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[Stevo26]

i had a jackson chameleon for about 3months. i bought him from a petstore where he was really stressing they had him in a glass tank. the owner didn't know anyhting about it, age or whether it was wild caught or captive breed. at first he claimed it was wild and they made better/ healthier pets. when he saw i wasn't going for that he decided it must be captive breed because it seemed tame. i knew very little about jacksons, but bought it because i was concerned for it. i put him in a screened enclosure with waterfall and vines/greenery, plenty of misting. he seemed happier and did well for a few weeks. i read books about him and tried to give him all he needed. but then he stopped eating. i hoped and prayed he would pick up on eating again, he seemed fine otherwise and was drinking water. the day before he died he was moving slow and i had a gut feeling he was not going to make it. he died during the night. i had him maybe 3 months total. since then i have seen other chameleons and realize my guy probably had problems from the start, he was always skinny. but it still hurts that i lost him. i really loved the little booger.

anyways i would like to consider another chameleon someday but was wondering are they all so hard to keep in captivity? i have read that jacksons usually don't live 6 months after coming from a petstore. how about from a breeder? how long has anyone here kept one? and what kind are better?