Breeding Deremensis Chameleons

Chase

Chameleon Enthusiast
Hello,

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with breeding Deremensis Chameleons?
 
Like what temp the incubator has to be. Incubation length. I can't think of any other info I really need to know. Oh ya, what temperature does the cage need to be because my Vield needs lots and lots of heat.
 
I had my incubator set at about 76F but I think I would go a couple of degrees cooler next time.

Breeding season is in the fall (Oct., Nov.) and the eggs are laid about 4 months later. Incubation is about 4 months too.

The females are often stubborn/fussy about laying the eggs.

I kept the cages in the mid to high 70's in the winter and the high 70's to low 80's in the summer.

Here's a site with some information...
http://www.adcham.com/html/taxonomy/species/chderemensis.html

Do you have a gravid female?
 
I had my incubator set at about 76F but I think I would go a couple of degrees cooler next time.

Breeding season is in the fall (Oct., Nov.) and the eggs are laid about 4 months later. Incubation is about 4 months too.

The females are often stubborn/fussy about laying the eggs.

I kept the cages in the mid to high 70's in the winter and the high 70's to low 80's in the summer.

Here's a site with some information...
http://www.adcham.com/html/taxonomy/species/chderemensis.html

Do you have a gravid female?

No, I'm just reading before I even buy the pair. I'm still waiting for some. So, if I just had a UVA/UVB light that gives off heat and is at that temp will that work?
 
I had a double fluorescent fixture above each cage (at the back, on the lid)....one UVB light in it and one regular fluorescent.
 
I had a double fluorescent fixture above each cage (at the back, on the lid)....one UVB light in it and one regular fluorescent.

Ok, Thanks, if I need anymore information then I'll PM you. But, I have one more question. Can you "Candle" the eggs after the Female lays, does that always guarantee the fertality of the egg?
 
I have never bothered to candle chameleon eggs...so I can't help you with that.

Its not usually hard to tell if they are fertile once you have a little experience. Infertile ones have a different look to them (slightly more yellow and not as "solid" looking), are usually slightly smaller than fertile ones and will usually mold, shrivel, etc. in a couple of weeks after being laid. Fertile eggs will be quite white and "solid" looking when laid.
 
I have never bothered to candle chameleon eggs...so I can't help you with that.

Its not usually hard to tell if they are fertile once you have a little experience. Infertile ones have a different look to them (slightly more yellow and not as "solid" looking), are usually slightly smaller than fertile ones and will usually mold, shrivel, etc. in a couple of weeks after being laid. Fertile eggs will be quite white and "solid" looking when laid.

Ok, I breed Bearded Dragons and the same thing happens to the eggs if they are infertile. Thanks for all the help, it has been quite usefull.
 
Straying from chameleons for a bit...I haven't bred beardies, but I have kept males and they lived good long lives. I've kept malis and water dragons too (and a multitude of other reptiles). I have a mali right now that is missing half of one lower back leg and the foot on the other back leg. It was a birth defect from improper incubation. At the age of 6 months it was no bigger than a one month old. I was given it by the person who hatched it to see how it would do...its feisty and after about 5 years with me it has finally reached about 75% of the normal size of a mali!
 
Straying from chameleons for a bit...I haven't bred beardies, but I have kept males and they lived good long lives. I've kept malis and water dragons too (and a multitude of other reptiles). I have a mali right now that is missing half of one lower back leg and the foot on the other back leg. It was a birth defect from improper incubation. At the age of 6 months it was no bigger than a one month old. I was given it by the person who hatched it to see how it would do...its feisty and after about 5 years with me it has finally reached about 75% of the normal size of a mali!

Thats cool. Same thing with one of my Beardies. It wouldn't grow until one day I came home and he was 2 inches bigger!!
 
I never used one since I had the two fluorescents (one UVB and one normal)on the cage and that made the temperatures within the right range. You need to do whatever it takes to get the temperature in the right range.
 
I never used one since I had the two fluorescents (one UVB and one normal)on the cage and that made the temperatures within the right range. You need to do whatever it takes to get the temperature in the right range.

Thanks for the help.
 
The age that they are when they reach sexually maturity is not really known...but its thought to be between 9 and 12 months. However, its possible that they don't produce fertile eggs until the female's second or third breeding season.
 
Man, Thats not too good.

Why not too good? A female should never be rushed into breeding, and if she won't lay eggs until her third season, then that's great. It works for her, keeps her healthy, then it IS a good thing. I have a trio, all around 9-12 months I would say, and I know I won't get anything from them for at least a couple years, but I'm more than okay with that.
 
I was saying thats no good if she lays infertile eggs. If she does that it takes away Calcium and many other things. All of my female Beardies have laid Infertile eggs (total of 77). One laid 45 and the other 32. But they are Brumating this year so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :):). I was saying that for the interest of the Female. I don't want her to get hurt because of my Ignorance of not knowing enough about them. Thanks kinyonga for the help.
 
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