Janelavea
New Member
Hello! We are first time chameleon owners and need a LOT of Help - we bought our chameleon, Zoltan, for our sons 12th birthday. We believe she’s a female, and we are nervous she’s become egg bound. I’ve been reading a bunch of the conversations of egg bound chameleons on here, which have been so helpful! Thank you so much for all the information.
But there are a few questions I have that I can’t find the answers for.
About 2.5 weeks, maybe 3 weeks ago, she was climbing all over the walls of her enclosure, and my son said she has been eating less and less. Last week she turned this dark green/brown color and hasn’t changed back. We’ve had a container at the bottom of the cage that’s 12”L x 5”W x 7”D of soil (not washed play sand) and she’s climbed down several times but doesn’t dig in it. She’s still climbing down to eat (she just ate today), and Im guessing (hoping) she’s still drinking, but I’ve noticed she’s becoming more and more lethargic.
I just read about putting a sheet up so I just did that, but I’ve read about leaving her alone or she won’t lay her eggs. My question is, what does “leave her alone” mean? Do we not mist or feed her? Or only go to her cage when we mist and feed? She is honestly in a low traffic area (in my sons room in the basement) where no one goes by her cage. We haven’t been checking her, but she still hasn’t laid her eggs.
Also, how long does this process of her making and laying eggs take normally, and when is it too late? When should I take her to the vet?
I attached a photo to maybe have someone advise or help us figure what we are doing wrong
- please help and advise if you can. We would love the help, bc my fear is that she is dying and that’s the last thing we want.
But there are a few questions I have that I can’t find the answers for.
About 2.5 weeks, maybe 3 weeks ago, she was climbing all over the walls of her enclosure, and my son said she has been eating less and less. Last week she turned this dark green/brown color and hasn’t changed back. We’ve had a container at the bottom of the cage that’s 12”L x 5”W x 7”D of soil (not washed play sand) and she’s climbed down several times but doesn’t dig in it. She’s still climbing down to eat (she just ate today), and Im guessing (hoping) she’s still drinking, but I’ve noticed she’s becoming more and more lethargic.
I just read about putting a sheet up so I just did that, but I’ve read about leaving her alone or she won’t lay her eggs. My question is, what does “leave her alone” mean? Do we not mist or feed her? Or only go to her cage when we mist and feed? She is honestly in a low traffic area (in my sons room in the basement) where no one goes by her cage. We haven’t been checking her, but she still hasn’t laid her eggs.
Also, how long does this process of her making and laying eggs take normally, and when is it too late? When should I take her to the vet?
I attached a photo to maybe have someone advise or help us figure what we are doing wrong
- please help and advise if you can. We would love the help, bc my fear is that she is dying and that’s the last thing we want.
