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Good morning, It has been a long road to get here (approx 7 months), but yesterday my F. Lateralis eggs started hatching. This is my first attempt at breeding/hatching chameleons and I had a couple of questions How do you house small baby chameleons? I imagine a small box/enclosure is best...

Today I came home and noticed how much thinner the female was and here is what I found......

Kinyonga, The laybox had more like 5+ inches (maybe even too deep), just her everyday enclosure was fairly shallow

I'm concerned that my Lat is egg bound. She is either 7 or 8 weeks gravid, however she is refusing to lay. I understand that this can be a significant problem with WC, however I would like to explore/try any ideas one might have to get her to lay. Her enclosure has a couple of inches of top...

Well, she shed today. It looks like she's much happier :)

I agree/understand. I've placed 2 more broad leaf plants (I forget the names, but were on the list) up in the top of the enclosure, while the other plants grow in. I'll try to place more. I'm finding it somewhat difficult to find the "perfect" size plants for the enclosures, either they are...

Yes. I too am no expert on lighting, however I know there is a significant loss of UVB through screen. I can easily replace one of the 12% to a 6500k fluorescent. In the meantime, I'll reach out to Todd w/Lightyourreptiles for his thoughts on the subject. One of the 12% was removed and...

http://www.lightyourreptiles.com/ho-t5-36-quad-fixture-w-arcadia-12-bulb-2x-daylight-bulbs-plant-pro-built-in-timer/ Only difference, is that there are 2x 12% uvb. I mis-wrote in my previous msg

Chameleon Info: Your Chameleon - Female Furcifer Lateralis, 2weeks (approx) Handling - Only if necessary (showers for additional hydration) Feeding - crickets/red runner cockroaches/wax worms. 5- 8 crickets everyday (if there aren't any in the cage, I add more) and wax worms 1 every other day...

Here's a pic of her a few days ago. Quite a difference in coloration.

I purchased a gravid carpet chameleon about 2 weeks ago. She's been eating well and drinking. Her colors, when she came to me, were the typical black/red/yellow/etc. However a couple of days ago, she's changed to a more drab color scheme. Is this a typical color for females prior to laying...