female egg issues????

[music93man]

hi, im a new veiled chameleon owner and i was wondering what to do when she has eggs???? what type of incubator should i get. were can i get it? how much? she is about a month or so old im really worried.... thanks

 

[renzo0684]

She is a month old? I wouldnt worry about eggs right now... I would get a laying bin and put it in the cage with her... Are you planning on putting her with a male?


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[gngorman]

hi, im a new veiled chameleon owner and i was wondering what to do when she has eggs???? what type of incubator should i get. were can i get it? how much? she is about a month or so old im really worried.... thanks

She is way to young to be gravid you still have a long time to wait. Also if you are not breeding her, her eggs will not be fertile(No babies). So no need for an incubator.

 

[bridgofaith]

This is an excellent source for raising a female veiled.
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html

 

[music93man]

i dont plan on mating her but i she going to have eggs anyway???

 

[trdlabs]

NO, It takes two ( male & female ). At one month, I don't even think it is possible.

 

[kinyonga]

trdlabs...Veileds and panthers and some other chameleons can produce eggs without having been mated.

 

[music93man]

thank god..hahahaha. shes also really frightened of me is that normal?

 

[bridgofaith]

i dont plan on mating her but i she going to have eggs anyway???

She can develop eggs without a male, they will be infertile. Usually around 6 months old you want to put a laying bin in with her. She is only 1 month old, so you don't need to worry about eggs for a while yet. Read the info in the link I posted earlier, it will help you alot for the future.

 

[music93man]

were can i get laying bins?

 

[bridgofaith]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/egg-laying-need-some-advice-37754/

Again, you don't need to worry over this right away. It's good to be prepared though.

 

[trdlabs]

trdlabs...Veileds and panthers and some other chameleons can produce eggs without having been mated.

I guess anything is possible.

 

[Elizadolots]

I guess anything is possible.

It's just like birds, you aren't routinely eating fertilized chicken eggs, you know.

I would recommend getting a laying bin in the cage well before eggs are likely. Otherwise it's one more new thing for her to deal with. You probably don't need to worry about keeping it moist until she gets close.

You can use just about any container that meets the measurements for her laying bin.

Gary's explanation in the thread linked by Bridge of Faith is excellent. Follow that and you'll be fine.

There are ways to inhibit egg production in non-mating females. Brad Ramsey, who is a moderator here, has an excellent site that will give you loads of helpful information. He discusses how to control the production of unnecessary eggs.

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/

 

[kinyonga]

Eliza said..."He discusses how to control the production of unnecessary eggs"...actually its me who wrote about it....been doing it with veileds for years.

 

[Elizadolots]

I'm sorry...I thought that was his blog.

I'll remember that in the future.

It's important information, regardless of whom it comes from.

 

[bridgofaith]

It is Brad's blog, but others contributed articles also.

 

[Elizadolots]

Thank you!

 

[Brad Ramsey]

And thanks again Lynda for writing it.
It continues to be a good resource for people who are keeping female veiled chameleons.
I was actually never successful at controlling egg production in veiled chameleons.

-Brad

 

[kinyonga]

Glad I could write the article for you!

I know that some people still can't control them...I think maybe everything has to be the same exactly as what I do....so say some people give them preformed vitamin A and I don't for instance, it might make enough difference.