How Old Is the Average Chameleon When She Lays Her First Eggs?

[olivia.griswold]

I have a 6 month old female veiled chameleon. Her name is Cornelia but Corn for short. I got her about 2 months ago and she’s getting used to her new home quite nicely. She had her first shed about a week ago.
My question and the reason I’m here is to ask when a female lays her first “batch” of eggs. I have a laying pot in her cage right now but it’s taking a lot of space and drying out very quickly. I don’t want it to be in her cage if she’s going to being laying in 1 year; it’s kind of a waste of space. And of course, I do not want my Cham to become egg bound and go to expensive vet visits and have her at the risk of death!
Thanks for the help!

 

[jannb]

They can start laying at 4 months but I’d say average would be around 8 to 10 months. Keep the laying bin in and keep it so that it would hold a tunnel and not cave in on her.

Do you have any recent photos of her? We might be able to tell if she looks like she has eggs.

I’m attaching a couple links about egg laying and the laying bin.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/laying-bin-set-up-educational-video.77225/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/egg-laying-and-the-laying-bin.345/

 

[Baeza-559]

I need help with my female vailed chameleon pls .