jacksons chameleons.

animaltycoon

animaltycoon

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i have a few questions

they don't have babies unless they are pregnant , sense they have live young.?

how big do females get?

how big do males get?

how long do they live for?

are they aggressive?



thanks for the help!
 
I have a female and a male so i think i'll be able to help you out :)
First off you're correct they only give birth if mated, unlike panthers and other chameleons.

They'll both average about 9-10 inches, the largest i've seen here in hawaii was 12" straight but that's rare (at least in hawaii). My female is 9 inches and my male averages 9 as well. Going from nose to tail.

They can live from around 5-8 years, but a well kept one can probably exceed that by some amount (just guessing).

I've only owned Jacksons chameleons and none of them have been aggressive. The worst it had ever gotten was my female puffed up at me for putting her back in her cage. They're very curious and love free ranging.


I've only cared for Jacksons Chameleons for about 6 months so i'm not the most experienced. There are a lot more experienced Jacksons keepers but I hope I was a help :) PM me if you want to know anything else.
 
Everything the above poster said. :D

But Id like to add a couple things-
Females are typically smaller than males.

There are several sub species of jacksons, the most common being xanths.

Female xanths do not have horns, but can on occasion have a small rostral (nose) horn tip.

They love water, love it love it.



If a horn is broken, it wont normally grow back to the regular pointy shape.

they require lower temps, higher humidity, and less supplementation than other species.
hope this helps!
 
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If you can get a hold of CB (captive breed) then you should be okay (my opinion) but you should think about senegals I then went to veiled then panther. I never had a jackson before.
 
camimom said:
Most jackson available today are captive bred.

Only real place you can get a wild caught one is in Hawaii.

:D
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the subspecies xantholophus are commonly available as captive bred, but A LOT of them available through online sellers (especially those offered on kingsnake.com) are wild caught. the other subspecies - mt. kenyan (jacksonii jacksonii) and mt. meru (jacksonii merumontanus) are rarely available as captive bred.
 
camimom said:
THey yawn. and I mean like regularly. Most other chams only yawn in the morning or when they need to break a shed on their face.
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camimom said:
While it is uncommon, a female can drop slugs. unfertlized sacs that would normlaly house a baby. though like i said, its not common. When it does occur, its normally becuase the female was already pregnant, something happened, and she lost the pregnancy, and is now expelling the slugs.
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Where are you getting this information from?
 
Trace said:
Where are you getting this information from?
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my two jax yawn all the time. so does miss lilys monty.

also, i read a post somewhere on here... dont remember where. that a female was dropping slugs for some reason.
 
camimom said:
Female xanths do not have horns, but can on occasion have a small rostral (nose) horn tip.
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Do we have to go over this again? :p

To clarify:
While it varies from the different sub-species, xanth females can have all three horns.

See:
PB260613.jpg

They are miniature, and upwardly oriented, but they are there. :)


Just sayin ;)

Here is a great montane care sheet, that is very informative.
You may find it interesting:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/hoj/634-montane-chameleon-care-info.html
 
Solid Snake said:
Do we have to go over this again? :p

To clarify:
While it varies from the different sub-species, xanth females can have all three horns.

See:
PB260613.jpg

They are miniature, and upwardly oriented, but they are there. :)


Just sayin ;)

Here is a great montane care sheet, that is very informative.
You may find it interesting:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/hoj/634-montane-chameleon-care-info.html
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Those two tiny nubbins by her eyes dont count as a horn! it counts as a pimple! haha.
 
Solid Snake said:
No maybes!!!!

In fact, we should have a sun-off! Im going to make the thread right now...



Yeah, me too, just playin...
pokerface.jpg
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i think a sun off is a genious idea!
And I know shell win cuz she has my awesome little male hoe kermit, who wants to get laid so badly, but chloe wont have anything to do with him! poor boy.

Ill post pix on friday! when i actualy have time to take them out
 
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