New jackson cham pics

[kobe24]

Hey guys this is me and my woman's new Jackson chameleon. As some of you know we just had a veiled chameleon that we are pretty sure had that bone disease so we ended up having to put him down. We were going to keep him but it was just too sad watching him suffer so we got the jackson cham and we really love him. I don't love his name, but i guess i have to live with a stupid fucking name like leon lol.

I have a question. I know with a veiled cham it is a male if it has that big spike thing on his head but i dont know how to tell between a male and female so is this guy a male or female, thanks.

 

[chamillionaire3]

wow thats a good looking jackson! and thats definitely a male. the males have the horns the females dont.

 

[Rango183]

males have horns females dont for jackson chameleon identifying but for veiled's if their back legs has spurs thens its a boy if no spurs its a girl

 

[Miss Lily]

Horns don't always suggest a male. J. Xantholophus males have horns and females most often don't. They may have tiny buns but not full on horms like the males. Both sexes of J. Jacksonii have 3 horns and with J. Merumontanus the females have a single rostral horn and males have all 3.

Jacksons need higher humidity and cooler temps than a Veiled. I keep my adult male's basking spot below 85F as they really don't do well if it's too hot. A good drop in temps at night (of at least 10 degrees) is also really good for Jacksons.

Here's a couple of links to caresheets for these amazing chams!
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/amanda509/581-basic-care-jacksons-chameleons.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/hoj/634-montane-chameleon-care-info.html

 

[torquasprings]

Horns don't always suggest a male. J. Xantholophus males have horns and females most often don't. They may have tiny buns but not full on horms like the males. Both sexes of J. Jacksonii have 3 horns and with J. Merumontanus the females have a single rostral horn and males have all 3.

Jacksons need higher humidity and cooler temps than a Veiled. I keep my adult male's basking spot below 85F as they really don't do well if it's too hot. A good drop in temps at night (of at least 10 degrees) is also really good for Jacksons.

Here's a couple of links to caresheets for these amazing chams!
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/amanda509/581-basic-care-jacksons-chameleons.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/hoj/634-montane-chameleon-care-info.html

Yeah... that's a male. Miss Lily is on spot with the info she provided.

 

[camimom]

great looking guy.
and you can just call him wahtever you want behind your wifeys back lol.

as stated, def a male.

now.. keep in mind these are a montane species.

they like..
cooler temps
more water- alot more water
need less supplementation

and seem to be prone to mouth infections.

 

[kobe24]

Thanks man and maybe I'll call him Eddie after Eddie van halen. Thanks for the info I'll make sure to mist a lot. How many crickets should he be eating a day. He ate 3 so far today but I thought he would eat more. Thanks