Breeding time soon
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THECHAMMAN
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vermiculite= best.
Degrees= 75-78F - 25-26C
Degrees= 75-78F - 25-26C
THECHAMMAN
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put female in male cage, i think. dont take mine as seriously as some of the more experienced keepers. this is just what ive read in alot of posts.
oke thanks, now should i place her in his cage? or him in her cage?
ok thanks ! i will take a look in julirs site
ciafardo 4
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Yes female in his cage
BocaJan
New Member
There are probably different thoughts on this but let me tell you what I did.
I put the male in the female cage. The females were frightened to be in a strange place and I didn't want them to be uncomfortable at all. The male didn't care where he was...went right to work in the females cage.
I put a bucket (12" tall 35 cm) with play sand and some garden dirt (no chemicals) in the bucket and made sure it was damp enough so I could squeeze it and it would hold together. After all, you don't want the tunnel they make to collapse on them.
After about 30 days (more or less depending on your female. Mine laid after 32 days) they will usually stop eating and get restless, walking on the bottom of the cage, climbing all over and perhaps even sitting on the edge of your bucket.
She will spend a day or two digging until she is sure that she has a perfect hole and then lay her eggs. She will then cover them and pat the top well. Whe she is satisfied she will go back up into her habitat and you will find her sitting on a branch.
While she is digging try very hard not to disturb her. Don't try to mist her or feed her, she is only interested in laying her eggs. You could put a towel over her cage so she isn't disturbed by any goings on in your house. She may stop digging if disturbed.
After she is done you will remove her laying container. Have prepared a plastic shoe box with a top with 2 small holes in it. In the container you will put vermiculite dampened enough so when you pinch it you can't get drops of moisture out of it, but it is wet.
Gently scrap away with your fingers or a plastic spoon, the dirt. I would start around the edges. Mine liked the edges - down at the bottom of the container. When you finally find the eggs, lift them out gently with your fingers. Do not turn them over or try to clean them off. Place them in the egg box in a small indentation made with your finger. They should be in the vermiculite about 1/2 way.
Put the top on and put in a safe place, perhaps a closet or a drawer. Do not disturb them. You can check them through the clear plastic. After about 6-9 months (someone please say how many days) you will look and see a little baby crawling around.
You can read about this process on many sites. Go to
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/
for good directions, I may have missed something.
I put the male in the female cage. The females were frightened to be in a strange place and I didn't want them to be uncomfortable at all. The male didn't care where he was...went right to work in the females cage.
I put a bucket (12" tall 35 cm) with play sand and some garden dirt (no chemicals) in the bucket and made sure it was damp enough so I could squeeze it and it would hold together. After all, you don't want the tunnel they make to collapse on them.
After about 30 days (more or less depending on your female. Mine laid after 32 days) they will usually stop eating and get restless, walking on the bottom of the cage, climbing all over and perhaps even sitting on the edge of your bucket.
She will spend a day or two digging until she is sure that she has a perfect hole and then lay her eggs. She will then cover them and pat the top well. Whe she is satisfied she will go back up into her habitat and you will find her sitting on a branch.
While she is digging try very hard not to disturb her. Don't try to mist her or feed her, she is only interested in laying her eggs. You could put a towel over her cage so she isn't disturbed by any goings on in your house. She may stop digging if disturbed.
After she is done you will remove her laying container. Have prepared a plastic shoe box with a top with 2 small holes in it. In the container you will put vermiculite dampened enough so when you pinch it you can't get drops of moisture out of it, but it is wet.
Gently scrap away with your fingers or a plastic spoon, the dirt. I would start around the edges. Mine liked the edges - down at the bottom of the container. When you finally find the eggs, lift them out gently with your fingers. Do not turn them over or try to clean them off. Place them in the egg box in a small indentation made with your finger. They should be in the vermiculite about 1/2 way.
Put the top on and put in a safe place, perhaps a closet or a drawer. Do not disturb them. You can check them through the clear plastic. After about 6-9 months (someone please say how many days) you will look and see a little baby crawling around.
You can read about this process on many sites. Go to
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/
for good directions, I may have missed something.
Thank you very much BocaJan! You helped alot!. One question about the quote. Doesnt the eggs need heat? Or just rooms temperature?
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
I also move the male to the female, due to the termperment of the males (happy to walk out with me, whereas the females prefer to be in their normal comfortable environment without me near it!)
I wouldnt spray water directly on the eggs. The vermiculite will retain water, and so long as you keep a lid on the container, its not going to loose much water overtime.
If you need to add water to the egg containers, don't spray it on the eggs. Drip a little into the spaces between the eggs or around the edges of the container. The eggs are supposed to have a protection from bacteria and mold when laid and you don't want to wash it off or "drown" the egg.
Sporkthedork
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I didn't know that. Mother nature is so smart.
