digging hole for eggs

[JordanOlsen2496]

hi guys, my chameleon has been digging her hole to lay in for 3 hours, is this normal? could she be stuck?

 

[JoXie411]

Normal now give her privacy

 

[JordanOlsen2496]

Normal now give her privacy

she has privacy, a sheet hanging over her cage. i covered it when i noticed she was digging. checked in for the first time when i posted this to see she was still digging.

 

[JoXie411]

This takes at lest 24 hours for them. She needs to dig then lay all those eggs then bury the eggs

 

[Reptofreak]

My girl just laid last night and she was digging for 16 hours or so.

Bill

 

[JordanOlsen2496]

My girl just laid last night and she was digging for 16 hours or so.

Bill

wow. thanks for the info, should i adjust her lighting or anything?

 

[JordanOlsen2496]

This takes at lest 24 hours for them. She needs to dig then lay all those eggs then bury the eggs

thank you for the info

 

[Reptofreak]

wow. thanks for the info, should i adjust her lighting or anything?

Nope, just be patient and she will do the rest.

Bill

 

[kinyonga]

Don't let her see you when she's digging if she does come out.

They can dig one hole until they're happy with it or they can dig several test holes and the chose one..but sounds like yours is just going to dig the one hole. They then turn around butt down and lay the eggs...usually in the evening. They fill the hole in when they're done and tamp it down and return to the branches hungry, thirsty and thinner.

If it doesn't go this way post again.

 

[JordanOlsen2496]

Don't let her see you when she's digging if she does come out.

They can dig one hole until they're happy with it or they can dig several test holes and the chose one..but sounds like yours is just going to dig the one hole. They then turn around butt down and lay the eggs...usually in the evening. They fill the hole in when they're done and tamp it down and return to the branches hungry, thirsty and thinner.

If it doesn't go this way post again.

she can’t see me from the angle i peek in at, i have peeked in 2 times today. the first time i could see her tail, now i can’t see any thing....i’m assuming she is totally inside her hole. just hoping she’s not stuck :/

 

[Reptofreak]

she can’t see me from the angle i peek in at, i have peeked in 2 times today. the first time i could see her tail, now i can’t see any thing....i’m assuming she is totally inside her hole. just hoping she’s not stuck :/

Man you sound just like me yesterday! Hopefully tomorrow you’ll have a nest full of eggs!

Bill

 

[The Wild One]

Put a sheet over the cage, if she gets stressed she could become egg-bound and die

 

[JordanOlsen2496]

Man you sound just like me yesterday! Hopefully tomorrow you’ll have a nest full of eggs!

Bill

i will update you. thanks for the info. i worry about my little friend!

 

[JordanOlsen2496]

Put a sheet over the cage, if she gets stressed she could become egg-bound and die

there is a sheet over her cage

 

[Ruthless]

I don’t use that much substrate my females only dig about 6-7 inches into the substrate. They usually dig for about a hour then done laying a few hours later.

 

[JordanOlsen2496]

I don’t use that much substrate my females only dig about 6-7 inches into the substrate. They usually dig for about a hour then done laying a few hours later.

oh, well that’s deffinently not the case here, she has about 10 inches of substrate in her cage, and she has been digging for like 6+ hours. i can’t see her at all anymore, before i could see her tail.

 

[PlowShredder]

Congratulations! So much excitement, its amazing how their instincts alone guide them. Cant wait to hear the update

 

[JordanOlsen2496]

Congratulations! So much excitement, its amazing how their instincts alone guide them. Cant wait to hear the update

i’m more stressed than excited! i will be relived when this is over haha.

 

[PlowShredder]

i’m more stressed than excited! i will be relived when this is over haha.

And then you begin the loooonng wait for cute little alien babies

 

[JordanOlsen2496]

okay so the next morning she is still in her hole and not visible