Some tiny calumma fun

[javadi]

Thought I’d share some tiny calumma eggs. First is the third clutch from a lovely calumma linotum, of four eggs. Second is a clutch of two eggs from the very rare and charming calumma roaloko, the smallest true chameleon. These tiny species lay their eggs very shallow, right under the ground at maybe 1/2”.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Congrats! Nice Calumma clutches.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[MissSkittles]

Wow! I love that blue nose!
How on earth do you handle such tiny little eggs?! How do you even find them?! Sooo tiny!

 

[javadi]

Wow! I love that blue nose!
How on earth do you handle such tiny little eggs?! How do you even find them?! Sooo tiny!

Thankfully they like to lay the eggs at the base of plants, so I usually have a decent idea where the eggs are. That, coupled with knowing they lay them very shallow, means I basically just have to excavate the surface of the dirt to find the eggs. Still not easy though!

 

[Lindasjackson]

How awesome!

 

[Jikkermanccini]

Those are so incredible! It's funny to me that both the smallest and largest true chams are from the same genus!

 

[javadi]

Another few clutches of calumma linotum eggs since this post. Plus, a brookesia stumpffi clutch. Look how much smaller the calumma linotum egg is compared to b. Stumpffi! Incredible!

 

[kinyonga]

Wow...quite the difference in sizes!

 

[DocZ]

That’s amazing!

 

[DocZ]

Another few clutches of calumma linotum eggs since this post. Plus, a brookesia stumpffi clutch. Look how much smaller the calumma linotum egg is compared to b. Stumpffi! Incredible!

Are you incubating the B. stumpffi and C. linotum in the same temperatures/conditions?

 

[javadi]

Are you incubating the B. stumpffi and C. linotum in the same temperatures/conditions?

No, I just put them next to each other to show the size difference. I diapause C. linotum eggs, and don't do so for B. stumpffi. However, the tail end of incubation for C. linotum, and the incubation for B. stumpffi, is identical (low-mid 70s day, 66-68 night).