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I picked up a pair of Jacksons last month at the show in NY. Got the male & female in separate cages, my female eats & drinks like a champ, just about any insect that's put in her cage disappears. The male however hardly even looks at crickets, will take an occasional mealworm if it's moving around a bit. He does like flies though. Is it normal? The cages are next to each other, but I've got cardboard between them so they can't see each other. Any ideas/suggestions are welcome, we just had another cold snap here so it's getting difficult to catch "natural" food for him every day!

Thanks,

Howie
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1.0.0 Bearded Dragon (Digger)
1.2.0 Golden Geckos (Bob, Betty & Bea)
1.1.0 Tokay Geckos (Stanley & Helen)
2.2.0 Leopard Geckos (Jack, Janet,Chrissy & Larry)
1.0.0 Ambilobe Panther Chameleon (Mr. Spock)
1.1.0 Jacksons Chameleons

Hey there,
It is completely normal for you male to be finicky..My cham. used to eat like a champ like your female does but now hes become very picky..I highly suggest not offering superworms..hahaha..After my guy had his first superworm,all other feeders were no longer good enough for him..haha..Well actually he also still liked phoenix flies,silk moths,and other things that had wings..Hes only eatten 2 silk moths though,they are hard to come by for me..He just recently started eatting hornworms and butterworms again but still no crickets..Just keep workin on him and hopefully he'll start eatting other things..How does he look??Healthy or skinny??Try to gut load everything he eats and make sure everything caught outside is pesticide free..Hope this helps..Also,give him as much water as you can give him to make sure he's atleast getting enough water..
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Jonny Blaze
1.0 Nosy Be Panther--Diego
1.0 Bearded Dragon--Vinny
0.1 Yorkshire terrier Brandy,10 years old
1.0 Golden lab-Dusty R.I.P May 16,2007,14.5 years old
1.0 Black lab "wiggler",2 years old
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Compared to the female, I think he's a bit on the skinny side. Seeing how all he wants to eat are flying things, it's hard to gut load or dust them, but I'm trying! They both get misted 2-3 times a day, so I don't believe he'll dehydrate. I might try changing some plants in his cage, if that doesn't work he'll get to visit my vet! Thankfully I have a great exotic animal/reptile vet that I take my animals to.

Thanks, I'll try to update on any changes!

Howie
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1.0.0 Bearded Dragon (Digger)
1.2.0 Golden Geckos (Bob, Betty & Bea)
1.1.0 Tokay Geckos (Stanley & Helen)
2.2.0 Leopard Geckos (Jack, Janet,Chrissy & Larry)
1.0.0 Ambilobe Panther Chameleon (Mr. Spock)
1.1.0 Jacksons Chameleons (Melvin & Gertrude)