Hakeem

[KingHakeem]

this is my roughly 10-12 month old chameleon.

im new to the forum so i figured i would just post up a picture of what brings me here

diet is primarily crickets. he doesnt like meal worms but when they hatch into beetles he loves them. homemade screen enclosure.

he is in the final days of a shed right now as well.

 

[reptimom]

Hakeem's horns are amazing!

 

[Olimpia]

They are, what a handsome Jackson's! Welcome to the forum as well!

 

[JaxyGirl]

Hi there...welcome to the forum!!! I have a male Jackson's also and he's my baby..LOL!

 

[Cainschams]

Very nice and healthy looking jacksonii!!!!! I bet he would love some blue bottle flies! I get my flies at mantisplace.com. Great customer service, prices and product! You could also pick some moths from your porch light at night and then feed them off.

Some people do not feed off WC bugs. I do. It is really your decision. Personally I think the benefits outweigh the risks. Some will not feed them because the chance of parasites or pesticides. If you pick bugs from a pesticide free area you should be fine. I feed my animals spiders such as many species of orb weavers, daddy long legs, wolf and jumping spiders along with hoppers, katydids, non toxic butterflies, camel crickets etc. The important thing is to know what you are feeding and that they come from a pesticide free area. I have heard jacksonii really like spiders and snails. I think most people propagate their own snails because they are known to carry high parasite loads.

Again, nice chameleon!!!!

 

[KingHakeem]

Very nice and healthy looking jacksonii!!!!! I bet he would love some blue bottle flies! I get my flies at mantisplace.com. Great customer service, prices and product! You could also pick some moths from your porch light at night and then feed them off.

Some people do not feed off WC bugs. I do. It is really your decision. Personally I think the benefits outweigh the risks. Some will not feed them because the chance of parasites or pesticides. If you pick bugs from a pesticide free area you should be fine. I feed my animals spiders such as many species of orb weavers, daddy long legs, wolf and jumping spiders along with hoppers, katydids, non toxic butterflies, camel crickets etc. The important thing is to know what you are feeding and that they come from a pesticide free area. I have heard jacksonii really like spiders and snails. I think most people propagate their own snails because they are known to carry high parasite loads.

Again, nice chameleon!!!!

he did eat 1 spider. i just dont like putting spiders in the cage because of a phobia of the spider getting out...reproducing...etc etc.

wish mantis wernt so expensive...id love to have some roaming around his cage..

 

[jackscham]

Im jealous!! I've been trying to find a Jacksons for a while now--with no luck (but the trail is starting to heat up!)

Nice work, he's a good looking boy

 

[KingHakeem]

i know the photos arnt extremely clear but just from what you can see are those tiny bumps of any concern? health seems to be in excellent condition...very active during the day...nuzzles up in his fav corner of the enclosure at night...eats multiple times daily...recognizes his fogger...very strong grip...

 

[ShaunaLynnA]

welcome to the forums..Nice looking boy you have there...Jacksons are awesome chams to have!

 

[chams1]

he did eat 1 spider. i just dont like putting spiders in the cage because of a phobia of the spider getting out...reproducing...etc etc.

wish mantis wernt so expensive...id love to have some roaming around his cage..

Nice healthy looking cham! Like Cain mentioned, I get all my flies from Mantisplace as well and they are great. Yes, mantis are expensive, but (not sure where you are located) I have actually gone out and found matis ooths (the egg sacks) and hatched them out myself, which will generate LOTS of them to use as some additional feeders.

 

[hallenhe]

i know the photos arnt extremely clear but just from what you can see are those tiny bumps of any concern? health seems to be in excellent condition...very active during the day...nuzzles up in his fav corner of the enclosure at night...eats multiple times daily...recognizes his fogger...very strong grip...

The bumps I'm seeing on him (more or less regularly-spaced "pimples") are just enlarged scales, and that's the way Jackson's are. Mine had them, too. Very nice horns on your guy! Have you offered him superworms? - All of my chams, including the Jackson's, have liked them as a treat.

 

[KingHakeem]

The bumps I'm seeing on him (more or less regularly-spaced "pimples") are just enlarged scales, and that's the way Jackson's are. Mine had them, too. Very nice horns on your guy! Have you offered him superworms? - All of my chams, including the Jackson's, have liked them as a treat.

thank you for the response. i almost thought no one was responding because i didnt fill out a proper request form...

i havnt tried superworms yet, i was thinking about trying some but i wasnt sure if they were too big for him at his current size. guess it couldnt hurt to try.

i found a giant grasshoper who was close to his size and it rode around on his back for a week until it got out of the cage when i was building him a bigger one haha

 

[Lovereps]

What bumps?

All that I see on Hakeem are bumps on his side that are the same color as the rest of his skin and bumps on his eye turrets. Jackson's do normally have these bumps.
If there are other bumps, let us know and take closer, clear pictures.
As for food, the more variety, the better for your cham's health.
Click on the forum sponsors tab and look at the variety of feeders some of them offer.
Superworms are sold by size, so they won't be too big for Hakeem.
For example:
http://www.mulberryfarms.com/Superworms-c14/
You do need to use calcium,calcium with D3 and a multivitamin powder on a schedule throughout the month.
Jackson's are a "montane" species and too many vitamins can be even worse than too few.
Jackson's can be a bit difficult to keep well-hydrated, so you need to ensure that he isn't dehydrating.
A fogger helps to maintain humidity, but chams need to drink water off the leaves of their plants, so drippers and misters are typically used.
There are many excellent posts and if you search under Jackson's and montane, you will learn a great deal.
What a handsome dude Hakeem is!