Chameleons Northwest
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Ramina, our older female Sambava, laid 24 super-white eggs on Thanksgiving day. They are SO different from the Veiled eggs our Matisse laid. Ramina's are bright white and calcified like chicken eggs. Since laying them she has been eating like a pig and drinking very well. My question is this- She still has her gravid coloring. Is this normal? She weighed 90 grams right before she mated. After laying her eggs she weighed 80 grams (she stopped eating 2-3 days before laying). So, she lost her egg weight, plus 10 grams of body weight during her pregnancy/delivery. After laying her eggs (in the large trashcan method) she covered them completely and went back up into her little tree to sleep. She does not appear to have eggs inside her, but she does still have that dark body with large peachy-orangey spots. Here is a photo. I realize her belly looks full in this photo- but she was always a very round-bellied girl. When she stretches out, her belly flattens. I very gently palpated her belly and felt no eggs.
How long before she returns to female panther colors? Or is it possible she retained little eggs? Or, does this coloring indicate she retained sperm and is producing another clutch? Thank you for your help.
How long before she returns to female panther colors? Or is it possible she retained little eggs? Or, does this coloring indicate she retained sperm and is producing another clutch? Thank you for your help.