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at the moment, im really just trying to get her to eat 😥 shes refusing to eat when i got her, they told me that she was a very good eater and had a good appetite. i really believe its because of the new environment

That sounds a bit small for a lay bin. My girls have always preferred larger bins of about 12” long and wide…deep as well even though I only put about 5-6” deep of sand. They can be very particular. Mine refused smaller bins. One even refused not just a smaller bin, but her entire double wide...

Ok I’ll get a better bin immediately. I’ve watched her digging on the camera. So luckily we haven’t disrupted her she has just done it herself and stopped. She has done it herself. I just don’t want to keep putting bins in and out and changing them all the time. But I’ll give it another go. I...

I would leave the hole that she has dug and continue to keep a discrete eye on her. Hopefully she will lay her eggs without problem. What is the size of your lay bin and what is the substrate? Even though your other girl might not have a problem with her bin, this girl might not find it...

Nooo. The chameleon in the smaller cage isba 2 month old female. We completely covered her cage We feed her in the morning. 3 large calcified crickets. And 3 in the evening. The temperature is 80 and humidity at 60. Substrate 50 play sand. 50 perlite. I put some more water in there again and...

Alright we will move her around. I like keeping our chameleons in my room. I have visitors and I dont like too many people around our chameleons. As to not stress them out and disturb them. So they will all stay in my room. The small female; Miwa, we have been upping her food. Will change...

Oh my goodness! I really hope that your girl is going to be okay. I had the tunnel collapse on one of my girls before, but I was home and caught it early. I hadn’t ensured the sand was moist enough. Although I haven’t had one of my girls lay eggs in a few years, I make the depth of their bins...

cage type- all screen enclosure. You don’t say what size and it does look too small to me. The minimum standard for an adult veiled or panther is at least 2x2x4’ (XL ReptiBreeze size). I urge/encourage you to upgrade her as soon as you can. A few inches may not seem like much, but here you go...

IMHO, your female isn’t even showing mature colours yet. Females are receptive to mating when pale-blue (robin’s egg shade) spots appear on their body along with mustardy brown splotches. What substrate is in the egg laying bin along with the sand?

You said…”She hasn’t eaten for roughly 7 days”…it’s normal for a female to stop eating as the time to lay eggs approaches. Some do and some don’t. Also, she looks like she is carrying/producing a large clutch of eggs. I hope she will be able to lay them all and is not headed for egg binding...

If I recall, roach vendors need to get special permits to breed and sell and you are able to get discoid (very similar to dubia) and Surinam too I think. I’m in what is probably the roach capitol of the US, Florida, and strangely certain roaches are banned here, like dubia. 🤷‍♀️ Discoid are...

None. Lay bins are 50% plays and/50% cocofiber

Hi. How big is her lay bin? I found that mine prefer at least 12” wide, long and deep as well, but I only fill to about 5-6” deep with moistened play sand. Here is my blog if you haven’t already seen it. https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/veiled-chameleon-laying-101.2488/ Your sweet Daffy...

What substrate do you use?

She has started to eat and drink normally again with a change of food. I put a cover around the enclosure to give her privacy but she becomes stressed and scratches at the glass to get out of the cover is there. So the last thing I want to do is cause her stress. So not sure what to do...

2 - Supplies Bins: Two of each. One on standby, cleaned and ready. Main bin - one large bin containing food, water, nursery and egg laying bins. I went on the larger side to ensure I had enough space for the crickets to thrive. Also my bin is on wheels to cart off for cleaning. Sterilite...

The egg bin is about 10" wide and 6" long, and I think it's about 4" deep. I do make sure that it's moistened sand and I check it once a week. I did make a fabric curtain covering the bottom half of her enclosure 2 weeks ago. I feed her every other day and she gets around 3-4 medium-sized...

I think it should help to take out some substrate so it is only about 5-6” deep. While in the wild they may dig down 12” or more, they are fine if it is more shallow with us. It was definitely a challenge for me to limit feeding when I first started and had only girl veileds. I gave them their...

The only thing I can comment on is the substrate of the lay bin. Having seen just how particular Stella has been about her lay bin, I wouldn’t use loose substrate like shredded paper towels or moss and I’m 99% sure any cham girl would reject laying in those. I’d use organic garden soil mixed...

I would put a proper egg laying bin (washed playsand) in the cage. They don’t always like the substrate we provide.