laying eggs help
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amrtherapper
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thnx she's african and she comes to the borders of the basket and tries to dig through it is this normal? how much time will it take to lay the eggs? and how much time will it take her to hack the eggs and have seen a video on how to make the proper place for acham to lay it's eggs and after the cham in the video layed the eggs the owner took the eggs and put them in a white thing for the cham to hatch the eggsHi! Yes that's a good place for her to lay. The soil needs to be moist though so that it can hold a tunnel that won't cave in on her. Also if she's going to lay she will need privacy
She's beautiful btw, I love her colours!
and have seen a video laying bin setup and after the cham in the vid. layed her eggs the cham owner took the eggs and put them in a white thing whats that white thing
https://www.chameleonforums.com/laying-bin-set-up-educational-video-77225/index7.html#post883644
AngieL
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I'm not familiar with the laying habits of ch. africanus! But most females do dig towards the corner or around the edges of the bin as far as I know
Darn, you added more questions and I didn't see them!
It can take anywhere from hours to days for a female to lay and she may even sleepin the bin. After she's laid she will have nothing more to do with the eggs.
That's a great video, very good watch!
If the eggs are fertile then they need to be placed in moist vermiculite and temperatures regulated so that they can incubate and hatch. I have no experience with this I'm afraid but if you search the forums I'm sure you'll get some good info about it or someone better will come along to help you! Maybe you could make a new thread titled 'how to care for ch. africanus eggs' or something along those lines.
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amrtherapper
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I'm not familiar with the laying habits of ch. africanus! But most females do dig towards the corner or around the edges of the bin as far as I know
Darn, you added more questions and I didn't see them!
It can take anywhere from hours to days for a female to lay and she may even sleepin the bin. After she's laid she will have nothing more to do with the eggs.
That's a great video, very good watch!
If the eggs are fertile then they need to be placed in moist vermiculite and temperatures regulated so that they can incubate and hatch. I have no experience with this I'm afraid but if you search the forums I'm sure you'll get some good info about it or someone better will come along to help you! Maybe you could make a new thread titled 'how to care for ch. africanus eggs' or something along those lines.
thanx but after she lays eggs does she die
AngieL
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No she won't die! She will require a little extra care though. You should offer her lots and lots of water- up mistings and keep the dripper going all the time.
You will also want to give her plenty to eat, like more than you would normally feed a female. Feed her extra for maybe 5-6 days after then start to taper her off to a normal diet of a few a day or every other day.
She may need a bit of extra calcium too. Although I'm not sure of the supplement schedule for her species so you may want to check up on that. Producing eggs takes a lot of calcium from the females body so keep an eye on her for any signs of being weak or tired.
amrtherapper
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what's a dripper?? how do i get her food
AngieL
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! It's a container of water with a little hose attached or holes poked in it. You fill it up and it drips little drops of water periodically. Your Cham can drink the drips when you're not at home and between mistings. http://dwni.zoomed.com/html/drippers.phpIt really is a good buy or you can make your own with a used container
amrtherapper
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how can i make one???
It really is a good buy or you can make your own with a used container
AngieL
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Here's a link to a great blog about it and there's a link about making your own https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/92-hydration-importance-water.html
BocaJan
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Here is a good blog that JannB has for making a laying bin. If you check her other blogs you might find something about a container to put your eggs in.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html
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amrtherapper
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now she dug a hole and her head is inside and the rest is outside now it's night so i think she's sleeping or whatand how can she drink water while digging? i sprayed her water she freaked out and jumped of the basket and didnt want to start digging again. but after 5 min she started digging
AngieL
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That's where a dripper might come in handy
if you disturb her too much then she might stop digging all together then you will have a problem. It is normal for her to sleep in the hole if she's not finished but you need to make sure the tunnel hasnt caved in on her too!
