can someone tell me if Asha is gravid??

[christineacero]

Hi all,

I am new to chameleon husbandry but had been patiently waiting for one for 11 years when I finally picked up my pair of rudis chameleons a few days ago. The guys at the store told me that she may be gravid. I couldn't really tell but i looked at her this afternoon and her belly was alarmingly big! Here is the photo I took of her, hopefully someone will be able to guess if she truly is or not???

 

[DirtyDubbz]

She dose look like that to me hopefully others will chime in is there room for her to lay at the bottom

 

[SimonTheCham]

I'm. I expert, but I'd say yes. Her stomach does look quite big, and she has darker colors.

 

[SimonTheCham]

*im no expert* not "I'm. I expert

 

[christineacero]

She is a rudis chameleon so her neonates are live when they're born. She wont lay eggs.

 

[DirtyDubbz]

I learn somthing new every day

 

[SimonTheCham]

Same!^ sorry for the false info

 

[christineacero]

If she does in fact give birth, does anyone have any suggestions on how to inexpensively set up an enclosure to keep the babies? I have spent a small fortune over the past few days and cannot afford (on my husbands dime) to purchase another whole new enclosure.

 

[kimsdragon]

fo r the babies for the first couple months you can put them in a 10 gallon enclosure with a top and of course and not too high for them to climb so they don't fall and hurt themselves

 

[kimsdragon]

Also take the male out so he don't eat them

 

[SimonTheCham]

Keep them in any kind of bucket/ container that can lift them off of the ground, yet not too high. Make sure that it's off of the ground at about eye level.

 

[fleetwoodchams]

If she does in fact give birth, does anyone have any suggestions on how to inexpensively set up an enclosure to keep the babies? I have spent a small fortune over the past few days and cannot afford (on my husbands dime) to purchase another whole new enclosure.

Try Pop-up butterfly cages. Sold on ebay and amazon Make sure the net is very fine or the wingless fruit flies will get out.

 

[rshewfel]

These guys are hard to tell for just looking at them. I have 3 gravid females. My females will turn black if exposed to a male.

Just for your info. This species is now Trioceros Sternfeldi. They are not longer a subspecies of rudis. So calling them rudis is now incorrect.