Gravid or Just "Big Boned"

[yoza717]

I have a very active ambilobe female...that has gained weight (sorry, I didn't get a chance to do a before and now weight). She is some where between 7 to 8 months old. She hasn't been mated so the eggs (if gravid) will be infertile. Also I notice that she has slowed down on her eating the past couple days....she was eating like a pig before.
As I said she is very active and I put a laying bin (4 days ago) which she is ignoring for the moment. But everytime I clean or feed her, she immediately climbs on my hand. I even try to avoid her and she will crawl on the open door to get at my shoulder.

Here is a quick picture I took of her this morning. It is her favorite hang out while I do the morning feeding and cleaning.

 

[Julirs]

That would be gravid coloration.

 

[yoza717]

Thanks...I had a sneaky suspicion that she was, but since she is young and not mated yet, I would ask the experts.
I never had a female before. I had a male panther over 10 years ago that I had for almost 3 years (I am sure it was a very young adult when I got it).

I think if I had access to this web site, he would have lived longer than he did. Glass enclosure, wrong bulbs, too much vitamins and mealworms were just some of the mistakes I made back then.

 

[unbreakable]

to save me posting more or less the same topic, my female displays these colours when i introduce her to the males but she is peachy on her own, would this mean she is gravid or just not interested in mating? sorry for the hijack and lovely looking girl by the way =).

 

[Vince]

They will sometimes only change around other chameleons. That way they know she isn't interested.

 

[yoza717]

She hasn't changed color in about a week. And I did notice that when she "escapes" to my arm or shoulder she does gape when she gets a glimps of my two boys.
I am hoping she isn't gravid, since I think she is too young and these will be infertile eggs, since she hasn't been mated.