Female not eating

[Millie11]

My female just layed her eggs, since then she hasn't been eating. It has been 21/2 days. I'm worried, is this normal? Should she go to the vet?
Thanks!

 

[lindawaz]

Did she bury the eggs and go back up her vines/plants on her own? Has she been drinking?

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[Millie11]

Yes she layed all the eggs, 36 in total. And yes she is drinking

 

[jannb]

Not eating after laying eggs is a very bad sign. Get her to the vets ASAP.

 

[Millie11]

Okay thank you

 

[jannb]

Okay thank you

Make sure it's a vet that knows chameleons.

 

[Millie11]

Ok i'm worried about finding a place thats open, is there anything I can do in the mean time?

 

[lindawaz]

How did you make out? Hopefully you found someone open

 

[Olimpia]

If you haven't been able to find someone to see her yet I would try to get some kind of food in her, just so she has something in her system. Not eating for over 20 days is what I would consider serious in a situation like this. Perhaps get a cricket into her mouth and see if she'll swallow it, or put a little bit of fruit baby food into her mouth with a syringe if you have one on hand. This is what I would do anyway, I feel like I wouldn't want her to go downhill without anything in her system to give her strength.

 

[Millie11]

Only reptile vet in the area isn't open til next week, I got some crickets into her yesterday and been keeping fluids in her.

 

[Millie11]

and it's only been 3 days not 20

 

[kinyonga]

The worry about a chameleon not eating again right away after she lays is that it might indicate a problem...like she didn't lay all the eggs, etc. There are still some who don't eat again right away that are okay...so its a hard call...just something to watch.

 

[Millie11]

She passed away yesterday, I thought she was getting better. I am heartbroken and I wish I knew what happened.

 

[djfishygillz]

question for olimpia

If you haven't been able to find someone to see her yet I would try to get some kind of food in her, just so she has something in her system. Not eating for over 20 days is what I would consider serious in a situation like this. Perhaps get a cricket into her mouth and see if she'll swallow it, or put a little bit of fruit baby food into her mouth with a syringe if you have one on hand. This is what I would do anyway, I feel like I wouldn't want her to go downhill without anything in her system to give her strength.

Question? How do you get your females to open their mouths? My females have to have their mouths forced open and I hate doing it I feel like it stresses the hell out of them. Any easy tip would be greatly appreciated!

 

[djfishygillz]

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She passed away yesterday, I thought she was getting better. I am heartbroken and I wish I knew what happened.

Don't beat yourself up... laying 36 eggs for what i assume was a panther female is a pretty huge clutch... maybe next time feed the pregnant female less so her clutch isn't as big and it doesn't take as much calcium and nutrients from her.

 

[Millie11]

I had to pry her mouth open as well. She was a veiled, I think since the clutch was so large she was to weak and couldnt pull through. Atleast I have her eggs.