Aftercare for egg laying female?

[gregdabender]

Anything additional things I need to watch out for or add supplements to her diet?

I just got her out of her "egg laying" 5 gallon kitchen trash can and she laid 38 eggs. I did have a successful breeding 11/02 31 days ago.

Thanks for any help just wanna make sure Annabell is all good

 

[Chameleons Canada]

Continue with your regular supplementation schedule, calcium is what she will need the most after laying. Make sure you dust your feeders I would say 6 times a week with calcium (no D3). And calcium with D3 every other week.

 

[gregdabender]

Thank you for the advice...she seems to be doing good......looks tiny compared to how she had been.

 

[boothy]

6 times in one week after shes layed the eggs then go back to 2 or 3 ,because you dont want to over supplement her so she makes even more eggs next time , and also to much calcium can turn toxic to your chams organs so make sure you use it no more then 3 times a week max and you should be fine also try getin a lower watage heat bulb it will reduce the amount of eggs she will produce and result in her living a longer life

 

[Chameleons Canada]

Well said boothy, I forgot to clarify, return to normal schedule after the first week.

 

[kinyonga]

I feed mine well for a couple of days after they have laid the eggs and then cut back the amount of food I feed them. I keep the female veileds cooler than the males to curb their appetites/slow down their metabolism. Controlling the food and the heating until they are starting to produce eggs for their next clutch seems to keep the clutch size small.