's all brown while under the heat lamp, this is good! This means that he's absorbing the heat. If he was constantly brown, I might say that you might have a problem. Since you're in Ireland, I'm guessing that you were told to keep that red lamp on all night because of the...
Tropical, for sure. I use Reptisun 5.0. The desert model (10.0) is too much UVB radiation. The bulbs need replacement every 6 months for most chameleons like Veiled and panther Chams, but 8 months is OK if you own montane species like Kinyongia or Jackson's. The amount of previous usage of...
The collard greens need to be steamed or blanched as well. They are from the cruciferous family and will bind up nutrients in the animal unless they are properly prepared.
Most of us here on the forum do utilize a dry gut load for our feeders. Some use it exclusively (not recommended), while others who know better, use it just as a supplement to fresh vegies, fruit, etc. As for a lack of ingredients on the label... it would be best to know what's in the...
It's just another method to cook vegies. :) You'd just drop the kale in a pot of boiling water for 20 sec. or so to cook it enough so that it's still firm, yet not totally soft and mushy. This way, you'll neutralize the goitrogens, but keep the most of the good stuff.
Awesome! Im not sure if you already know this or not, but just be careful of using any of the cruciferous family in the raw form. Steam or blanch the Kale before you blend the wet gut load up. I know that I'm somewhat contradicting what I said previously, as nature doesn't cook anything, but...
I think that it's best to stay away from man-made additives as much as possible... even in gut-loads. The way I see it is probably not how others on here see it though, but nature doesn't have bags of vitamins or minerals just laying around that somehow get mixed into the food for bugs to eat...