The baby Jackson's chameleons are finally turning four months old on July 25! So that means they are ready for new homes. I am only selling five at this time as I am planning to keep some for myself for future breeders. This species of jacksonii is not as straightforward to sex because females often have horns as well. However, I am pretty sure that I can tell which are males and which are females. I cannot 100% guarantee sex though. With this species of chameleon both males and females make equally good pets as the females are often nearly as colorful and have horns like the males. Since this species gives live birth egg binding is not an issue. The first two photos are of my adult male, the second two pictures are of the mother of this litter, and the last two pictures are two of the actual juveniles available.
This is the nominate subspecies of Jackson's chameleon that comes from the Machakos Hills of Kenya. They are also often called "rainbow" jacksons chameleons. This is a smaller and more colorful species of Jackson's. And unlike the more common xantholophus, females of this subspecies can have horns just like the males! My breeder female has three horns so hopefully many of her daughters do too. The females can also be very colorful like the males. (The first picture is my male and the second picture is my female.) While this is a montane species that requires a night time temperature drop, the necessity of an extreme drop is often exagerrated by internet experts. A night time temperature in the 60s is adequate. Day time temperatures should not exceed 85 for very long. Other than that they are a very hardy and wonderful species of chameleon to keep. They are about half of the size of xantholophus and one-third the size of panther chameleons making them much easier to house properly.
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