Question about my WC Jackson's female...

Sizzlin Dragons

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I bought the Jackson's female a few weeks ago from petsmart. They had her labled as a Veiled.
Long story short she was not doing so well inside. She was stressed.
Last weekend I decided to put her outside since we have had a overcast week. I have been turning the sprinklers on 3-4 times a day for an hour and she is loving it. She is bright green and my male has improved in colors a lot too and nothing was wrong with him.
I have literally been soaking them and they are eating great.
The female actually eats in front of me the second I throw food in. I only feed every other day because if I feed daily I noticed my male did not eat as hardy.
I figured it would be fine for her too.
My question is its a rainy weekend and has been raining all morning. I have checked on them and they are fine but its 70 degrees and pouring. It feels cold to me but they seem to be fine. Should I bring them inside?
They are on the porch so they do not get the full force of the rain but they are getting non stop mist.
Its storming really bad and just wanted to make sure it would not harm them with the temp drop and non stop rain. Is to much watering a bad thing? Its been like 85-90 during this week but they are in the shade and that is why I have been turning on the sprinklers so much to keep them cooler and they love it but today its storming and chilly.
Thanks
 
Nope. Leave 'em. They will love it and thank you for it. For the record, I leave my Jackson's outside in all types of weather (large, well-planted cages) as long as the temps are 40-85F.
 
Thanks, I will stop worrying and leave em alone :)
I am going to buy misters for them outside and just leave them. Except in the extreme summer. It gets pretty hot here.
The spot they are in only gets sun till about 11am and then its shaded the rest of the day. I literally soak the cages with the yard sprinkler about 4 hours out of the day but not all at once.
I am hoping when I do have to bring her in she adjusts well. The male does fine no matter where he is but he does seem much more vibrant after being out a week straight.
 
again with the wc xanths?

i agree with kent, 70* and pouring rain, a xanth couldnt be happier. unless your cage is super well planted, you might want to provide a small dry spot that they can retreat to if they want, but as long as they have plenty of foliage, they will be fine either way. if they are in an outdoor cage, be sure to adjust or eliminate your D3 accordingly. i was just curious, did they label it as a wc? it is almost certainly of hawaiin origin and commercial re-sale of a wc xanth of hawaiin origin is illegal. if it came from petsmart, it probably came from a a mega reptile importer/ breeder whose name would probably be better not to mention. if they dont know what kind of lizard it is, how can they know whether it was wc or cb? are you absolutely positive it is a xanth ?
 
I am positive. Here is the link to when I first got her along with her pictures.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/new-veiled-petsmart-40648/

They have extremely dense cages so they definitely can get away.
I am assuming she is WC due to all the scars on her and a funky old injury on her hip. She just looks WC to me. I am not new to reptiles and with doing all the local herp shows I have gotten really good at guessing if something is WC or CB.
From my understanding and the worker at petsmart. Flukers has been importing tons of herps from South America and they have been supplying petsmart lately and mis label a lot.
I could be wrong but that is just what I was told and hear say.
I have to say they have had more of a unique selection of herps to choose from then the usual dragons and geckos over the years they typically have.
I am not giving D3. I am giving plain calcium 1x weekly and a multi vitamin 2 x monthly.
My male I have had longer seems to be doing great on this schedule.
 
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