egg laying

[craig87]

this is my third time getting eggs from my vailed chamelon she lays them every 2-3 momth is this normal how quick shes doing it ? any way i had a clutch the other day and left the sand in a week after she lay her eggs so i too it out nwhen i binned the sand their was over 20 eggs so yday when i came home she had pooped and two eggs where in her poop why hasnt she layed them all and is thei any thing i can do to slow her egg producing dwn feels like thats all she dose is lay eggs every few weeks

 

[camimom]

How much are you feeding her?
How often?

What is her basking temp?

All of those things can affect how often they lay.

 

[craig87]

i feed her dailey and the basking stop its 90c

 

[zsazsa85]

As far as I know, lower basking temps and giving less food will make them to produce less eggs and they won't lay as often! Read Jannb's blog!

 

[craig87]

what would i lower it to and how many should i feed daily ?

 

[zsazsa85]

Lower the stick she is basking on (raise the distance between the lamp and the basking spot) and just feed her less feeders.

 

[craig87]

ok thanks but why is she not laying all her eggs at once though

 

[camimom]

She may not like her lay bin, or what you are using for her to dig in.

or she feels threatened and interrupted during laying, so she walks away and holds some in.


I would lower basking temps to 85 def F and only feed 4-6 bugs every other day.

 

[craig87]

its sand i am using in a big bucket when a c her laying though a be extra quite and try not to let her c me

 

[junglefries]

Laying bin should be rectangular. 10-12" of organic soil and playsand mix. I use about 3/4 soil and 1/4 sand mix. My females usually like to work thru the nite laying and lay all eggs in one go. If she has eggs appearing here and there, then something(s) need changing. Keep in mind 4-6 clutches usually a bad thing for veil. I never breed any females after four. They are retired and given away. It puts too much stress on them. Lower your temps (mine are a low 80°f-82°f during day and 74°f at nite). Slow up on the feeding. The more clutches she lays, the shorter her lifespan, especially if she layed early in life. Female veils should have first clutch at 12-14 months. Preferably at 14 months. Calcium. Calcium. Calcium.

 

[craig87]

thanks for your help