Sydney1112
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So this is my first veiled chameleon. I got her when she was just a baby. (Not sure of her actual age, the pet store wasn’t sure either) And I did as much reading as I could before I got her in July. And then in September I noticed her acting strange. And first she turned black and I got super scared and asked the guy At the pet store first. And he instantly told me she was dying. I then set an appt at the vet I could get in soonest which even then wasn’t until the next day at noon. So that night she seemed fine. The next morning (around 5am) I noticed she was just still on the bottom of the cage. She wouldn’t move and didn’t wake up until I actually moved her, Which terrified me. I did more research on female chameleons and read she could be getting ready to lay eggs so I hurried and bought vermiculite and filled one of my bins with it and set her in there. She seemed so mad about it and pretty much ran out of it. I took her to the vet and all they told me was she has eggs for sure and not to worry. I then had it set up so when I was here I left her cage open so she could go in the bin whenever she pleased and she did not seem interested in it at all. And I thought it was just because it wasn’t in her own surroundings or anything’s. I then filled a smaller container (like a waste basket) with the vermiculite and put it in her cage and she was just mad the entire time it was in there. I then bout a real plant (ficus about medium height) and set all of that stuff up in a new bigger cage for her and everything. She still seems so disinterested in it. In October I noticed she had stopped eating and I noticed she had a runny nose which I read wasn’t good at all for her so again I scheduled to get into the vet again right away. (Different one this time because this one could get her in sooner) this one just checked her out and left me with the same answer as the other. She’s got eggs. And lots of them. But not to worry. She appears healthy as can be bones look healthy just dust more calcium on her crickets. But I feel like I should worry with her runny nose (she no longer has one now).
Anywho, I suppose my questions are what should I do for a laying bin for her that she’s might actually use? I’ve tried regular soil, the ficus, vermiculite, sand. Big bins, little bins. All has been damp enough to clump but not wet enough to drip when squeezed). I don’t know if I’m doing anything wrong? Or even how long do chameleons hold eggs for? I can’t seem to find that on any page when I search for it. She’s looking really big lately, does that mean she’s gonna be laying her eggs here soon? Or is there really no way to tell. I just don’t want her to become egg bound because she won’t use any laying bin I provide.
Anywho, I suppose my questions are what should I do for a laying bin for her that she’s might actually use? I’ve tried regular soil, the ficus, vermiculite, sand. Big bins, little bins. All has been damp enough to clump but not wet enough to drip when squeezed). I don’t know if I’m doing anything wrong? Or even how long do chameleons hold eggs for? I can’t seem to find that on any page when I search for it. She’s looking really big lately, does that mean she’s gonna be laying her eggs here soon? Or is there really no way to tell. I just don’t want her to become egg bound because she won’t use any laying bin I provide.
