Flaring gravid colors still?

[ZacharyLeesWife]

Dilly noticed Little foot when we were going to his shower, why is she still showing gravid colors? Could she still have eggs? I don't feel any lumps in her belly, but she does still have a little bit of pouches over her hips...

 

[ZacharyLeesWife]

A better view of the pouches. If I had to guess, I'd say it looks like a second clutch already. They're soft, I can't feel any firm eggs.

 

[alphakenc]

Sometimes it can take up couple day for the female just laid her eggs to return to her normal color.

 

[brownie64]

That lump look suspicious to me, but in your other post you said she was back to eating and drinking okay. If I weren't mistaken I would swear that was eggs, and she still looks gravid. Must just be fat (don't tell her I said that).

 

[alphakenc]

According to her other post,here is her diet....
"She's roughly 7.5 months old, her diet has been fairly stable for quite a while. She gets a hard shell and a soft worm every day, about 60/40 ratio but no squishy treats till she finishes the dreaded crunchy ones. Crunchy feeders are either 6-8 medium crix, 3-4 medium/smallish Dubia, 4 large supers, or 10 mealworms. Squishy treats are either 3-4 waxworms, 2-3 medium hornworms, or 6-8 BSFL"
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/its-definitely-time-for-a-diet.154168/
This type of the diet will definitely puts a lot of weight on her.
The female veiled usually will get gravid again after 2 to 3 month,personally I dont think she is becoming gravid again right after she laid,an Xray will tell if she has any more eggs leftover in there,I would think its her diet that make her look rounder.

 

[ZacharyLeesWife]

That lump look suspicious to me, but in your other post you said she was back to eating and drinking okay. If I weren't mistaken I would swear that was eggs, and she still looks gravid. Must just be fat (don't tell her I said that).

According to her other post,here is her diet....
"She's roughly 7.5 months old, her diet has been fairly stable for quite a while. She gets a hard shell and a soft worm every day, about 60/40 ratio but no squishy treats till she finishes the dreaded crunchy ones. Crunchy feeders are either 6-8 medium crix, 3-4 medium/smallish Dubia, 4 large supers, or 10 mealworms. Squishy treats are either 3-4 waxworms, 2-3 medium hornworms, or 6-8 BSFL"
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/its-definitely-time-for-a-diet.154168/
This type of the diet will definitely puts a lot of weight on her.
The female veiled usually will get gravid again after 2 to 3 month,personally I dont think she is becoming gravid again right after she laid,an Xray will tell if she has any more eggs leftover in there,I would think its her diet that make her look rounder.

Her belly is very very soft, and she's eating and drinking. I suspect she's just fat, too. I'm going to watch her appetite really closely because I am putting her on an every other day diet from now on. And @alhakenc she only gets one type of the of hard shell and one type of soft a day, is that still too much?

 

[alphakenc]

Her belly is very very soft, and she's eating and drinking. I suspect she's just fat, too. I'm going to watch her appetite really closely because I am putting her on an every other day diet from now on. And @alhakenc she only gets one type of the of hard shell and one type of soft a day, is that still too much?

The large superworm,and mealworm ; waxworm all has fat content,I will personally cut down those just for treat,and here is some other intresting post that explains the "gravid color"
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/gravid-colors-after-eggs-laid.15383/#post-127567
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/colors-of-the-veiled-chameleon.52528/
Hopefully this will explain u better .

 

[ZacharyLeesWife]

The large superworm,and mealworm ; waxworm all has fat content,I will personally cut down those just for treat,and here is some other intresting post that explains the "gravid color"
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/gravid-colors-after-eggs-laid.15383/#post-127567
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/colors-of-the-veiled-chameleon.52528/
Hopefully this will explain u better .

Very helpful! I'm putting my money on just chubby, because otherwise she's totally back to herself. She's going to every other day feedings, and probably mainly dubia, silkies, and hornworms as a treat. My silkies are only just hatching, but I might go get some crickets tomorrow and make her chubby butt hunt some.

 

[alphakenc]

make her chubby butt hunt some.

Lol,plz dont forget to gutload the dubia with green ,otherwise they will be lots calories in there too,start using green for ur pretty cham,if she won't eat the green directly,gutload the feeders with it,Im sure she will be more healthier under her new diet n ur care.

 

[ChamLB]

My girl laid three clutches with one insemination. When she is eating on schedule and hydrated put a male near here to test if she shows gravid colors

 

[ZacharyLeesWife]

My girl laid three clutches with one insemination. When she is eating on schedule and hydrated put a male near here to test if she shows gravid colors

This is how she reacted to my boy this afternoon, I only showed him to her for seconds and she flared right up.

 

[anil93]

Just wanted you to know mine laid eggs on the 9th of this month and is still exhibiting colors like yours so your not the only one in this boat. It's my first gravid female veiled(got her december 3rd at Repticon) so im still getting to know her lol she is also gaining a very very round belly. I wonder if she could be due for another set next month?

 

[anil93]

Or at least I assume because she hasn't gone back to her typical green.

 

[ZacharyLeesWife]

Just wanted you to know mine laid eggs on the 9th of this month and is still exhibiting colors like yours so your not the only one in this boat. It's my first gravid female veiled(got her december 3rd at Repticon) so im still getting to know her lol she is also gaining a very very round belly. I wonder if she could be due for another set next month?

She very well could be, was her clutch fertile? Back to back clutches are more common if there's retained sperm. Dilly laid in October and still flares like this, I had a set of x-rays done a few weeks ago and she's not developing any new clutches yet.

 

[Andee]

In my opinion females should be fed at most every other day, sometimes only every two days depending on the female and where they are in a laying cycle. It also depends what feeders you are using, the gutloads you are using. Fattier feeders shouldn't be avoided completely, but they should be used very sparingly.