Does any1 think she has eggs??

Stacey5089

Stacey5089

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My female yemen chameleon is about 5 months old now and over the last week she has been realy fat you cant realy see it in this picture. And i have seen her go to the bottom of her cage but she hasent tried to dig and i have seen her trying to climb the glass but she hasent stopped eating or anyfing and i have a 45 litre bin that is aroundabout half way full with playsand but i have tried to put her in here several times and nothing is happening she goes down to the bottom for about 10 minutes and climbs back up any suggestions please??
 

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put her in there with a stick that doesn't come out of the top, a small one you can prop up against the side but that she doesn't climb out, and leave her in there for a day. don't peek because she may not do anything if she feels she is being watched. do this every couple of days. Also PLENTY of calcium dusted feeders. females need tons of calcium and food when laying.

but post a close up picture of her, mainly the belly in front of the back legs. Maybe try when she is sleeping to get a good one? usually you can see the egg bumps in that area. How much are you feeding her? 5 months is still very young, but if you are over feeding her it is quite possible.
 
justjumpit621 said:
put her in there with a stick that doesn't come out of the top, a small one you can prop up against the side but that she doesn't climb out, and leave her in there for a day. don't peek because she may not do anything if she feels she is being watched. do this every couple of days. Also PLENTY of calcium dusted feeders. females need tons of calcium and food when laying.

but post a close up picture of her, mainly the belly in front of the back legs. Maybe try when she is sleeping to get a good one? usually you can see the egg bumps in that area. How much are you feeding her? 5 months is still very young, but if you are over feeding her it is quite possible.
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I will cut the sticks and put her back in and just leave her there untill tonight and i will try and get a better pic while she is sleeping tonight aswell she is eating around 15 to 20 crickets aday and i give her locust every few days and she has had one wax worm lol.
 
Stacey5089 said:
I will cut the sticks and put her back in and just leave her there untill tonight and i will try and get a better pic while she is sleeping tonight aswell she is eating around 15 to 20 crickets aday and i give her locust every few days and she has had one wax worm lol.
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Wow! That's a lot of food! How old is she? When females reach the age that that are able to produce eggs you would really like to cut down on her food to help prevent her from laying huge clutches which will take a lot out of her. Following advice from this forum I've cut my girls food down to 1-3 bugs a day or 4-6 every second day.

I don't think she looks gravid but I am NO expert. What are her temperatures like as this can also play a big part in the egg production.

Judging from your lay bin set up it looks like you've read janns blog but here it is in case you haven't https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html

Oh wait I see she's 5 months so I would start to cut back on her food now if you want to slow the egg cycle down :)

P.s. I don't know why there's a thumb down icon at the top, my iPhones being funny :(
 
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AngieL said:
Wow! That's a lot of food! How old is she? When females reach the age that that are able to produce eggs you would really like to cut down on her food to help prevent her from laying huge clutches which will take a lot out of her. Following advice from this forum I've cut my girls food down to 1-3 bugs a day or 4-6 every second day.

I don't think she looks gravid but I am NO expert. What are her temperatures like as this can also play a big part in the egg production.

Judging from your lay bin set up it looks like you've read janns blog but here it is in case you haven't https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html

Oh wait I see she's 5 months so I would start to cut back on her food now if you want to slow the egg cycle down :)

P.s. I don't know why there's a thumb down icon at the top, my iPhones being funny :(
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Ok i will cut back on her food i cant give you the temps just now she is in her laying bin just sitting there basking i had to check lol maybe she dosent have any eggs to lay ,the lid is of her terrarium and the digital thermometer is not in there but i will check this tomorrow.
 
definitely cut her food back like suggested, and her basking temps need only be around 80F. If she is just getting fat from all the food, which is likely given the amount :D, you should be able to catch it and she could end up laying only tiny clutches in her lifetime, or none at all! Which would be best.
 
She doesnt look gravid to me and the fact that she doesnt have yellow spots yet makes me think its unlikely. Just cut back on her food and keep the laying bin in there for her.
 
she isnt showing any gravid colors but idk if they all do this. Cut back on her food and keep her between 80-83 body temp while basking. This will slow her metabolism and she wont be so hungry! Also you can put a little container of sand in her cage to see when she is actually trying to dig.
 
Ok thanks guys i have cut her food back to less than half i am giving her 7-8 crickets aday now and she dosent seem to mind my boy chameleon was a crazy pattern but i think hes just starting to get his colours ill upload a pic on general descussion when i get home.
 
Make it 7-8 ever other day if you want to keep clutches from getting huge (or even having one at all) and to prolong her life. Laying eggs takes a huge toll on their bodies.
 
Ok no food today then lol are you sure its ok to feed her every other day and not everyday? And no there not in the same cage and they cant see each other they were together before and she bit him so i seperated them.
 
I don't think she looks gravid either. You can feed her every other day but my female Veiled would hate that :rolleyes: so she gets 3 or 4 items a day.
 
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