My Jackson's won't cup feed with crickets, but will do so with mealworms!

[JaxyGirl]

With what frequency would you recommend using d3? Once a month?

He hasn't been taken outside since I got him. Wanted to give him time to adjust to his new home before stressing him out by picking him up. Only picked up once to take the picture of his tail and show the people I purchased him from.

I honestly don't think chams are as fragile as people think they are. They can handle more stress then people think if they're healthy. (Unless they're some rare wild caught species that are in a breeding program. Gently Pick him up and bring him outside in the sun for a bit. Just make sure you keep an eye on him the whole time. There is nothing better or more then natural then Vitamin D from the real sun. It's also amazing how being out for a bit can really lifts your chams spirits. Sprits him with water. Put some crickets on a branch and let him hunt them. Feed him some wild bugs you find in the yard. Have fun! This is a great article from Jannb http://reptileapartment.com/chameleon-feeding-beginners-guide/

 

[VincentChameleon]

Ranger is a PRECIOUS little one! Have you tried letting him perch on your finger or even on a plant from his enclosure but outside of the enclosure with the cup nearby (either holding it relatively close or setting it within sight)? I had a similar problem with my little one initially. But, after a while, she apparently got hungry and began searching for nomnoms, which lead to her quickly figuring out cup feeding. Good luck!

 

[reptileguy112]

Reptileguy: He still uses it to wrap around branches and all, he uses the end of his tail as well. I have been observing his movements. It is not dead at the end. If he wasn't using it still I would take him to a vet.

I will grab a calcium w/d3. The calcium spray is just calcium.

And I will continue to feed daily then.

Thanks for all your helpful tips. Really appreciate it.

Ok, I wasn't sure but from the image it looked dried up like beef jerky. Good thing its still working

 

[chamfan93]

JaxyGirl:

I have not tried that yet, he seems to be a little skittish, he is wild-caught, so not used to being around humans so much, but I think he's warming up to me. He doesn't try to hide from me when I open the cage anymore. I will try taking him out to get a little sun on Sunday.

Thanks for the tip! Natural sun does everybody a world of good (including me!).

Fed him a large super worm today, he devoured it, it was probably too big for him, but he won't be hungry till tomorrow now. I went back to the store after feeding him the large and told them I needed smaller ones. They exchanged them for me.

He is about 3 inches from snout to vent, any ideas on his age? I hear these guys can make it to 8 inches or so when they are full grown, but I don't know how to judge age by knowing his length.

Vincent:

When I hold the cup up to him I think he is intimidated, because the cup is so much larger than him. He doesn't eat from it until I set it in his cage.

 

[JaxyGirl]

JaxyGirl:

I have not tried that yet, he seems to be a little skittish, he is wild-caught, so not used to being around humans so much, but I think he's warming up to me. He doesn't try to hide from me when I open the cage anymore. I will try taking him out to get a little sun on Sunday.

Thanks for the tip! Natural sun does everybody a world of good (including me!).

Fed him a large super worm today, he devoured it, it was probably too big for him, but he won't be hungry till tomorrow now. I went back to the store after feeding him the large and told them I needed smaller ones. They exchanged them for me.

He is about 3 inches from snout to vent, any ideas on his age? I hear these guys can make it to 8 inches or so when they are full grown, but I don't know how to judge age by knowing his length.

Vincent:

When I hold the cup up to him I think he is intimidated, because the cup is so much larger than him. He doesn't eat from it until I set it in his cage.

He looks like he's about 5-6 months old. Very cute by the way! My male was about 12" long from nose to tail. I guess He was pretty big for a Jacksons. But he was a handsome boy. This is Triton is his prime I think he was around 5 years old then.

 

[chamfan93]

Wow! That is amazing! He is quite large! Looks like a very healthy boy! Must be a different locality, mine has more of the camo patterns.

 

[chamfan93]

He looks like he's about 5-6 months old. Very cute by the way! My male was about 12" long from nose to tail. I guess He was pretty big for a Jacksons. But he was a handsome boy. This is Triton is his prime I think he was around 5 years old then.

Thanks for getting back to me with his approximated age! I had no idea really. He didn't really go for the dubias today. Hopefully he will learn to like them because I have a breeders pack on the way! Yikes!

 

[Bush baby]

Wow! That is amazing! He is quite large! Looks like a very healthy boy! Must be a different locality, mine has more of the camo patterns.

Hmmm. Camo patterns for Jacksons are usually stress colors, unless they're very young…..

 

[chamfan93]

He must be very young I think he's probably 4-6 months old. When do they stop showing camo?

 

[chamfan93]

Hmmm. Camo patterns for Jacksons are usually stress colors, unless they're very young…..

After looking at some other people's photos I think he must only be 3 months old or so. And he is even camo in his sleep, if you look at the pictures on the first page where he is sleeping.

 

[leedragon]

from my experience when people ignore that fact that chameleons do not do well when handled often end up with a dead chameleon not knowing what killed. if you want to give your chameleon natural sunlight the best way is puting it in a flexarium or some sort of cage that allows for light to reach it.

 

[chamfan93]

from my experience when people ignore that fact that chameleons do not dso well when handled often end up with a dead chameleon not knowing what killed. if you want to give your chameleon natural sunlight the best way is puting it in a flexarium or some sort of cage that allows for light to reach it.

I know they do not enjoy being handled, but if you want to give it sunlight it has to be moved from one cage to another somehow, right?

Also, if you are going to clean the cage, you have to move the chameleon out of the way. I have heard once or twice a week, it doesn't hurt to handle for 5 or 10 minutes.

I am obviously not going to have him out of the cage at all times trying to make him sit on my shoulder or show him off to people (I have seen people that do this with their chameleons).

 

[leedragon]

I know they do not enjoy being handled, but if you want to give it sunlight it has to be moved from one cage to another somehow, right?

Also, if you are going to clean the cage, you have to move the chameleon out of the way. I have heard once or twice a week, it doesn't hurt to handle for 5 or 10 minutes.

I am obviously not going to have him out of the cage at all times trying to make him sit on my shoulder or show him off to people (I have seen people that do this with their chameleons).

when the season is in I have them all day and night outside in their flexarium, this can not be done with oanters or parsons but it does well to jacksons.

not need to move the chameleon for daily handling, just peak up the pop and its done

 

[JaxyGirl]

when the season is in I have them all day and night outside in their flexarium, this can not be done with oanters or parsons but it does well to jacksons.

not need to move the chameleon for daily handling, just peak up the pop and its done

I definitely have a lot of strong opinions about to handle or not to handle. I would love to go there but I won't. I can only speak to my experiences with my Jacksons chamelion. This thread started with cup feeding and feeders.

 

[leedragon]

I definitely have a lot of strong opinions about to handle or not to handle. I would love to go there but I won't. I can only speak to my experiences with my Jacksons chamelion. This thread started with cup feeding and feeders.

yeah me too. Do agree