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I got an Ambilobe from a breeder a few years back (I have a feeling it may be the same person), it was a baby of an absolutely incredible RBBB sire and showed up looking pretty promising. However, the patterning ended up looking almost identical to Nosy Faly with some hints of the Ambilobe...

good to know, thanks! Hopefully it'll tide the eggs over until I can get some vermiculite tomorrow. As a side tangent, I had to move them to a new container a few minutes ago. I was using a styrofoam box for the eggs (with viewing windows), but I cracked it open to stick in a hygrometer and I...

Not really, but it makes more sense for them. They are very tiny, so one could be kept in something like a 10 gallon tank (small, but not that small!). A very, very comfortable one might chase a string if it felt like it, but there's no way to reliably train them that I know of. Some of the...

Oh no... It looks like someone read about green anoles ("false chameleons/American chameleons") and though they were actually chameleons. That is hilariously bad.

He looks like one of the many Nosy Faly/Ambilobe hybrids I've seen around. Not my favorite, especially since those two "locales" are completely different species. I'm not big on hybrids lol He's absolutely beautiful though!

Thank you both! I'm amazed by it all too. I absolutely love this hobby! I will totally keep this thread updated as the eggs progress. Thanks! I plan to incubate them at 72-68 degrees over the year, and I may try and do a further drop over the Madagascar dry season to see if they are...

Well, over a month in my care, and many days in the laybin. We have success. I left the cage door open with a vine going from it into the lay bucket ( I was late for something), of course she took a stroll around my bedroom instead of going home. Back in the cage, her weight loss is obvious...

After two days of digging and a whole afternoon of resting at the bottom, she has emerged from to tunnel and has totally leveled off the top. I took a tiny peek, but didn't see much. Even if this wasn't the one, it shows that she really wants to get these eggs out. Fingers crossed,

Well today she's dug her deepest tunnel yet, and appears to be resting at the bottom right now, so I'm really hoping that we've got gold this time! I put more sand in the bucket a couple nights back, so I think that did the trick. Super excited to see!

Very interesting. That would make a whole lot of sense based on what I've seen, my female Vield that lived to over 5 years old never laid a single clutch, ad I think it was due to how little I actually fed her. Similar story for the current known world record, 11 years. Skinny little thing...

I'm using the same stuff actually! Not the same brand, but it's washed play sand. Just got back from work, she doesn't seem to have layed yet today either. In fact I don't think she dug much at all today. She really needs to get these eggs out soon, I can see her ribs now. On the plus side...

for now, the bin is just a 5 gallon bucket as I don't have anything else big enough or tall enough. I'm about to refill it with sand to 9-10" and hope for the best, but I may look around a bit for other options. There's likely that I have something else I can use.

Ok, update time. Still no eggs, no matter how hard she works every day she just can't find a suitable burrow. Well, yesterday I mixed some organic potting soil in with the sand to raise the level to about 9". The mix was a total of about 50/50, nothing crazy. Since I put her back in, she has...

I prefer RO/DI systems for my animals, UV sterilizers are primarily made to kill large parasitic cysts and aren't the greatest at cleaning out bacteria. Plus, now you've got dead bacteria in your water. I use RO water for my aquariums anyway, so I always have some to spare for my chams. Avoid...

ok, thanks for the input. The bucket is opaque, and has a lid that I forgot to photograph. The lid has a medium rectangular hole cut in the middle, and I have a piece of screen to cover it up too. She seems to be pretty comfortable in there, so I guess I'll add more and and see how she does...

I love the big Calumma species so much! I imagine dinosaurs to have looked similar, they just look so ancient even at a young age!

Here's the lady after a vigorous day of digging, still no eggs so I think I need to change my strategy. This time I sloped the sand to be about 1.5" on one side and 7" on the other, which she took advantage of. She definitely wants to dig a little deeper, so I think I'll add some more sand...

Yes, I have been moving her. I want to just leave her in tonight, so I guess we'll see how that goes. I'll see if I can get one, but I think she is digging a hole right now so I want to give her some privacy until either she's done, or until tonight.

Okay, an update. She is totally ready to go, hasn't shown interest in food and she's incredibly active. The past two days, I've moved her to a bucket with about 3 inches of damp sand on one side and 5-6" of sand on the other, with a small branch and fake plants stick in the sand. My dilemma is...

You have convinced me that this is the pinnacle of all chameleon species... Absolutely breathtaking animals!