Sleepy Jackson's Neonates

Brad Ramsey

Brad Ramsey

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I acquired 7 of these little peanuts at the show on Saturday.
I have always been reluctant to work with Jackson's (especially babies) as they can be a difficult species to keep.
But, what the hell....
I'm on a Trioceros roll!

-Brad
 

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i usually try to discourage mine from sleeping during the day , i figure a captive enviroment lacks the proper stimulation to keep them energetic, every once in a while you find one on the floor of the cage looking like he is dead , but if you give them a couple of jousts with a bamboo skewer they are up and running again , i dont know if its an exaustion thing or a boredom thing but i figure it cant be good . as i am sure you know xanth neonates have a rep for just dropping dead without reason and i figure that may be part of the equation , sort of the cham equivealent of SIDS, i have seen some that looked for sure like they would die if left alone, but give them a little stimuli and they are on a new tank of gas, also be forewarned, they are the debris eaters from h**l, they can find debris in a cage that is spotlesly clean, so i figure unrecognized impaction may be another part of the riddle , just my2c for whatever its worth , also since you are in denver, i was wondering if they came from cf member titan ? i have kept veileds in the past, and they were cool, but i think xanths are a more rewarding species , their dancing, their shyness, and their sweetheart personalities, combined with that jurassic look, make them a really fascinating and rewarding choice /edit / ps what kind of plant is that?
 
Aww! Such little cuties with those tiny little horns just poking through!:D How adorable! Of cours you had to have all of them - how would you ever choose just one!?:D
 
Brad's going to have to build another wing on his house soon at the rate he's going. They are adorable! :)
 
Congratulations on the new 'peanuts' Brad, 'bout time you caught on... :p

You probably didn't plan this, but I like the composition of the photo. The leaves look like the babies and vice versa, almost like a Bev Doolittle painting.
 
xanthoman said:
i usually try to discourage mine from sleeping during the day , i figure a captive enviroment lacks the proper stimulation to keep them energetic, every once in a while you find one on the floor of the cage looking like he is dead , but if you give them a couple of jousts with a bamboo skewer they are up and running again , i dont know if its an exaustion thing or a boredom thing but i figure it cant be good . as i am sure you know xanth neonates have a rep for just dropping dead without reason and i figure that may be part of the equation , sort of the cham equivealent of SIDS, i have seen some that looked for sure like they would die if left alone, but give them a little stimuli and they are on a new tank of gas, also be forewarned, they are the debris eaters from h**l, they can find debris in a cage that is spotlesly clean, so i figure unrecognized impaction may be another part of the riddle , just my2c for whatever its worth , also since you are in denver, i was wondering if they came from cf member titan ? i have kept veileds in the past, and they were cool, but i think xanths are a more rewarding species , their dancing, their shyness, and their sweetheart personalities, combined with that jurassic look, make them a really fascinating and rewarding choice /edit / ps what kind of plant is that?
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Thanks for the advice.
They aren't sleeping in the day (this picture was taken at night)
The plant is a hibiscus.

-Brad
 
yeah when I brought mine home i fed them 1/4" cricket they each 2 in the morning and 2 in the early evening. They are in my 24x24x48 cage and are active. I know the cage is to big for them but I should have my 18x18x36 cages by Friday from DiyCages.com they are great.
 
Brad are things getting a little bit crowded at your house.::rolleyes: There is not a better way to fill a house than with kids and chams. Your babies look great, as careful and methodical as you are they will all be healthy and happy. congrats.
 
How do you afford to keep all of your chams :p I probably can't afford two (for now :)) When I get more experienced I think I'll get an adult or sub-adult but you are LUCKY.
 
Before my Veiled I really wanted a male Jackson's Chameleon, but since I wanted to keep them outside and read they like slightly cooler temps made me shy away. daytime temps in south florida would've been ok for them but probably not enough of a nighttime drop...
 
xanthoman said:
i usually try to discourage mine from sleeping during the day , i figure a captive enviroment lacks the proper stimulation to keep them energetic, every once in a while you find one on the floor of the cage looking like he is dead , but if you give them a couple of jousts with a bamboo skewer they are up and running again , i dont know if its an exaustion thing or a boredom thing but i figure it cant be good . as i am sure you know xanth neonates have a rep for just dropping dead without reason and i figure that may be part of the equation , sort of the cham equivealent of SIDS, i have seen some that looked for sure like they would die if left alone, but give them a little stimuli and they are on a new tank of gas
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It's the same way with sternfeldi babies. Those little guys can drop in a seeming instant, I'm also afraid to let them nap in the day. I hope keeping them alert is working. But food seems to keep them alert :D
 
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