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I am getting a pair of adult jacksons.
I will be keeping them in their own cage approx. 40x24x18.
I have a repti-glo 5.0 tropical flourescent bulb.
can anybody tell me the appropriate wattage for a heat bulb required for their cages.
i was told to mist them 2-3 times a day, have lights on 12 hours a day and have a constant supply of food.
Any specific temps to follow i was told high seventies basking spot aroud 85

thanks

Congrats on your new additions!!

All your info is right on the money. Speaking of money, save yours and buy a few regular old 60w bulbs at home depot or at your local market and use them as basking bulbs. It has been my experience that Jacksons in general do not bask much. They do like their temps lower than most other chams. They do need to be misted at least 3 times a day as well as having a dripper going all day and night. They like their environment much more humid than most other chams. I'm glad to see that you're getting 2 cages for your chams and not just one cage for both.

I love my jacksons the best of all my herps. They are definitely the most "friendly" chams out there. Very passive and easy going.

Enjoy them!
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Raf

1.2 Jacksons Adults (Frank, Patty, Lucille)
0.0.6 Jackson's baby
1.1 Nosy Be's (Mars and Roja)
0.1 Adult Sulcatta (POOPIE,I bought it from Victor at Kobey's in SD)
0.0.2 Baby Sulcattas (frick and frack)
1.0 Home's Hingeback Tortoise (SPEEDY, From Victor as well)
1.2 Red ear slider babies (Hingis, Dingis and Dorkus)
0.0.1 3 toed box turtle - No Name Yet
0.0.1 Gulf Coast Box Turtle - No Name Yet
1.0 Red Siberian Husky (Harley)
0.1 Black Lab (Krissy)
0.1 English Bulldog (Alice)
0.1 Blue Merle Great Dane (Wednesday)
Saltwater Fish and Inverts too

Thanks alot
do you mean like a regular household lamp light bulb

Gary

The poster mentions "a constant supply of food"...now, I know that if I allowed my chams to have constant access to food that they would eat themselves into oblivian (sp?). So, I'm not quite sure how the original poster meant it...because, yes, we as keepers must always have a constant supply of food available for our chams. However, we should not just keep dumping and dumping it into their cages unscrupulously...they need just the right balance which is different for each and every cham.

I don't leave the dripper going overnight...mine don't seem to budge once they are all snuggled in, and it would just be wasted water left to flood my enclosure. I guess there would be no harm in doing so if your set up will allow it.

Kristen
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1.1 pygmy leaf
1.1 carpet
1.0 jackson
0.0.3 red eared sliders

smurf,

Yes, I meant regular household bulbs. The kind you use in table lamps and such. 60w bulbs should be penty of heat.

My setup allows for draining of the water that drips out of the dripper into a tub on the ground so I have no waste buildup in the cages. My dripper does not drip a ton of water. One small sized "lil dripper" provides enough water for around 24 hours for my setup. I am sure the water stops dripping sometime at night so I don't bother turning it off at night. I just refill it in the morning before I leave for work.

I thought the poster meant that he had a lot of food for the chams, not that he kept the cages filled with food all the time. It is wrong to keep food available for the chams 24/7 as they will tend to eat as much as they possibly can and then get indigestion. LOL!
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Raf

1.2 Jacksons Adults (Frank, Patty, Lucille)
0.0.6 Jackson's baby
1.1 Nosy Be's (Mars and Roja)
0.1 Adult Sulcatta (POOPIE,I bought it from Victor at Kobey's in SD)
0.0.2 Baby Sulcattas (frick and frack)
1.0 Home's Hingeback Tortoise (SPEEDY, From Victor as well)
1.2 Red ear slider babies (Hingis, Dingis and Dorkus)
0.0.1 3 toed box turtle - No Name Yet
0.0.1 Gulf Coast Box Turtle - No Name Yet
1.0 Red Siberian Husky (Harley)
0.1 Black Lab (Krissy)
0.1 English Bulldog (Alice)
0.1 Blue Merle Great Dane (Wednesday)
Saltwater Fish and Inverts too

I'm not sure which was meant, so that is why I wanted to point that out...just in case it was meant the other way.

Kristen
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1.1 pygmy leaf
1.1 carpet
1.0 jackson
0.0.3 red eared sliders

I know not to over feed them but that is just what i saw when i was looking them up(they should have access to food)
anyway how often should i feed the adult jacksons

my Jackson's is a sub-adult and is not a huge eater...2-4 insects a day is all he wants...depends on the size of the insect...the silkworms seem to fill him up good