jackson questions+petstore listened(:

[Thezillaman21]

can someone give me a link or a complete caresheet for jackson's chameleons? I never cared for them compared to others untill my last visit to the petstore when I noticed the chameleons basic setup was completely wrong I asked an worker to move the plants so it could bask and so the water was not dripping into the substrate... I know thats still not a good cage but im going to donate a cage to the store soon. anyways the cham was so friendly it climbed onto my hand and looked up at me with such a friendly face that I now really want a jacksons I'd was considering the one from the store but $150 for a jacksons chameleon is alittle out of my budget... anyways care wise can a male and female be housed together? I asume not but id like to know. thanks...
p.s.-pictures of my petstore visit coming soon...

 

[ChamBust]

Don't have the direct link, but you should be able to find it on google....he prob climbed out cuz he hates his current habitat. One of my guys does that any time I open the door, just crawls right out onto my hand and makes a break for it, lol.

 

[Thezillaman21]

Don't have the direct link, but you should be able to find it on google....he prob climbed out cuz he hates his current habitat. One of my guys does that any time I open the door, just crawls right out onto my hand and makes a break for it, lol.

lol yeah probably...

 

[laurie]

Here is the very best link i can offer you. It is a video and well worth watching

file:///Users/sageserl/Desktop/Cham%20Stuff/Jacksons%20Chameleon%20Video%20-%20YouTube.webarchive

 

[Thezillaman21]

Here is the very best link i can offer you. It is a video and well worth watching

file:///Users/sageserl/Desktop/Cham%20Stuff/Jacksons%20Chameleon%20Video%20-%20YouTube.webarchive

um that didnt work...but its ok

 

[xanthoman]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...5IXLCw&usg=AFQjCNHOPa49wjeHsV-gzRDtv5VsypwL5A

Chameleon Forums - Hoj

http://chamownersweb.net/husbandry/care_sheet_jacksons.htm

http://www.jacksonschameleoncaresheet.com/

i have made the mistake of trying to co-habite on a few occassions.

i would strongly recommend against trying to co-habitate any xanths. it often leads to problems that arent easily recognized and difficult to reverse. its not just a matter off getting along, it usually lead to metabolic issues as well. often they dont deal well with being separated even if they werent getting along.

imo, each animal needs its own cage with complete setup and preferably out of sight of each other just seeing each other is often enough to cause anxiety, appetite issues and even serious metabolic issues due to prolonged stress.

imo, m/f co-habitation never works in a typical cham cage environment. basically the male rapes the female and usually wont leave her alone. so it always causes stress. how many chicks do you know that would be comfortable living wit their rapist?

i have tried it 4-5 times and always ended up regretting it.

i once co-habitated 2 females in a well setup full size cage because they could see each other anyway, and i decided why not give it a try. things went well with no apparent issues until after about 6mths, one began having unexplained metabolic issues, there were no known dietary/nutritional issues. so i set them both up individually and the one with issues was thriving within a matter of days.

the guy i used to get my xanths from often co-habitated several, both m/f in a greenhouse environment, but he was always weeding out trouble makers, and sometimes had stress related issues because of co-habitation. and he is one of the most experienced xanth keepers i know of.

all that being said, alot of it depends on the individual animals and keeper exp. /// no 2 animals are the same, so there is not a concrete answer for your question.

the bottom line is xanths are solitary creatures and, imo, that is the way they are best housed, for best results, and minimum hassle keeping.
jmo

 

[Thezillaman21]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...5IXLCw&usg=AFQjCNHOPa49wjeHsV-gzRDtv5VsypwL5A

Chameleon Forums - Hoj

http://chamownersweb.net/husbandry/care_sheet_jacksons.htm

http://www.jacksonschameleoncaresheet.com/

i have made the mistake of trying to co-habite on a few occassions.

i would strongly recommend against trying to co-habitate any xanths. it often leads to problems that arent easily recognized and difficult to reverse. its not just a matter off getting along, it usually lead to metabolic issues as well. often they dont deal well with being separated even if they werent getting along.

imo, each animal needs its own cage with complete setup and preferably out of sight of each other just seeing each other is often enough to cause anxiety, appetite issues and even serious metabolic issues due to prolonged stress.

imo, m/f co-habitation never works in a typical cham cage environment. basically the male rapes the female and usually wont leave her alone. so it always causes stress. how many chicks do you know that would be comfortable living wit their rapist?

i have tried it 4-5 times and always ended up regretting it.

i once co-habitated 2 females in a well setup full size cage because they could see each other anyway, and i decided why not give it a try. things went well with no apparent issues until after about 6mths, one began having unexplained metabolic issues, there were no known dietary/nutritional issues. so i set them both up individually and the one with issues was thriving within a matter of days.

the guy i used to get my xanths from often co-habitated several, both m/f in a greenhouse environment, but he was always weeding out trouble makers, and sometimes had stress related issues because of co-habitation. and he is one of the most experienced xanth keepers i know of.

all that being said, alot of it depends on the individual animals and keeper exp. /// no 2 animals are the same, so there is not a concrete answer for your question.

the bottom line is xanths are solitary creatures and, imo, that is the way they are best housed, for best results, and minimum hassle keeping.
jmo

thanks so much