The Jackson Nine

[DekuScrub]

Funny story---I was in lab counting anesthetized fruit flies for a genetics experiment, when a miracle occurred--- "Dave" our resident pain in the arse bent over right in front of me to tie his shoe, so **PUFF* I blew 600 sleeping fruit flies into his big white guy afro!! 30 years later I still crack up thinking about him back at the dorms later that night, swatting ang swatting...... Ahhh, sweet memories of Drysophila........

hahahhaha that is pretty good,

 

[Goldenarcher1328]

Adorable little chams. Loved the title. Congrats on sending them out! i think i will try livebearers next! i started out breeding live bearing fish, and then switched to egg layers, and i'll tell you the difference was crazy. I'm hoping that the egg laying chams are too difficult, and eventually i will try the livebearers.

Congrats!!

 

[Hdale85]

You say you have 2 left? Can I see pics of those 2?

 

[jodeoh60]

You say you have 2 left? Can I see pics of those 2?

Ahhh, the last one is being picked up this week!!

 

[Hdale85]

Oh your thread in the for sale section said you had 2 left lol.

 

[jodeoh60]

Okay, two more sent out today to Kellyschameleons, and last two babies soon to be picked up. How sad, an empty nursery cage..........

 

[camimom]

Okay, two more sent out today to Kellyschameleons, and last two babies soon to be picked up. How sad, an empty nursery cage..........

you know what that means right?


you make more!

hehe.

 

[jodeoh60]

you know what that means right?


you make more!

hehe.

Well, just this AM, funny you should mention it, as I took the trio out of their overnight shower in the darkened bathroom, Jermaine started bobbing and weaving, and the two girls turned black. I'll probably start giving him half days in the harem cage soon.......... The kids love the cute babies, sighed as they've been all taken away, but no tears thankfully.

 

[camimom]

Well, just this AM, funny you should mention it, as I took the trio out of their overnight shower in the darkened bathroom, Jermaine started bobbing and weaving, and the two girls turned black. I'll probably start giving him half days in the harem cage soon.......... The kids love the cute babies, sighed as they've been all taken away, but no tears thankfully.

awww. lol. no tears is a good thing. and at least all the babies went to loving homes.

 

[jodeoh60]

The Eagle has landed----two baby girls now with Kelly in Pittsburgh!!

 

[jodeoh60]

And the last two sent out to Bill in NJ. The third cage is now empty.....

Everyone asks me about the horns on the baby females. Mom is hornless, dad is definitely a xanth, so I think the little nubbins will fade away as the girls mature.

 

[armyrec1]

Here is a couple pics from tonight.

 

[jodeoh60]

Hey, thanks for the update. He's a handsome fellow!! Almost looks like a helmeted chameleon with that scalation.

 

[Miss Lily]

And the last two sent out to Bill in NJ. The third cage is now empty.....

Everyone asks me about the horns on the baby females. Mom is hornless, dad is definitely a xanth, so I think the little nubbins will fade away as the girls mature.

Monty and his clutch mates are now almost 9 months old and I know the females still have their little nubs. They are definitely Xanths though as Mum has no horns whatsoever.

 

[armyrec1]

Hey, thanks for the update. He's a handsome fellow!! Almost looks like a helmeted chameleon with that scalation.

He is adorable, we love him to pieces. He has a great appetite and drinks wonderfully...he is nice and active and wow are his horns growing fast. When he eats he always shows red under his chin. We love his face, he has such a character, he seems very inquisitive and he shed last week too

 

[jodeoh60]

Wow, I've raised a bunch of Jax but never saw a male with the red streaks on the flank. The two females in our cage are different----mom is always green, and the other is always brown with red streaks. We wondered if it's a pecking-order thing, since they can change to black when mad. Will he end up green as an adult???

 

[jodeoh60]

Hey Army, how is the progress on the eggs? One of the other adoptive parents here with two of our babies also has a clutch of panthers in incubation. My wife Deb threatens to buy me a panther, but I said no, as our present set-up is best and easiest for montane species. I also like the gentleness of the jax and the fact that the females can tolerate a male in the same cage, making things easier. Can you keep more than one female panther in the same cage? The individual cage thing is a real drag. Thanks!!