Worried about Female Flap neck please help

[CaptainPrice]

So yesterday my flap neck mated with my brothers male flap neck it lasted 45mins she is older then 1 year maby 1 year 6 months old and since mating (3days ago) she turned very dark black with green spots and is still the same. Please can i have more info and help on this and can someone help me how do i make a breeding basket maby a ice cream bucket and sea sand? IDK please any expert out there and even if its about a veleid the info will help

 

[CaptainPrice]

PS: I know nothing about breeding and i know nothing about the eggs

 

[jannb]

That's probably her gravid colors. I am not experienced with flap neck's but here's a good video on setting up a laying bin.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/laying-bin-set-up-educational-video-77225/

 

[CaptainPrice]

Thanks so much for your reply can you please provide further steps to take and what to do and what not?

 

[jannb]

IF she's like a veiled or panther, it will take about 30 days for her to lay after being mated. She will need complete privacy to lay. This is my egg laying blog for veileds and panthers.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html

 

[fluxlizard]

Those are indeed gravid colors and she is indeed about like a veiled from this point on as far as how to deal with her, lay box, and setting up the eggs.

Those gravid colors should come and go unless she can see the male- make sure she is visually isolated (can't see the male or other chameleons) from here on in to keep her stress levels down.

 

[CaptainPrice]

She is isolated from the male. For the lay bin i have a carton box about 60cm by 30cm and 30cm deep im going to put a plastic bag at the bottom and then the sane / gravel any suggestions on what i must do with her (treat her special)?

 

[Olimpia]

If you have a normal 2-5 gallon bucket that would probably be much better. They will dig a tunnel all the way down, so in a plastic bag she may rip through it.

She will need calcium during this period, so make sure you're supplementing her food properly with PLAIN calcium (no vitamin D3 or phosphorous) and feeding her well, with a variety of feeders, and feed her insects nutritious food. Here is a good link on feeding properly: https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/food/

Besides that treat her like you usually would, and then when you start to see that she's checking out a place to lay her eggs in a few weeks give her lots of privacy. People even cover the cage with a bed sheet if the cage is in a room with traffic. It could take her a couple days to dig a tunnel she likes and lay her eggs, so don't be alarmed if you see her dig for more than just a few hours.

 

[CaptainPrice]

Sorry about this but i have no calcuim at all never given it too her i usually give her grasshoppers, dragonflys, fly's, moths and sometimes a small geco is this enough for her to make eggs?

 

[CaptainPrice]

Can anyone advice what will be the best food? eg. Dragonfly's?

 

[tagerlilly18]

I would say you should buy the supplements for sure. She's going to need calcium like previously mentioned. I'm also pretty sure I read that a nice protein meal is good after egg laying.

 

[CaptainPrice]

I have a small update Today i have put the male with the female for 10 mins and immediattly he wanted to mate again and she didnt resist at all just changed color but before they started i broke them up PLEASE advice for anything for me to do?