Veiled Chameleons

Couple questions if anyone could help, would be muchly appreciated !!!!
I think my chameleon is going into her 2nd clutch of eggs she was digging today but didnt lay anything. She had her 1st clutch about 2-3 months ago, I was told today by someone at the petstore that they are only to have them twice a year and 6 months apart and that shes going to be very weak and lose some lifetime from it????

2nd question
what should I really be feeding my chameleons daily? i was told at the begining to feed wax, meal, butter and crickets.. now im told different!
I need help, I had no idea what I was getting myself into 7 months ago when we first purchased them but im trying my best and loving them along the way!
please help
Thanks!

Hey,

As far as Veild Chams go, I have no experience with them, however I would wait to hear from Brad Ramsey or Dave Weldon on this one. This Link will be very helpful for you:

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/


This is a great website about raising not just Veild's but Chameleons in general.

Read that and I guarantee you all of your questions will be answered.

Shane

tewwy said:

...She had her 1st clutch about 2-3 months ago, I was told today by someone at the petstore that they are only to have them twice a year and 6 months apart and that shes going to be very weak and lose some lifetime from it????

2nd question
what should I really be feeding my chameleons daily? i was told at the begining to feed wax, meal, butter and crickets.. now im told different!
I need help, I had no idea what I was getting myself into 7 months ago when we first purchased them but im trying my best and loving them along the way!
please help
Thanks!

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Howdy Kerri,

We might as well get the details out of the way up front . Post all of the info that you can based on these questions as well as anything else that comes to mind: https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/ It is sometimes very helpful to know what part of the world that you are located too .

In the meantime:

Limiting egg production is probably better for your chameleons' health over the long run. We've seen enough females that were not able to keep up with calcium losses due to eggshell production end-up with classic MBD (metabolic bone disease) and have their bones distort and break . Kinyonga probably has a great, previously posted, write-up that could be linked or copy/pasted in this thread that has the details of controlling (reducing) egg production through dietary limits and temperature regulation. Suffice it to say that lowering calorie intake and reducing temperatures following a particular schedule can reduce egg production. Not only may you be able to reduce the frequency of egg production but also reduce the egg count per cycle. Keeping calcium, vitamins (D3 etc.) and other mineral intake levels at optimum points will also insure that any eggs being calcified don't end-up robbing the bones and organs of their critically needed minerals.

You alluded to having two chameleons. Be sure to tell us more about the other one and if the pair cohabitate etc.

Here you go...
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html