Female veiled showing blue spots?

[wencme]

I have a 6 month old female veiled who is showing blue spotting and looks a bit plump. Her and the male had an accidental introduction while I was at work (the box between the cages fell over and they could see one another). When I got home the male was exhausted, resting near the bottom of his cage, and she was sunning, showing passive colors. I returned the box to its proper position, but now I'm wondering if I should go ahead and breed them, offer her a sand box (she has a large hibiscus she could lay in also), or just ignore it. Of the literature I have read, one scientist recommended that veileds breed between 4-6 months or they will die egg-bound. The female is one month younger than the male and half his size. Any advice?

 

[VeiledChams]

You do not need to breed.. That is very common to find on the internet, and not true. Just provide a lay box and if she has eggs, she will lay infertile ones - like chickens do.

Here is some info on that:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html

Also, blue dots are normal colortion on females - shows they are receptive.

 

[Craigwyatt]

Do you have a link to that thread that says a scientist says they have to breed or females die egg bound. Just curious. That is the most absurd thing I've heard in quite a while. Her eggs do not need to be fertilized for her to lay them.
I've heard some whoppers before but that one takes the cake!!

 

[carol5208]

Do you have a link to that thread that says a scientist says they have to breed or females die egg bound. Just curious. That is the most absurd thing I've heard in quite a while. Her eggs do not need to be fertilized for her to lay them.
I've heard some whoppers before but that one takes the cake!!

I agree! That is some crazy info given there!

 

[SocialNumb]

A scientist? haha No, I don't think so. You don't get to be a scientist if you can't do basic observation. A google search will do even if you never heard of the species and you just got to this planet. That's no scientist. Or someone is lying.

 

[VeiledChams]

Do you have a link to that thread that says a scientist says they have to breed or females die egg bound. Just curious. That is the most absurd thing I've heard in quite a while. Her eggs do not need to be fertilized for her to lay them.
I've heard some whoppers before but that one takes the cake!!

Craig, its actually a quite common thing to hear in lizards.. Completely absurd, but people still believe it.