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1 male juvenile jackson
Tank size? = 24 x 24 x 48 Screen for adult although if you buy a baby you may need to start smaller and increase cage size with growth to make finding food easier ( a 24 x 24 x 18 is fine for a juvie male for a while)
Substrate = None
Feeding = Crickets, Silkworms, Roaches, Butter Worms, Wax Worms, Fruit Flies, some may eat mealworms and supers a good variety is best but Crickets and Silkwoms only are OK too, and if you feed wax worms (not too many a treat only item a few every few weeks)
Lighting? UVB - A lot of controversy on this so I will give you both sides:
I prefer a mercury vapor UVB bulb to provide heat and UVB but you have to be careful with these and make sure the bulb is high enough above the cage to provide the correct basking temp without overheating the jackson and its entire cage
You can also go with a florescent UVB and separate blue or red heat bulb, the heat bulb also needs to be high enough to provide the correct temps
Heat - A basking area of 80 and the rest of the cage at room temps in the 70's, at night room temps that do not go below 65 are fine (cutting off the mercury vapor UVB and or UVB and heat lamps will provide the night drop)
Humidity= 50-75% (this is normally achieved with the mistings or a dripper system)
Misting = 4 times per day, 8 minutes am, 4 mid day, 4 late day, 8 late evening (Or use a drip system on the same time frames)
Plants = With a jackson you can use artificial plants since they do not eat them, but be sure to take them out for cleaning on a regular basis.
You can also use live plants like ficus, bromelaids, corn plant etc (
http://www.chameleonsonline.com/safe-plants.php)
Supplements = Calcium daily (Which is in Mineral O and I) Mineral O if they get proper UVB and some natural sunning, Mineral I if you are unable to provide UVb (UVB and natural sun are much better than the supplement substitutes) Dust food items lightly, oversupplementing can be just as bad as no supplements. They can overdose on Vitamin A, Mineral does not have this vitamin
Gutload = Gutload all feeder insects, crickets with a quality cricket gutload and fruits and greens for moisture (this will provide some Vitamin A through the moisture of the diet)
Just remember Chameleons are to be looked at and adored, they do not do well with handling, they need a quiet room without all of the normal daily activies of say the living room.
A jackons is not the easiet of chameleons, veileds in my opinion are a better beginner, they deal with temp & humidity fluctuations better than other chameleons. They also eat vegetation including fruits, veges and greens.
But with proper care a Jackson is a very nice pet.