I need to verify the health of my girl...

[rjhavens]

She hatched 4/13/14.

Humidity is about 55% general temp is about 75 degrees F. Basking about 90-95. House humidity is generally around 50%. She is hand misted throughout the day.

She had uva and avb bulb until this last couple weeks. Her uva went out. I replaced it with regular bulb... haven't found consistent advice that it is needed.

She has a 3gallon bucket with half organic dirt and half real sand mixed. It has been with her since I got her at 2 months of age.

She eats crickets powdered in calcium every day, calcium with vit d a couple times a month. I feed her crickets washed greens (usually organic), celery, apple, , etc. Also just last week introduced her to dubia (fed same as crickets), she approves! Lastly she gets a couple superworms each day.

One pic is her sleeping. She has always greated us eagerly until the other day. She hisses when trying to hand feed. Her coloring has gone from yellow-green to a darker green with spots. Is she holding eggs? Have I done anything wrong?

Please be kind. Thanks!

 

[Kath44]

She could be carrying eggs, good that you have a laying bin already in situ.
Your basking temps may be a little high, but I'm sure someone with more experience with females will point you in the right direction.
Kath.

 

[Lpsouth1978]

From the things you have listed above, it sounds like she is doing well. As far as a UVA bulb goes, it is just a heat bulb. Replacing it with a regular house bulb is fine. It is the UVB which you do not want to get rid of. Also, don't forget to change the UVB bulb every six months, even if it still produces light it is not producing enough UVB.

As for her attitude, she is probably just maturing. They often become more aggressive as the mature, though it is possible that she is gravid. It is recommended to keep the basking temps for a female at about 85 degrees to reduce the frequency and number of eggs produced. at 90-95 degrees, she is likely to produce large clutches and frequently. By lowering her temps and reducing her food intake, you will reduce or even eliminate the production of eggs.

 

[rjhavens]

Thank you for the reassurancs. I worry about eggs. I don't want to loose her...

 

[rjhavens]

I will adjust her temps.

 

[rjhavens]

She has very clear spots verifying she holding eggs

 

[Lovereps]

Do you dust her feeders with a multivitamin powder 2x a month?

If not, it would be a worthwhile addition to her supplement schedule.
Here is the forum's Veiled caresheet, which has some more good care info for Veiled cham keepershttps://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/

 

[rjhavens]

Ooooh no I haven't been. I do have some though so will incorporate. Thx.

 

[jannb]

She looks good! Pretty girl! She has the same hatch day as my veiled girl. Who did you get her from?

 

[brownie64]

She is very healthy looking, and I personally would lean towards here being gravid. She looks plump, and you can see slight lumps which could very well be eggs. But the picture quality isn't real good so I would go with a 75% chance she will be laying eggs. Good thing you have that laying bed in there.

 

[rjhavens]

Jann b, I bought her from you! Lol I messaged you on fb first.