Breeding and vege cham

[Chill]

Okayyy so i just got a new 8 month old veiled from mike at Flchams and i already had an older male... anyone wanna outline the process of breeding them two? and also i think i might have the first vegetarian veiled haha. He likes plants and bugs sometimes but not always.

 

[Vibrant Chameleons]

Okayyy so i just got a new 8 month old veiled from mike at Flchams and i already had an older male... anyone wanna outline the process of breeding them two? and also i think i might have the first vegetarian veiled haha. He likes plants and bugs sometimes but not always.

Its just easiest to search "breeding veiled"

 

[kinyonga]

Two mate a male and female veiled I show the female to the male by holding her outside his cage so that they can see each other. This way they cannot attack each other but you can see their reactions.

If the female remains her normal green color and walks slowly away from the male with her body not inflated, then she should be receptive.

If the female's background color is almost black and she sways back and forth, gapes, hisses and lunges toward the male then she is non-receptive/gravid.

If the male takes on bright beautiful colors and head bobs at the female and moves towards her without showing any signs of aggressive posture then he recognizes her as a receptive female.

If he coils and uncoils his tail, holds one hand near his chin, expands his gular pouch, flattens his body and hisses...then he is not recognizing the female as receptive.

If they are both showing receptive posture and color then the two may be put together in the male's cage. You still need to keep an eye on them that things go well. When the female shows signs of rejection take her out.

 

[Smitty]

I would recommend you wait until the female is a year old - or really close to it. At 8 months she is still growing and will have to split calcium between growing and producing eggs and that can add additional stress.

Just a thought from what I've read, I've not done any breeding myself.

 

[kinyonga]

Smitty said..."I would recommend you wait until the female is a year old "...glad you mentioned that! I don't know how I missed it!

 

[Chill]

I heard that i should wait till she is like a foot long. But a year long should be ok? I alos heard its hard to find a breedable pair and thats why breeders often dont get rid of their breeding colony members.

 

[Smitty]

Different chams will grow differently. Chams are mostly, if not fully grown by a year of age, even if at different lengths. When you say a foot, are you talking nose to tip of tail or nose to vent? I assume including the tail...

I have never heard of having difficulty finding breeding pairs... the only times I've seen a problem is when 1) The female wasn't ready or 2) The male wasn't ready ... other than that you shouldn't have a problem.