Lingling
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I've made some major changes to my free range after loosing my veiled earlier this month. With the new set up, there are no places that a cham could leave the free range, but I've still moved the rat (who killed my veiled through the bars of his cage) to a different room. All of the plants are now hanging from the ceiling to raised up near the ceiling, making it as "escape proof" as possible.
So, now I'm choosing what should live up there, and I'm thinking about getting a Jackson's. I've been reading up on them and I've come up with this:
They need high humidity, 50-80%. Temps around 70-80, with a basking spot at 85, plus a temperature drop at night. Less supplementation than veiled and panthers.
Do I have correct info here? What exactly does less supplementation mean for a Jacksons? What supplements, how often? The ambient humidity in the room is around 40%, but I have an ultrasonic humidifier raised up to the free range, putting off a lot of mist up there.
Since the free range is rather large, I've been wondering if I could keep a pair of Jackson's. Forgive me if this is a stupid idea, but I've read that Jackson's often do fine in pairs or trios. Is this true? While I've read that there's generally more success keeping chams together on free ranges than in cages, I'd like to hear from people on the forum who I trust are knowledgable, rather than anonymous internet articles.
I've read through most of the recommended care sheets for Jackson's, but I'd really appreciate any advice anyone has to offer, especially from those who have kept them in a free range.
So, now I'm choosing what should live up there, and I'm thinking about getting a Jackson's. I've been reading up on them and I've come up with this:
They need high humidity, 50-80%. Temps around 70-80, with a basking spot at 85, plus a temperature drop at night. Less supplementation than veiled and panthers.
Do I have correct info here? What exactly does less supplementation mean for a Jacksons? What supplements, how often? The ambient humidity in the room is around 40%, but I have an ultrasonic humidifier raised up to the free range, putting off a lot of mist up there.
Since the free range is rather large, I've been wondering if I could keep a pair of Jackson's. Forgive me if this is a stupid idea, but I've read that Jackson's often do fine in pairs or trios. Is this true? While I've read that there's generally more success keeping chams together on free ranges than in cages, I'd like to hear from people on the forum who I trust are knowledgable, rather than anonymous internet articles.
I've read through most of the recommended care sheets for Jackson's, but I'd really appreciate any advice anyone has to offer, especially from those who have kept them in a free range.
. Not criticizing you at all for free ranging though. Just be sure that there is no way for an escape from the room or any other obvious dangers wherever you decide to free range. As far as the supplementation goes, I've read that montane species such as Jacksons can be rather sensitive to over supplemantation, particularly preformed vitamin A. I use Sticky Tongue Farms Miner-All both the O (outdoor) and the I (indoor with D3). I only dust with the O formula about once a week and the I formula with the D3 about once evry 4-6 weeks. Give the feeders you give to your chameleon lots of turnip greens, carrots (limited amounts), yellow squash and apple. I make a dry gutload that contains the following; wheat bran, oat bran, dried unsulfured papaya, dried unsulfured apple, brewers yeast, alfalfa sprouts, spirulina, bee pollen, sunflower seeds, brown flax, buckwheat grouts, millet and pearled barley. I order all of these ingredients from an awesome place at 
