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Hi all! I just wanted to stop in and introduce myself, my name is Jordan Lybeck. I just got my first Chameleon (a jackson's) last week and while doing some internet research I came upon this forum. I'm not sure if my chameleon is a male or female and was wondering if all of you experts might be able to tell.heres some pics of him/her.I look forward to getting to know you all and learning more about these guys.

Thanks Jordan Lybeck

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Anilr16 said:
Female.
Male has horns.
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Not necessarily. I believe there are variables to jackson's anil.



I have no experience with jacksons so I'm sorry I can't help with your sexing question but beautiful cham either way :)

Welcome to the forums! Soon enough you'll be addicted like the rest of us.

-Andrea
 
looks like a female red phase xanth to me , single rosteral horn ,even my 3 week old males are starting to show all three , its skin looks really nodular , thats not a bad thing, just an individual trait , nice lookin cham _____________________________ 1.3.14
 
Hello and welcome to the forum. We all love to share our pictures of our chams so you are off to a great start. Very pretty little girl you have.:)
 
Thanks for helping me clear the he/she thing up now I can give her a name.

as far as the setup goes.
Cage:29 gallon aquarium with a fresh air topper on top.
lighting:Reptisun 5.0
Heating:Reptiglo 50 watt basking bulb
Humidity: usually around 60%
Temp: 75 in the cool end and 86 under the basking spot.
Drinking: Drip system and a waterfall as well as frequent mistings.
Substrate:fir bark covered by a layer of moss
Decorations:several Grapevine branches along with vines,there are both living and artificial plants.

here are some pictures.

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that's a pretty neat cage, I have not seen toppers like that before very cool! and your little one is adorable!
 
Aight not a bad set up. I just wanna let you know that it is a bad idea to have that waterfall in there. and if you could make the temps a little lower you cham will like it even more. overall you've done very well. I just am worried about the substrate. you could remove it and have less to worry about impactions.

great work dude
 
thanks for the advice I had no idea waterfalls were a bad Idea I'll take it out and see If I can lower the temperatures a bit.

Thanks jordan Lybeck
 
Welcome to the forum! Another Washingtonian and a Triocerous Fan to boot..whoo hooo! :D I am thinking WA is third on this forum behind CA and FL with members. :confused:

There is a lot of good information on this forum and the SEARCH mode is your best friend. Where did you get you little buddy?
 
The cage top you have is cool. We had that for our first cham.... We didn't know they shouldn't be in glass cages LOL..... but once we did that cage top she liked it a lot... we only had her in there for like one month maybe two.

Edit: The cool thing is that keeping chams is on going LOL. You can remove the substrate, add some other things to climb on and give her more room. then you'll look at it one day and be like 'hmmm I could od this' or "i read this about them... I should do this...'

Big money pits these guys are........ :cool:
 
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summoner12 said:
Edit: The cool thing is that keeping chams is on going LOL. You can remove the substrate, add some other things to climb on and give her more room. then you'll look at it one day and be like 'hmmm I could od this' or "i read this about them... I should do this...'

Big money pits these guys are........ :cool:
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I'm starting to find this out but hey atleast I get my 20% off discount from PETCO.
 
Welcome here.

This indeed looks like a female. There are three supspecies of jacksonii.
jacksonii merumontanus who comes from Tanzania, those are the smallest. Males
in this species have 3 horns and females none or only one.
jacksonii jacksonii who comes from Kenia. Males have 3 horns and most of the females also have three horn.
jacksonii xantholopus who comes from Kenia as well and an introduces population on Hawaii. Those are the biggest. Males also have 3 horns and females none or only one.

Your's is an xantholopus as said before. Out of the size you can recognize the different species when you look at the form of the crests and head.

Good luck with her
Steven
 
Jordan,

Nice cham, and nice job on the setup. As mentioned, a waterfall is not a good idea, it breeds bacteria from cham droppings and dead feeders, and since Chams drink from moving water, you risk killing the cham.
The substrata can also be a breeding ground for mold and bacteria, and if the cham strikes for a feeder and hits dirt, he can block his intestinal tract (impaction). Also, chams seem to eat dirt, so cover the tops of your pots with bigger rocks.

I live in Puyallup, feel free to contact me, and you can come over for a visit!:D

Nick
 
Welcome to the forums Lybeck! Your little girl is so pretty! Nice job with the photos, too. When you name her, be sure to post it. :)
 
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