3rd clutch of eggs coming?

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I have a female veiled chameleon that is about 1 year and 3 months old. She has laid eggs twice before already, 61 eggs and then 57. We tried feeding her less/less frequently the way this website: http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html suggested. I think she is receptive now, as her colors are bright and she has more orange spots and turquoise/blue patches. She also is less shy and comes up to the door of the cage more often, but I'm not sure if that is just to be fed. ;) She roams her cage a lot too. So if she is receptive now, should I start feeding her more so that she is fit for egg laying or would that make her lay more eggs (which obviously isn't too good considering her previous clutches)?
Thank you for all your help!

Oh, btw: she is super healthy, never had any problems, and has an absolutely huge cage with regular water misting and I already put an adequate sized sand box in the bottom of her cage...
 
Make to sure to monitor her Ca and Ca w/ D3 supplements. Make sure to have a valid UVB bulb. Any outdoor time is good time. Maybe feed her food some boiled egg yolk or carrots. If she isn't gravid, you may definitely want to keep her temps and food a little lower, depending on your current givings. That is a lot of eggs. I kept my females to producing 26-32 eggs. Depending on her age, it could be very detrimental to her long term health, or even lead to death.
 
Make to sure to monitor her Ca and Ca w/ D3 supplements. Make sure to have a valid UVB bulb. Any outdoor time is good time. Maybe feed her food some boiled egg yolk or carrots. If she isn't gravid, you may definitely want to keep her temps and food a little lower, depending on your current givings. That is a lot of eggs. I kept my females to producing 26-32 eggs. Depending on her age, it could be very detrimental to her long term health, or even lead to death.

I dust/supplement her food regularly, but I'll put a little more calcium on her food now. I checked her lights and they are good. What did you mean by "outdoor time"?

Thanks!
 
I don't think the insects will care what size the carrots are.

You said you tried feeding her less and less frequently...can you explain? When did you cut her back and how much did you feed her and how often when she was cut back?
 
I dust/supplement her food regularly, but I'll put a little more calcium on her food now. I checked her lights and they are good. What did you mean by "outdoor time"?

Thanks!


outdoor time is putting herself outdoor for her to bask outside in natural sunlight which is always better than the artificial ones
 
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