You don't need to force open his whole mouth.
Just open his lips a little and give him a drop from the syringe and he will automatically open his mouth and start to lick the fluid. While he licks the fluid you can stick a cricket or worm into his mouth
good luck
So Franko likes to rub his head against my fingers every now and then. Here's the video.. Like a little cuddly puppy :D
And his good morning ritual :D Scaaary Franko
Yes it was totally cute :D He's around 14-15 months old now and weights 116 grams, don't know about length, haven't measured him in a while:)
He's really awesome :p
If anyone wants to vote for him in the Septembers photo contest
Wow I would never guessed that those pics were taken by an iPhone. I guess I need to try some close-up shoots with my iPhone as well :D
Great shoots btw.
I guess they look lighter colored because of the day light? When looking at him now in the terrarium the horns look much darker to me that on the picture :)
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Jackson Xantholophus, male, 15 months old, 10 months in my care
Handling - 5 times a week when he is...
I've attached a pic of my male xantholophus around 15 months old.
more pictures and a video are here in his thread https://www.chameleonforums.com/franko-jackson-69495/index4.html
I usually keep the humidity a bit higher when my cham is shedding. More frequent misting helps. I've also noticed that he likes to rub his head against my finger when shedding :D Like a playful dog :D
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