My 'male' Chameleon has just laid eggs!!!???

[Cee]

Thats right, a few issues to address now!
a) colin is no longer a little boy
b)uh oh, im completely unprepared for this!

I'm aware they will be unfertilised, but as we had been told we had a male (roughly only about 9months old) we have done no research into this and i feel like an complete amateur...

what do i need to do. He(she) has just been dropping them out onto the floor of tank (i had provided no substrate as i wasn't expecting this!!)

has only laid three so far... should there be more?

Have i made him(her) ill by not providing the right environment, therfore he(she) has been storing the eggs!!

Help?

 

[BocaJan]

Get a laying bin in there pronto. It should consist of 10-12" of damp sand. Damp enough that you can squeeze it together into a ball and it will stay there. After all, you don't want the tunnel to fall in on her. Leave her alone and hopefully she will find the bin and dig her hole. You could also get a trash can or 5 gal bucket and put sand in it about 2/3 full. Give her a stick to rest on but not to climb out. and leave her be for a day. You could poke a hole in the sand with your finger to give her a starting point although she will probably do her own thing whatever that may be.

Good luck!

 

[Cee]

I just feel abit stupid, I mean we thought it was a male (this is our first, but still)
It seems so obvious now!

I sincerely hope i haven't damaged her in some way

 

[BocaJan]

How about a re-name of Collette? LOL

 

[Cee]

the trans-gender animals in our house have become abit of a joke lol, my rats did this to me!