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Old 10-05-2008, 08:42 AM
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Cameroon Mountain Chameleon laying

At the moment our cham is laying her eggs. I took a sneak peek into the bucket and saw what looks like tiny eggs, much smaller than veiled eggs. They are a different species but are they supposed to be that small? When she's finished I can upload pics. I've searched the net for incubation temps, but I was wondering if anyone had experience with this species' eggs? It says that anywhere from 70-90 degrees should be fine. Any input is appreciated. Thanks.
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Old 10-05-2008, 09:09 AM
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I have never worked with them before. But I have worked with some chameleons that are close to them. And the eggs are much smaller than veileds. I would keep the temps at around 70 not over 80.
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Assuming this is the species you are referring to here is a bit of information...
http://www.adcham.com/html/taxonomy/...chmontium.html
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Old 10-05-2008, 11:44 AM
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She finished laying her eggs and there is a total of 7 eggs. Hopefully in March or April we will have 7 beautiful new babies to care for. Here is a picture of the eggs(the picture was aken with my camera phone). Can't wait to see these little guys/girls running around. Thanks for the advice and input.
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Old 10-05-2008, 12:23 PM
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The montane cham species from Cameroon have much shorter incubation times with longer gestation. When laid the eggs/embryos should already be showing some development. When I hatched Ch. (T.) montium the incubation time was very short. Only about four months. I'd start monitoring those eggs closely by mid-January.
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Old 10-05-2008, 12:26 PM
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Congrats on the eggs. What are you using for an incubation medium?
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Old 10-05-2008, 02:21 PM
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We are using a shoebox. We bought a incubator but since they can be kept at room temperature we decided not to use it.
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Hatching Montium

I kept them at 72 and should hatch out in about 4 to 5 months or somewhere in between. I also used moist vermiculite as with most montane a constant temperature works best. I hatched these out a while back. This is what he ended up looking like.
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I think you misunderstood my question; are you using vermiculite as a substrate in your egg container? It looks like sand or dirt to me.
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Old 10-05-2008, 09:12 PM
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Sorry Trace I did misunderstand your question. It is vermiculite. The quality of the picture isn't great, that might explain why it might looks like dirt.
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