Female Jackson With Horns?
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pigglett79
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Look at steve McNary ' s posts. He has a one horn and a 3 horn female I believe.
Trace
Captain Awesome
In general, the female Trioceros jacksonii jacksonii have 3 horns, the female T. j. merumontanus have 1 horn and the female T. j. xantholophus have no horns. Of course there are exceptions to every rule. 
Here is a thread in which an assumed male (because of the presence of 3 horns) gave birth to unfertilized ova: https://www.chameleonforums.com/help-what-98004/ I’m no biologist but boys don’t tend to do that.
Here is a thread in which an assumed male (because of the presence of 3 horns) gave birth to unfertilized ova: https://www.chameleonforums.com/help-what-98004/ I’m no biologist but boys don’t tend to do that.
Chris Anderson
Dr. House of Chameleons
Much as Trace said, the typical condition is for Trioceros jacksonii jacksonii females to have either three full sized horns (ex: http://www.flchams.com/inventory/Jax Jax Female.jpg), a full sized rostral horn and reduced preoccular horns (ex: http://www.chameleonnews.com/10JulManchen_files/Trioceros jacksonii jacksonii 045 copya.jpg), or a single rostral horn (ex: http://www.chameleonnews.com/10JulManchen_files/29007cjj_female.jpg). Female T. j. merumontanus, on the other hand, typically have a single rostral horn (http://www.chameleonnews.com/10JulManchen_files/Trioceros jacksonii merumontanus 065 copy.jpg), and female T. j. xantholophus typically lack horns (ex: http://www.chameleonnews.com/10JulManchen_files/Trioceros jacksonii xantholophus 109 copy.jpg). That said, there are exceptions, such as female T. j. jacksonii without horns (ex: Tilbury, 2010, pg. 645), T. j. xantholophus with three horns (such as the example Trace posted), or a single (often reduced) horn.
Chris
Chris
Jann
As has already been stated female Xantholophus do not normally have horns . I have seen one in the distant past that did however. It's quite normal for TJJacksoni females to have one or three horns though. My last 4 clutches have ALL had 3 horns and that includes both the males and females. I have both 1 horn and 3 horn female adults and even the one horn girl had all three horn offspring. I have sold trios to several forum members and all have three horns. Chuck G got a pair and I'm sending him a second pair and all of them have 3 horns. I hope this helps but as previously stated there are exceptions in all of the Jackson species. It can also take 6 plus months before some individual's will actually show any signs of horns. This has made sexing my Jacksoni baby's more of a challenge to sex!!!
If I can be of any help let me know.
Steve
Ps sorry for the delay responding but I'm in another new construction/building mode and have not had much extra time to check the forum. I'll post more pictures of what I've been doing soon. :<)
Steve
As has already been stated female Xantholophus do not normally have horns . I have seen one in the distant past that did however. It's quite normal for TJJacksoni females to have one or three horns though. My last 4 clutches have ALL had 3 horns and that includes both the males and females. I have both 1 horn and 3 horn female adults and even the one horn girl had all three horn offspring. I have sold trios to several forum members and all have three horns. Chuck G got a pair and I'm sending him a second pair and all of them have 3 horns. I hope this helps but as previously stated there are exceptions in all of the Jackson species. It can also take 6 plus months before some individual's will actually show any signs of horns. This has made sexing my Jacksoni baby's more of a challenge to sex!!!
If I can be of any help let me know.
Steve
Ps sorry for the delay responding but I'm in another new construction/building mode and have not had much extra time to check the forum. I'll post more pictures of what I've been doing soon. :<)
Steve
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