Kaybaymiller
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I thought these were eggs but maybe I'm wrong
Pregnant Chameleon???
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Kaybaymiller
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@Brodybreaux25 Said no need for a vet and that she was VERY gravid so now I'm at a loss on what to do today is her 30th day no signs of digging maybe she's not even pregnant and she's just fat
Kaybaymiller
Member
Eggs???? In the pictures I took earlier she was laying on a branch so maybe she looked fatter but I'm not sure
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
Yes I did say that but at the same time she is scary big. Your care has to adjust as things develop. I’m changing my advice, if she isn’t digging by Monday morning I’d take her in for an X-ray. I hate to do that given where she is in her reproductive cycle but a quick X-ray shouldn’t be too stressful.
Do you have pics of your viv, bin, everything?
Kaybaymiller
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Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
How deep is that substrate? Did we talk about wrapping the bottom half of the viv?
Kaybaymiller
Member
It's 8 or 9 inches I covered the whole thing
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
No you’ve got to pay attention to what your reading, your going to cook her like that.
Bottom half only. So she can’t be seen whenever she goes in the bin
Kaybaymiller
Member
Ok I'll cover bottom half with cardboard
Kaybaymiller
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I'm not even 100 % that she's pregnant sometimes I swear I can see eggs other times she just looks fat maybe the original owner was off by a few days
Kaybaymiller
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Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
Well I am 100%.
The date the original owner gave you is irrelevant and has nothing to do with her care going forward. Shes on her schedule, not ours.
All you need to concern yourself with now in order of priority is:
1- Vet ASAP
2- monitor for lethargy
3- monitor water intake
4- monitor food intake
5- maintain all other aspects of your current husbandry
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Previously you said your lay bin is a mop bucket that you cleaned out. Was it used before? If so, what was it used for? What did you clean it with? Not that it has to do with anything, but just wondering.
Kaybaymiller
Member
I washed it three times with Dawn dish soap it had only been used once before that I will be getting her a bigger laybin 5 gallon bucket with playsand to see if she will use it and I will be getting a trash can to put her in as well if she hasn't laid by Tuesday I will be taking her to the vet
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
I wouldn’t make any changes to her environment until she‘s laid her eggs.
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
You’ve gotten the best advice from experienced members...take her to a vet asap.
Kaybaymiller
Member
She's not even interested in the laybin I put in there hasn't been in it not one time today is day 31 give or take because the lady I got her from said she was in a cage with a male about 2 weeks ago then as of yesterday I've had her for 2 weeks I don't want her becoming egg bound and would like to try as much as I can before having to take her to the vet I don't want a vet trip stressing her out other people have said she needs to see a vet immediately if that's the case I will take her Tuesday my vet had no openings tomorrow I've already called
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Not so sure I’d believe all the lady you got her from told you...she sounds flakey.
As the others have said, they don’t follow our timelines. Brody gave you the best advice to follow. Unless she’s starting to show interest in her bin, take her to the vet Tues and have her checked.
As the others have said, they don’t follow our timelines. Brody gave you the best advice to follow. Unless she’s starting to show interest in her bin, take her to the vet Tues and have her checked.
Kaybaymiller
Member
I definitely will
