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Well at least the females are doing alright... Best of luck with them! I'm really loving my pair, maybe down the road we can trade babies! lol

Then I retract my statement! Good to know that. I'll be keeping a lookout for his babies down the line, I may get a couple of them to add to the project!

Ah, I see them now. Makes sense, I didn't realize just how young he was!

Yeah that's almost how mine looked when she arrived, very thick in the middle but no defined bulge. I cringed watching him dig them out, I'm glad I mixed dirt in with my sand because I forgot just how solid wet sand is!

Are you sure that he is a he? I see no spurs on his (or her!) rear feet, which is how you tell at a young age. Plus, some of his colors look a bit female to me (the pack of yellow bars and lack of black pigment on the head).

Thanks for this! That female is HUGE! Mine is about half her size... lol This is actually what I did when I first got her, however she showed no activity so I put the bucket, along with her, back in her enclosure. Perhaps I should have left her alone and let her do her thing? I'm blown away...

I'm not going to worry about it anymore. She has a killer feeding response and is already comfortable enough with me to eat from my fingers. Clearly she isn't ready yet, because she has a fantastic appetite and a lot of spunk. I think the towel over the front of her cage was actually...

I haven't been looking at her much besides when I feed her, however I haven't caught her sleeping again for a while. She is pretty lethargic though, as the most amount of movement I've seen from her in the past few days is pacing back and forth on her perch, which is about 2/3 down in the cage...

I just had a thought. When she was digging for the first time a few weeks ago, I tried to peek at her (before I learned that they would stop if they see you). I never saw her, but it's almost a guarantee that she saw my forehead and hair. Is it possible that she is avoiding that laying spot...

I very much hope that this is made official in the near future! I remember hearing about this years ago, and I've wondered why it's taking them so long to make it official. It would seriously put a damper on locale crosses (which are just ugly to me) and promote true line and locale breeding...

Mr. Man living the life! His cage is still a bit low on plant matter, but he seems to have no problem climbing out in the open. The female seems to be a bit more active too, however I've only looked at her once today. I'm going to leave her be until she has 100% laid her eggs, I don't want...

This is one of the species I was keeping an eye out for! They are one of the best in the genus IMO. If you even try and breed them again, let me know. I may have space by then!

Absolutely. I've got a towel draped in front of her cage to help her feel secure, what I've reported is from my occasional peeks into the cage. I'm impatient, I need to step back and let her do her thing.

Ok, an update... She hasn't moved much the past few days, as before. However, she has a very strong feeding response and pounded 2 whole dubias, one of which she ate from the tongs. The hygrometers and lights arrived this afternoon, so I installed them, and they do brighten up the spaces a...

Thank you so much for all of the information! It's good to know the nuances of the small Calumma species, thanks a lot for the insights there. On hydration, I have yet to see either the male or female to visibly drink, so that may be a factor in their rest, however the male's scat looks very...

@Mendez I measured the depth of the lay bin, it was actually only 4.5". Don't know how I misjudged that. The humidity read at 78%, right after lights out. The humidity on that floor is pretty consistent, since my aquariums are just one room over.

Thank you everyone for the tips. The lady seems pretty spunky besides when she's resting, so I don't think it's a sickness issue and I believe she is still acclimating. This is very interesting to hear. I've never had a gravid cham before (even though my first one was a female) so I'm not...

Ok, increased light levels and lower basking temps are top of the list right now, next to getting more live foliage and getting her fogger put together. I hate doing things on a whim. I'm really used to long waits and setups with my reef tanks, so not having enough time to set these up was...

I have also fed her some banded crickets, I didn't see her eat them but I have faith that she did. She has showed zero interest in cup feeding, so I just place the insects on a vine in her enclosure and let her hunt it. I feed my insects a lot of different things, fresh greens and veggies are...

That could also be it! I'm not sure what else she would prefer, and I'm a little short on options, but I'm sure I can find something else. I'm a bit wary to swap the bucket out though, as it's too tall to remove through the bottom door and I'd have to relocate the cham to get it out.