59 eggs?!?

So Our Cami laid last night and had 59 eggs for her 1st time!!! This concerns me because its her very first time laying and She really didnt eat much during gestation so I have NO IDEA how she managed to develop this many.

As I was placing them in the tupperware I noticed some were larger than others. A couple seemed a bit deflated. How do I know if they're fertile?? I only had a chance to put a light to one of them and didnt see any veins. I only had enough time to attend to Cami and the eggs before leaving for work! Will te veins show the next morning??

We did put our male with her a month ago and mated twice, but I'm not sure if it was successful. The 1st session took several minutes, not more than 10. The 2nd session was very short, like a minute if even

I don't candle any of my eggs, they will just mold over in due time if they are not fertile.

NHenn said:

I don't candle any of my eggs, they will just mold over in due time if they are not fertile.

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Oh! Okay. Well thank you for responding! I JUST posted another thread asking the same question because no one responded!

I assume Cami is a veiled? The eggs look fertile to me. Make sure she gets plenty of hydration and calcium dusted crickets- will help her recover from the stress of egg laying-

ours had 72 eggs !!

My cham layed 72 eggs for her first time which have been in incubation since 19th june long wait so due anytime soon. some of ours was a little bit bigger and we found the ones she layed at top to be smaller the last ones. ours are doing fine and are now treble in size , dont forget they lay a second clutch roughly 40 days after well mine did twice so id calcuim , calcuim all her feeds and give plenty to drink etc , your picture looks exactly like same as mine did if you breed her they,ll be fertile id say definatly we loss two out of her first lot but her second clutch dont know if we gave her anough calcuim of not but we lossed all of them they went mouldy we used different tubs though as we thought we,d experimate so at least one clutch would hatch. good luck with your eggs im all excited now its nearly time x

Lizardguy1 said:

I assume Cami is a veiled? The eggs look fertile to me. Make sure she gets plenty of hydration and calcium dusted crickets- will help her recover from the stress of egg laying-

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Oh, yes. She is a veiled. I feel they look whiter in the photo? They looked somewhat yellow, but not completely. They were more like yellow freckles. I'm hoping they are though, I know 2 are likely no good as they were a lot smaller and not nearly as full as the others, but I placed them in the medium anyway. I will be sure to help her recover. thx for responding!

dawneh said:

My cham layed 72 eggs for her first time which have been in incubation since 19th june long wait so due anytime soon. some of ours was a little bit bigger and we found the ones she layed at top to be smaller the last ones. ours are doing fine and are now treble in size , dont forget they lay a second clutch roughly 40 days after well mine did twice so id calcuim , calcuim all her feeds and give plenty to drink etc , your picture looks exactly like same as mine did if you breed her they,ll be fertile id say definatly we loss two out of her first lot but her second clutch dont know if we gave her anough calcuim of not but we lossed all of them they went mouldy we used different tubs though as we thought we,d experimate so at least one clutch would hatch. good luck with your eggs im all excited now its nearly time x

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That's a lot of eggs!!! I was only expecting no more than 20, I guess she hid the other 39 very well because she DID NOT look that plump for holding that many eggs!

You need to reduce her food intake and basking temperature.
That many eggs, for both of you, isn't good.

Offer food every other day, 4 to 6 bugs max, and reduce temps to 84 deg f.

camimom said:

You need to reduce her food intake and basking temperature.
That many eggs, for both of you, isn't good.

Offer food every other day, 4 to 6 bugs max, and reduce temps to 84 deg f.

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Hello! Nice to see you checking up on me! I was beyond surprised that she had this large a clutch for her 1st because she really didnt eat very much during the month she was developing them. Not because we weren't feeding her, but because she chose not to eat very much, which I thought was odd because I thought they normally eat a lot during that time. But as you mentioned in a previous response, it varies with each chameleons.

I will definetly do what I can to prevent a large clutch again. For now, I am letting her eat her heart out so she regains strength and nutrition as well as calcium. She is eating more than I've seen her ever eat during her pregnancy, but not nearly as much as she did when she was younger.

hi

how old is your cham?

hammer12721 said:

how old is your cham?

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She is about 1yr old

Babies question

If you have 40 babies hatch, how can you separate that many?? What kind of containers?? TY

Leslie11 said:

If you have 40 babies hatch, how can you separate that many?? What kind of containers?? TY

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I've been doing a lot of research on that... I saw that there are cages for separating hatchlings and was looking into that. There are many options though.

I'll probably start a thread for suggestions and advice on that issue considering I have two clutches to worry about... and the 2nd clutch has 58 viable eggs.

Chiichan said:

So Our Cami laid last night and had 59 eggs for her 1st time!!! This concerns me because its her very first time laying and She really didnt eat much during gestation so I have NO IDEA how she managed to develop this many.

As I was placing them in the tupperware I noticed some were larger than others. A couple seemed a bit deflated. How do I know if they're fertile?? I only had a chance to put a light to one of them and didnt see any veins. I only had enough time to attend to Cami and the eggs before leaving for work! Will te veins show the next morning??

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59 Eggs is quite normal. Mine usually lay about 55. You won't know immediately if they are fertile. Depending on your incubation temperature you might know in a month or maybe more. I incubate my eggs at lower temperatures. I usually don't see any veins for 2 to 3 months.

Make sure you do research and be prepared with food, ALOT of food cause they are gonna eat alot!

Reyphox said:

59 Eggs is quite normal. Mine usually lay about 55. You won't know immediately if they are fertile. Depending on your incubation temperature you might know in a month or maybe more. I incubate my eggs at lower temperatures. I usually don't see any veins for 2 to 3 months.

Make sure you do research and be prepared with food, ALOT of food cause they are gonna eat alot!

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Well her first clutch had 59, 33 of which turned out viable. Her 2nd clutch came to 69, 58 turned out viable. Leaving me with a total of 91 viable eggs!

It's been 3 months of incubation for the 1st clutch and they started showing veins around 2 months. The 2nd clutch started showing this little pinkish circle earlier than the 1st clutch which was interesting.

I'm definitely aware of the need for FOOOOOD.

Any suggestions on what's best/easiest/cheapest/effective way to house the hatchlings???

I built my own divided cages using screens and wood. About 24" tall, nothing taller cause you don't want them to fall from too high and yet this height is tall enough to house them until 4-6 months. Where the cost gets ya is the lighting, there is simply no avoiding that you need bulbs and fixtures.

Reyphox said:

I built my own divided cages using screens and wood. About 24" tall, nothing taller cause you don't want them to fall from too high and yet this height is tall enough to house them until 4-6 months. Where the cost gets ya is the lighting, there is simply no avoiding that you need bulbs and fixtures.

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I would LOVE to build my own fixture, but I don't have the tools or the work space to do that. I wouldn't have the room to work on one anyway as I live in an apartment. :/ But it's good to know about the height consideration for them. Thank you.

Reyphox said:

59 Eggs is quite normal. Mine usually lay about 55. You won't know immediately if they are fertile. Depending on your incubation temperature you might know in a month or maybe more. I incubate my eggs at lower temperatures. I usually don't see any veins for 2 to 3 months.

Make sure you do research and be prepared with food, ALOT of food cause they are gonna eat alot!

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No its not. 59 is quite high, so is 55.

My female laid 38 her first clutch.


that many eggs isnt good for the mom, or the owner who may have to care for that many babies.

By offering food every other day to every 2 days, and only offering 4-6 bugs each time, and keeping basking temps around 84, you can reduce the number of eggs a female lays, and even potentially stop it. which can obviously be reversed if you wanted to breed.