Lucy's Second Clutch!

[LucyLoo]

Lucy just finished laying her second infertile clutch! She started digging around 9am this morning and just had a good misting a a few treats after covering them up.

This time only 38 eggs (last time was in the 60s), so reducing the temp and feeders has been moving her in the right direction. She went from 97 (at her last weight check, last weekend) grams down to 68 grams this time and she's doing great

 

[kinyonga]

Good that you're lowering the number of eggs. Glad she's doing well.

 

[LucyLoo]

Thank you, me too. I was hoping for a few less eggs, but at least it's getting there. What is a good size to aim for?

 

[kinyonga]

Two dozen....IMHO

 

[LucyLoo]

Awesome, thank you. I read a few posts on here/articles where, with the right changes, eventually they didn't lay any, but I didn't get thw impression that was the norm either.

 

[Jhr226]

The eggs are so cute! So the key is to get a low amount of eggs? Im new to chameleons and i have a female so im trying to do as much learning as i can !

 

[kinyonga]

If they produce too many eggs then there lives are usually shortened because of the demand made on their bodies to produce and lay the eggs. They also can have reproductive issues if overfed constantly (MBD, prolapses, egg binding, follicular stasis, etc). Overfeeding constantly also makes the clutches larger...so there is more demand for nutrients .

 

[Jhr226]

If they produce too many eggs then there lives are usually shortened because of the demand made on their bodies to produce and lay the eggs. They also can have reproductive issues if overfed constantly (MBD, prolapses, egg binding, follicular stasis, etc). Overfeeding constantly also makes the clutches larger...so there is more demand for nutrients .

I knew about the life span but not about the effects overfeeding had , thank you so much! Now I know btw are those eggs firtile?

 

[kinyonga]

@Jhr226 the first post says the eggs are infertile (not fertile).

 

[Jhr226]

@Jhr226 the first post says the eggs are infertile (not fertile).

Sorry I guess I missed that part

 

[kinyonga]

It's easily done!