Which is better; Flap Neck or Jackson Chameleon?

[Ultrakd]

Im trying to decide which to get. Mike at Fl Chams told me there both easy to care for. Maby could you guys show me some of the pis of your Chameleons? Please, Thankyou

 

[SSimsswiSS]

Here vote for Flapneck

Here's some flapneck pics.

 

[dj special k]

How about both? a Flap...jack? haha. A Chameleo Fueleborni (Poroto mountain 3-horned chameleon)

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i211/DjSpecial_K/kenji.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i211/DjSpecial_K/kenshi.jpg

 

[Ultrakd]

ahhh your making it harder. Im only allowed to get one since I have 6 Leopard geckos. Ahh lol

 

[bigcappa]

If your new to Cham care you might want to go with the Jacksons, Since most Flapnecks are Wild Caught. Therefore easier to have diseases or problems with it.

-Dave


Update: Go with Flapneck from FLchams captive hatched, I have raised a few Flapnecks and there a great choice also lower humidity since they are a higher altitude animal. Easier to deal with .

 

[Nicodemayo]

Get a flap neck, theyre not a montaine species which means you dont have to worry as much about humidity and they are less sensitive to over supplementation. Mikes flap necks i believe are captive bred, i would def. go for one of those if this is your first.

 

[mika]

Steve, last pic looks like a pretty balloon! hahaha j/k

I agree with Nico..

 

[SSimsswiSS]

Male / female

Jackson male = Horns / Flapneck male = Flap w/ dots

Jackson female = live birth / Flapneck female = eggs

 

[SSimsswiSS]

Balloon

Steve, last pic looks like a pretty balloon! hahaha j/k

I agree with Nico..

Yeah, a balloon filled with 36 eggs.

 

[zarko]

as i know jecksons cham. need cooler temp than flep .

 

[mika]

Whoa! 36 eggs. I love her colors & spots

All the more reason to get flaps

 

[dodolah]

i say go with the flaps

 

[Trace]

I work almost exclusively with montane species, but I do have a CB dilepis dilepis thrown in for fun and she is a kajillion times easier to deal with and care for than the montanes. If this will be your first chameleon than go with the Flapneck and there are plenty people with nice, captive bred specimens right now.

Never ask me for pics...

T4BRNS-1's first shed last summer:

Now she is a big brute:

Cheers,
t

 

[Ultrakd]

Alright Flaps win!! What do your Flap setups look like?

 

[Ultrakd]

How hard are flaps to are for?

 

[skajari1]

flaps vs jacksons

wow! i own a Jacksons. but Flaps are nice. i found veilds to be harder to take care off than jacksons. my Jackson has so much persenality. I wouldent mind owning flap. they must be care free , my jackson is not fussy at all.

 

[pammy]

so cute

flaps are adorable. how big do they get? i have a pygmy leaf and i love him. my bf has a jackson.

 

[Brad Ramsey]

wow! i own a Jacksons. but Flaps are nice. i found veilds to be harder to take care off than jacksons. my Jackson has so much persenality. I wouldent mind owning flap. they must be care free , my jackson is not fussy at all.

You found veileds harder to care for than Jackson's???
Flapneck care is the same as veiled.

-Brad

 

[Nicodemayo]

Ultrakd, have you done research to see the general husbandry requirements for chameleons? There are alot of uneducated first time keepers that had wished they did more research on what kind of care these creatures require but they found out the hard way. All i can tell you is to read read read read. Check out the veiled info on brads site i linked below. That info will apply to flapnecks as well.

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/

 

[Ultrakd]

Yes I have done a bunch of reading. And I will do a lot more