Can I keep it?
Setup
The numbers
Thermal gradient
Day: a real gradient, 26–29°C warm against 20–24°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 10–18°C.
Why
Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.
The sheet stateswarm 26-29 °C / cool 20-24 °C / night 10-18 °C
Humidity
The sheet statesa relative humidity around 40% during the day, and 75-100% at night
UVB
The sheet statesone 22" Arcadia T5 HO 6% or Zoo Med T5 HO ReptiSun 5.0; UVI of 2.0-3.0 in the basking area
Traceable. The figures above appear in the page we cite, which we opened on 10 Aug 2026. That means you can check them, not that we have confirmed they are right. reptifiles.com
Drag the sun. Jackson's chameleon is Diurnal, so what it is doing changes with the light. The sheet states a night temperature, and the rail follows it.
Enclosure and conditions
Enclosure
Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.
Why
The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».
The sheet states24"L x 24"W x 48"H
What your climate adds
This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.
What it needs
Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.
Daily life
Behaviour and handling
Health
When to see a vet
Cool highland chameleon: night temperature drop + dripper + T5 UVB, strictly solitary. Overheating is the top killer.
The species
Identity
Reproduction
Good to know
- Males wear three forward horns like a tiny triceratops: and it births live young.
The way of life is written in this sheet, word for word. The climate words summarise the two figures above them, they do not add to them.
CITES II is a global listing and holds in every country. National law is not global, and we hold no national wildlife law for any country, Thailand included. Check your own authority before buying or selling.
Questions & sources
Common questions
Can it live in Bangkok?
It comes from cool mountain forest, so it needs a genuinely cool, airy room. Most Bangkok flats are too warm without air conditioning.
Can I hold it?
Better not. Handling stresses chameleons, so let it walk onto your hand only when you need to move it.
Are the horns dangerous?
No. Only the males have them and they are for pushing rival males, not for defending against people.
Does it need special equipment?
A tall mesh cage, live plants, a dripper or misting system for drinking, and UV lighting. It will not drink from a bowl.
https://keepr.pet/husbandry/en/trioceros-jacksonii
Others in this group
What this sheet states
Every field this product runs on is stated here. That is not a claim that the values are right: it says what the sheet states, not whether it is true. Whether a human has read it is the badge at the top of this page.
UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 420 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.