Our chameleons just laid eggs HELP!!

[carlyhansen]

I bought two FEMALE chameleons for my husband (we are 100% sure they are female) and we got home today to one of them laying her clutch of eggs. We had buckets in there ready for them but we need to know how to take care of the eggs and the chameleons now. Is there anything different we need to do to our females? we are getting the eggs laid out in a container so we can incubate them. My husband has pulled out 26 and that is only half of them. if the eggs roll over while we are moving them and they are fertile will that kill the baby chameleon? or will it be okay? we were not ready for this we need help please and thank you!

 

[kinyonga]

If the eggs are dug up soon enough (within a day, maybe) there should be no worry about them having turned.

To incubate the eggs I use coarse grained vermiculite that is barely moist (take a handful of it after you slightly moisten it and if you can only squeeze a drop or two of water out of it the moisture level should be good) and fill a shoe box sized tupperware type container about half full. I put dents in it with my thumb and lay one egg in each dent. I put the dents about an inch apart in all directions. I punch two very tiny holes in the lid and put the lid on the container. I put it somewhere dark that the temperature is around 74F (for veileds) and leave it there. I check on it from time to time to make sure all is well. There will be beads of moisture form on the underside of the lids and on the insides of the walls of the container....this is normal. If you have to add any water do not add it on top of the eggs, but around the edges of the container away from the eggs. If you look at the eggs, they should be approximately the size of the fancy jelly belly beans if they are infertile and whiter and larger if they are fertile....but I would just incubate them all until they show definite signs of being infertile.

 

[Tweaked tC]

I bought two FEMALE chameleons for my husband (we are 100% sure they are female)

Dont all females lay eggs? I thought they had to first be with a male for them to be fertilized. Only then you would incubate, right?

 

[Ace]

Dont all females lay eggs? I thought they had to first be with a male for them to be fertilized. Only then you would incubate, right?

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Lizardlover]

Dont all females lay eggs? I thought they had to first be with a male for them to be fertilized. Only then you would incubate, right?

Well not unless they're a live-bearing species but I get what you're saying and thought the same.

 

[Tweaked tC]

My thoughts exactly.

ok, just wanted to make sure I wasnt havin a dur moment on this subject

 

[mcleodschams]

they re new chams they wouldnt know if they were mated before or not they maybe retianed

 

[Tweaked tC]

they re new chams they wouldnt know if they were mated before or not they maybe retianed

sorry, I dont see that stated anywhere above

 

[carlyhansen]

mcleodschams is right.That's the thing we DON'T know if they had contact with a male.
We just want to know how to care for them. There is a chance they could have came in contact with a male that's why we are taking precautions. But even if they don't come in contact with males they lay eggs about every 8 months and can be A sexual and not even need a male.

 

[Tweaked tC]

mcleodschams is right.That's the thing we DON'T know if they had contact with a male.
We just want to know how to care for them. There is a chance they could have came in contact with a male that's why we are taking precautions. But even if they don't come in contact with males they lay eggs about every 8 months and can be A sexual and not even need a male.

Not trying to argue with you but which chameleons are you refering to being A sexual?

 

[mcleodschams]

they will lay eggs but im pretty sure they need contact with a male to be fertile. i have not heard of an un mated female laying viable eggs.