In Labor!!!

[fuellass]

My Jackson Chameleon just gave birth to 13 new babies. The babies won't eat though. I have fruit flies in a screen cage with them but they are all hanging upside down. It seems as though they want the heat. It's 78 in the warm spot and about 72 in the cool spot. the cage is 18"X18"X24". Is this good?

 

[camimom]

Temps are fine. But babies may not eat when first born,
It can take a few days. Congrats

 

[Chameleonmaster]

I don't know if you did this but make sure you separate them from the mother she'll eat them

 

[fuellass]

Yup!!! That was the first thing I did. I waited a little while (a couple of hours after seeing the first dozen came out. There were about 8 that didn't make it. I'm glad I waited though because she wasn't quite done yet. It has been about 4 hours now and she hasn't let out any so I figure I'm safe now.

 

[reptoman]

Very cool! Good luck with those little ones!

 

[studio2eight]

CONGRATS! Lucky you!

 

[jezzie]

Congrats on the babies! Our hatchling veileds hang upside down too! Lol. Weird little creatures, but oh so cute.

 

[fuellass]

Thanks for all the well wishes. Now the fun part. Keeping them healthy and happy and well fed. Any suggestions to feed them other than fruitflies?

 

[Kaianuanu]

Holy crap those things are neat! Anyway, congrats! Too bad panthers don't give live birth.

 

[fuellass]

Yep!!! I had it on the calendar that they mated on the 25th of August. So it only took around 5 1/2 months before she gave birth. I didn't even have them together that long either.

 

[Sarahcwilson]

So cute!!!

 

[mcbdz]

Congrats on the babies. They are so cute. You can feed them anything small enough for them to eat. The fruit flies, flour beetles, pin head crickets. I just had my silk worms hatch and they are so tiny they would work. Look under Josh's frogs and there are tiny feeders.