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Is it just me, or are there a real shortage of them right now. I love my panther and seam to be doing pretty well and have come into a little money lately and thought i'd try my hand at a jackson's. Are they that much difference than panthers? Gotta love those horns. I ve already got the supplies(minus the cage) and was wondering these couple thing. Thanks guys.
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There has been a shortage of Jacksons for a while now it seems... Alison at Chameleon Corral has had somewhat of a supply, so has Morgana at Reptayls. Not sure if either do at this moment though... The reason is that compared to veileds, a pair of Jacksons isn't as "productive" if you will, as a pair of veileds would be over, say, a year's time. But the prices on CBB Jacksons are low, almost as low as veileds, but at the same time they're harder to produce in numbers, so it makes them hard to find. The abundance of WC Jacksons, and the fact that WC Jax do reasonably well in captivity keeps the prices low. Jacksons typically drop between 10-20 babies about every 6-8 months, where a female veiled will lay 30-60 eggs 3 times a year or more. On top of all that, baby veileds are easier to raise than baby Jacksons are. Anyone that has raised both will tell you that baby veileds are bulletproof compared to other commonly captive bred species. At the San Diego show in October we had a table, and everyone kept asking if we had Jax. I don't think there was any at the show at all. A few people were looking for Merus also. There is also several people mass producing veileds which makes supply high, and the same can't be said for the Jacksons. All in all, they're a nice species to work with. They need cooler temps and more water, but they're one of the hardier species whether they're captive bred or not.
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Tyler Stewart
Las Vegas NV
www.BLUEBEASTREPTILE.com

ive recently bought a baby jax and boy do i adore him. a couple people said he would be harder to care for, but i decided to keep him. if anyone has some pointers give them. thanks.

>>There has been a shortage of Jacksons for a while now it seems... Alison at Chameleon Corral has had somewhat of a supply, so has Morgana at Reptayls. Not sure if either do at this moment though... The reason is that compared to veileds, a pair of Jacksons isn't as "productive" if you will, as a pair of veileds would be over, say, a year's time. But the prices on CBB Jacksons are low, almost as low as veileds, but at the same time they're harder to produce in numbers, so it makes them hard to find. The abundance of WC Jacksons, and the fact that WC Jax do reasonably well in captivity keeps the prices low. Jacksons typically drop between 10-20 babies about every 6-8 months, where a female veiled will lay 30-60 eggs 3 times a year or more. On top of all that, baby veileds are easier to raise than baby Jacksons are. Anyone that has raised both will tell you that baby veileds are bulletproof compared to other commonly captive bred species. At the San Diego show in October we had a table, and everyone kept asking if we had Jax. I don't think there was any at the show at all. A few people were looking for Merus also. There is also several people mass producing veileds which makes supply high, and the same can't be said for the Jacksons. All in all, they're a nice species to work with. They need cooler temps and more water, but they're one of the hardier species whether they're captive bred or not.
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>>Tyler Stewart
>>Las Vegas NV
>>www.BLUEBEASTREPTILE.com

Ive seen a few adult pairs being offered in the classifieds of kingsnake. Would I be better off in getting a sub-adult or full grown adult rather than a 3 or 4 month old?
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A truly wise man will always be humbled.