Frigga
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He certainly lives up to his name lol
Can I see your lay boxes?
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Brodybreaux25
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Mine will be laying any day now, does yours have coloration like this?
Frigga
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Hmm.. No, not really..
This was this morning, I think I kinda freaked her out a little in this one.
This was earlier this week
This last one was from last week
She doesn't really have much in the way of color, mostly just green, shes got some yellow starting to show through on her sides and casque, but it doesn't really show up in the pictures. But as you can tell the dark bars have gotten darker over the last week.
Honestly in just the 2 weeks I've had her she looks like a completely different lizard, but I was assuming that's from coming from neglect and the fact she never had proper light/heat/food/humidity/ect.
And now she has all of that.
This was this morning, I think I kinda freaked her out a little in this one.
This was earlier this week
This last one was from last week
She doesn't really have much in the way of color, mostly just green, shes got some yellow starting to show through on her sides and casque, but it doesn't really show up in the pictures. But as you can tell the dark bars have gotten darker over the last week.
Honestly in just the 2 weeks I've had her she looks like a completely different lizard, but I was assuming that's from coming from neglect and the fact she never had proper light/heat/food/humidity/ect.
And now she has all of that.
Frigga
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Also I have another question for you @Brodybreaux25 do you keep your males and females all in the same room? Right now Loki is upstairs because we were having repairs done, then I left him up there when I got Hela so I could keep her in quarantine. Do you think it would it be best to keep them separate rooms forever? Since I never plan to breed them. I've read that just seeing a male can make a female produce.
Brodybreaux25
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What do you mean produce?
Frigga
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Produce eggs
Brodybreaux25
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... and yes they are both in my living room but my enclosures are custom so they can’t see each other. The only times they see each other is for mating or if I’m taking one of them outside and even then it is only for like a second or two...
Brodybreaux25
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You realize she is going to produce eggs no matter what right?
Frigga
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Oh yes, I know that, I mean like it'll make her receptive faster. Like seeing a male will speed up her biological clock, so to speak.
Frigga
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So basically, I read that just seeing a male can make a female, who wasn't showing any signs, suddenly become receptive.
I cant remember where I read it, and I've read so many things, also I seriously over think everything and thought maybe they should never ever see each other.
I cant remember where I read it, and I've read so many things, also I seriously over think everything and thought maybe they should never ever see each other.
Brodybreaux25
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That’s a new one on me. Not saying it’s impossible but I’d put money on that being BS. Her body is ready when it’s ready, I don’t think it’s like a light switch. I have only seen one reaction from my female to my male when she is not ready. She always turns pitch black with red orange and yellow dots and starts gaping, hissing, and rocking back and fourth. If she is not “in the mood” there is nothing he is going to do to get her there!
Frigga
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And that's a prime example of how sometimes the internet can lead us astray, but this is exactly why I'm asking the questions (even if they make me seem silly afterwards for asking).
Maybe I misunderstood it, but my brain seriously went to the extreme of "they must never ever see each other" because I thought it would actually make her over produce eggs, and correct me if I'm wrong, over producing eggs, or too many large clutches, can be detrimental to her health as well, (again so I've read).
Truth is, reading as much as I have is probably what has spawned this fear in me that she's going to have problems simply because she's a female, (although my vet also did a number on my brain, if you saw my post about spaying).
Worry and stress are what I do best lol
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
There are only two variables that affect the size of her clutch, food and temperature. And yes the larger the clutch size the more taxing it is on her body, especially when it comes to calcium. Large clutches will shorten her lifespan.
I did, good call on not spaying her. I’d like to believe she wasn’t just pushing you to spay her for the extra cash. Hopefully she was doing it because the vast majority of Cham owners she deals with are probably idiots when it comes to husbandry. Hopefully just trying to prevent eggbinding...
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Frigga
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I truly hope money wasn't the motivator also. But his scare tactics were laid on pretty thick, and literally told me she's going to end up with MBD, regardless of care, husbandry, or supplements. It was so matter of fact, like there's nothing I could do, unless I got her spayed...
But I'm going to everything possible to make her live a long and healthy life.
And thank you for taking so much time to answer my questions, I truly appreciate you!
