Ditto. I always make sure my female is ok before I go for the buried treasure. They usually take a long drink and hopefully she'll be in the mood to devour some food!
Congrats man!
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Ditto. I always make sure my female is ok before I go for the buried treasure. They usually take a long drink and hopefully she'll be in the mood to devour some food!
Congrats man!
Brad Ramsey
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She's had 4 crickets and a big drink.
102 eggs.
-Brad
102 eggs.
-Brad
Justin Carl
Avid Member
HOLY CRAP!
Can you post a picture compared to a penny or something?
Thank the Lord they arent fertile or you would be in a world of hurtin in 6 months.
Can you post a picture compared to a penny or something?
Thank the Lord they arent fertile or you would be in a world of hurtin in 6 months.
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
Hee hee ... we are pulling your legs.
She laid 27 very beautiful, very large white eggs.
I think some may be fertile.
-Brad
She laid 27 very beautiful, very large white eggs.
I think some may be fertile.
-Brad
Brad Ramsey
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She's eaten 6 crickets now
-Brad
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Justin Carl
Avid Member
Oh, that wasnt very funny.
I guess in the weeks to come you will find out.
Good luck
I guess in the weeks to come you will find out.
Good luck
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
Oh, that wasnt very funny.
I guess in the weeks to come you will find out.
Good luck
It was REALLY funny
I'm just so giddy she did it successfully
-Brad
CammieNLeno
New Member
Congratulations Brad!
A success all around with her and her clutch couldnt have gone to a better person.
A success all around with her and her clutch couldnt have gone to a better person.
Man, I almost fell out of my chair when I saw the "102"!!!
27 is a bit more like it... jeeze, you had me though!
As previously stated, we'll know in the coming weeks if any are fertile.
Congrats either way and I'm so glad Agnes is eating and drinking and she made it through ok.
If you're going to keep the eggs partially exposed on the surface like that make sure you put that container somewhere dark...
Good stuff
27 is a bit more like it... jeeze, you had me though!
As previously stated, we'll know in the coming weeks if any are fertile.
Congrats either way and I'm so glad Agnes is eating and drinking and she made it through ok.
If you're going to keep the eggs partially exposed on the surface like that make sure you put that container somewhere dark...
Good stuff
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
Here's an odd development:
The enclosure is back to normal ... bucket out etc..
This morning after eating a few more dusted crickets,
She went down to a flower pot and started digging again.
I have felt her very well ... there is nothing in there.
She stopped digging again for now, but???
Anyone experienced this before?
-Brad
The enclosure is back to normal ... bucket out etc..
This morning after eating a few more dusted crickets,
She went down to a flower pot and started digging again.
I have felt her very well ... there is nothing in there.
She stopped digging again for now, but???
Anyone experienced this before?
-Brad
Brad,
Occaisonally they will retain a few. I would put her egg laying container back in there immediately! You can't always feel them by palpating her...
Watch her very closely and If she goes off feed and starts to look like she's in pain or uncomfortable I would rush her to the vet immediately. Most of the egg binding cases I have seen first-hand were the result of one or more retained eggs that didn't make it out during the first laying. The egg laying spot was removed and so the females didn't have anywhere to deposite and they died egg-bound shortly after. The instances where they were taken to a vet right away went smoothly and they eggs were passed. Have you ever seen a chameleon on an IV tube? lol...
My friend lost a female veiled in 2005 due to a similar situation... she deposited and of course he removed her egg laying spot and less than 48 hrs later she was dead. I went over there and opened her up and sure enough, there were more eggs in her...
Anyhow, get that egg laying spot in there pronto and monitor her very closely.
Good luck, I'll be pulling for you.
Occaisonally they will retain a few. I would put her egg laying container back in there immediately! You can't always feel them by palpating her...
Watch her very closely and If she goes off feed and starts to look like she's in pain or uncomfortable I would rush her to the vet immediately. Most of the egg binding cases I have seen first-hand were the result of one or more retained eggs that didn't make it out during the first laying. The egg laying spot was removed and so the females didn't have anywhere to deposite and they died egg-bound shortly after. The instances where they were taken to a vet right away went smoothly and they eggs were passed. Have you ever seen a chameleon on an IV tube? lol...
My friend lost a female veiled in 2005 due to a similar situation... she deposited and of course he removed her egg laying spot and less than 48 hrs later she was dead. I went over there and opened her up and sure enough, there were more eggs in her...
Anyhow, get that egg laying spot in there pronto and monitor her very closely.
Good luck, I'll be pulling for you.
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Chameleons Northwest
Avid Member
Just a thought, we have only had 3 clutches laid thus far, but all have been even numbered. It was my understanding, from the way the eggs are initially formed, that the resulting number of eggs would be divisible by 2. Does someone better informed know whether that is the standard? Sorry- I haven't bothered to do a search through the forum to see how often people report odd numbered clutches.
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Interesting thought... I've never heard that before. WHen i get home I will check my records.
Canopy Chameleons
Established Member
Good thought, but my last clutch was 57 eggs. I know this is all she had, she passed 25 days into gestation, so the eggs had to be excavated. We removed 100% of the eggs, and it was an odd number... mind you, she never really developed her egg walls, so it's a good chance she was just 'special'. I would be curious to see the stats on the odd/even numbered eggs....
Congrats Brad... it'll be exciting to see if they're fertile!
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
update:
She didn't spend all that long down there digging.
She has been back up top since.
She is very green, she is eating (just now zapped a superworm) and drinking.
residual packing?
I think she's okay. I felt her again and she is for sure empty!
-Brad
She didn't spend all that long down there digging.
She has been back up top since.
She is very green, she is eating (just now zapped a superworm) and drinking.
residual packing?
I think she's okay. I felt her again and she is for sure empty!
-Brad
