my chameleon latly has been a dark green,black and yellow color what doas that mean?

[sergio reyes]

why is my chameleon this color ? heres some pics

my chameleon just laid eggs 3 days ago and she been a dark color latly shes black, green little circle spots and also yellow, shes been like this ever since she gave birth 3 days ago, what excacly doas that mean ? heres a picture.

 

[Elizadolots]

How many eggs did she lay? I'm wondering if she's still carrying eggs.

 

[sergio reyes]

she laid 2 out of the hole she maid and 54 total

 

[lecham]

wow thats a lot of eggs..u must feed her pretty good for her to have the capacity to lay so many eggs.. im not completely sure but i would say those colors are normal during special days such as the laying of the eggs or meaning that your cham wants to mate..

 

[sergio reyes]

well im not sure if she is ready to mate again because she gets made when the male gets close and when they start to fight but idk what it could be either

 

[kinyonga]

The colors she's showing in the phots mean she is not receptive (does not want to mate)...if you put her with the male when she's like this she will attack him if he comes near her and one of them may end up injured.

 

[sergio reyes]

The colors she's showing in the phots mean she is not receptive (does not want to mate)...if you put her with the male when she's like this she will attack him if he comes near her and one of them may end up injured.

so do you suggest we remove them untill she changes color ?

 

[kinyonga]

They should be housed separately anyway and only put together to mate. She can drop those colors and still be not receptive. This is what I do....I take the female from her cage and hold her in front of the male's cage and watch for the reactions. If the female turns dark (like in your photos), hisses, sways back and forth, etc. she is telling the male that she is not receptive (or gravid/pregnant) and I put the female back in her cage and try again in a few days.

If she remains calm and green in color and doesn't inflate her body and likely walks slowly away from the male, she is likely receptive and if the male behaves properly too they can be put together. The male should react as though he is ready to mate NOT in an aggressive manner. If he acts aggressive (holds one hand up under his chin, inflates his body, coils and uncoils his tail, etc.) then DO NOT put them together.

 

[sergio reyes]

ok thanks alot

 

[kinyonga]

Did she fill in the hole after she laid the eggs?
Was she hungry and thirsty after?
That's a lot of eggs...and it takes a lot out of the female. You might want to consider slowing her down...
"Once the female has laid the eggs, I feed her well for a couple of days and make sure she is well watered. Then I start to cut her back again slightly until I know she is starting to work on producing the next clutch"...
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html

 

[sergio reyes]

Did she fill in the hole after she laid the eggs?
Was she hungry and thirsty after?
That's a lot of eggs...and it takes a lot out of the female. You might want to consider slowing her down...
"Once the female has laid the eggs, I feed her well for a couple of days and make sure she is well watered. Then I start to cut her back again slightly until I know she is starting to work on producing the next clutch"...
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html

yes she digged he own hole and fillied it back, n yes i also put her back in her cage rightafter she was done filling back the hole and tyred giving her water threw a droper and she dranks alot of water she looked very thirsty, and ate right away when i gave her some crickets, she is doing fine right now

 

[kinyonga]

Sounds like she's doing what she should have done after laying the eggs...so that's a good thing!

 

[sergio reyes]

geat thanks