Jackson's keepers - how old is my Jackson's?

[sapphira80]

I just purchased a male Jackson's chameleon and I hope an experienced keeper can tell me about how old he is. The pet shop where I purchased him had no info about his age. His SVL is 3.5" and his total body length is about 6.75". I'm on my phone and cannot attach a picture to this message, but if you click on my user name, you can see pictures of him in my gallery. Thank you in advance.

 

[sapphira80]

Okay, sorry, I figured out how to attach the picture, which is below . Thank you again.

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the forums. Is this your first chameleon? What's his name? I am not an experience Jackson keeper but my guess would be close to a year old. Hopefully a few Jackson keepers will see this thread. Below is a good care sheet for Jackson.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/jacksons/

 

[sapphira80]

Thank you for your input! He's my first Jackson's chameleon. We are still deciding on a name, but I think we are going to go with Yoshi. I have a male veiled chameleon named Louie that's about 4 months old. They are my first chameleons, but I started research about 6 months before I got Louie.

Thank you for the help and care sheet! What kind do you keep?

 

[johnnyev]

Is it wild caught? If so, it's almost impossible to tell accurately.
If it is WC, be sure it gets plenty to drink. They can become dehydrated very quickly. I had never known a chameleon could drink so much until i bought a wc jacksoni.

 

[sapphira80]

No he is captive bred, or so I was told. I have noticed he is a very thirsty little fellow. Luckily I'm home a lot so I can mist his cage frequently. I'm trying to encourage him to drink from the spray bottle (I've seen other peoples Jackson's do that), but he's still a little wary of it. Thank you for the advice!

 

[sapphira80]

I also have a dripper set up for his cage, but he seems to be more scared of than anything. Whenever I turn it on he runs to the opposite side and hides, so lately I haven't been using it at all. Maybe I'll try again when he's a bit older.