Woke up this morning and my female had been a very busy girl since she laid exactly 30 eggs last night!!! She is doing great and all of the eggs are in the incubator already. Now the wait begins....about 6 months right?? temps from 70-80*?
Thanks so much for all of the replies your advice...
Female chameleons do not necessarily have menstrual cycles like women but ovulation takes place in both. Women only produce one egg a month while female chams produce a clutch of unfertilized eggs a couple of times a year.
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Hey everyone! I went to the vet yesterday and he said that she was doing really well. She still looks healthy and is very active-which is a great sign. He took some x-rays and found no obstructions so sent me home with extra calcium supplements for her. He suggested to replace the bedding...
Hey guys. I ended up taking the bottom off of her cage and putting everything into a large bin with a sandy bottom 2 days ago. She definitely looks more comfortable because she is back to her normal gravid colors....but still nothing
She looks healthy, still drinking but hasn't eaten in 3...
She still hasn't laid. This is her first clutch of eggs so I'm nervous that she doesn't know what to do.
Should I use a branch in her laying chamber or should I just set her on the sand and leave her be for a while?
I'm not quite sure what to do with my female veiled as this is her first egg laying experience (mine too!). I've read all kinds of tips to prepare her egg laying chamber and put her in a 20 gallon plastic bin with peat moss on day 29.
She is definitely gravid. She's been showing all of...