I would place the worms or feeders in a cup, so she can notice them and shoot at them. Best is a cup with no clear view. Now she probably missing them and before she can notice them they’re out of reach in the soil. But don’t feed her daily, only 3 times a week
Maybe please more towards the lights, that can do the trick as well. NO tweezers please, you won’t be the first and certainly not the last who will end up with tongue injury or amputation.Hello
She has a feeding spot (besides tweezers that she also enjoyed) she was used to eat from here (I just placed a worm and some calcium there to demonstrate)
Sometimes it can take a little while to lay all the eggs. It's very possible that she'll sleep down in the lay box if she's not done, or not happy with her tunnels, or anything like that. I think some folks have had their cham lay for a few days in a row. You'll know she's done when she's back up to her normal basking area and looking rather deflated. If she's been eating every day and basking warmer than 80 degrees fahrenheit, it's highly possible she'll have 40+ eggs. She should bury most of them so it'll be hard to tell how much she's laid until she's all done and back up to her normal routine, and you dig them out and count (Which I suggest you do, so you can keep track with how many she lays with her next clutch).
scared and fearful as hell here lol...
They aren't super interested in eating a few days before laying so that seems normal. Chams can go quite a while without eating, so try not to stress too much about that, especially if she's been eating a lot of superworms (which are pretty high in fat and not super great for them - think of them as candy for people). Until she stopped eating the last few days, was she fed every day?Regarding eating, she hasn't been eating for like a week and if she has, it's maybe 1 worm or other..
It's one of the topics of this thread.
Regarding basking area, she hasn't been there also let's say for the past 4/5days. She hides and stays hidden all day. Like now for example, light is on, fogger already stopped, and fan is on, and she is still hiding. (Temps 20c, humidity 68%) - she had the eggs layed on the morning of yesterday, I was out all day, and I saw those 2 when I arrived. Checked on the camera and they where layed at 11am of yesterday (almost 20h ago).
I hope she returns to normal soon, we will be making a house change via road trip (3k km) in 5 days
It's 5+days of no food because she won't eat
No calcium
No greens/fruits
Only water and hiding...
Anyway enclosure is covered up, let's say what happens later tonight
First that’s great she luckily laid everything. But the amount huge, healthy should be around 20 or even less. Those superworms are basically only fat together with daily feeding makes these clutches soo big. General rule 3 feedings a week with 3-4 feeders each time. Can’t you get other feeders like crickets or locusts? They would be much better.
Yes!!!! Amazing girl!! I'd still suggest x-rays to make sure she got them all out, and to make sure she's not got other things going on, which she might. Bloodwork wouldn't be a terrible idea if finances allow. I'd be worried about things like MBD, gout, or possibly parasites. Also those lumps on her hips are concerning but I'm wondering if it's calcium buildup from lack of proper UBV and supplements. I think @Ghostbirb had odd bumps on her cham for a while until husbandry was corrected.
