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chameleoman

chameleoman

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Ok I was bringing my male veiled in about and hour ago and I put him near my 7 month old females cage she got really thin so I put him behind me and AWWW I think I saw 1 jelly bean sized egg near her vent can she have eggs so early? Shes 7 months and she does NOT have her adult colors!!! If she does have eggs is it possible she only has one because I only saw one?!?!?!?!
 
I have no experience with this but I believe they can start that early. Id suggest a laying bin if she doesnt already have one.
 
At 7 months she can, indeed, have eggs. Though, I doubt you would see "one". They typically have a fair number of eggs (like, 20 or so, even more in many cases).

Has she been spending quality time in the same enclosure as your male? If so, you would assume any eggs are fertile.

Do you have a laying bin in for her? At her age, regardless of whether she has eggs now or not, it's good practice to keep a bin available so she can let you know (by scratching around) when she is ready to lay.
 
I do have a laying bin and she has never spent anytime with my male veiled and she doesn't even have her adult/mature colors yet so if anything they would be infertile but ill try and get pics up l8r I'm at the show so the movie starys at 7:30 so I can talk until then but she has her regular eating habits she walks on the floor A lot at night not day but night and wants to go out around the bottom like she wants to get out
 
hmmmm.....maybe you should fill out the form after the movie?

Regardless, there have been stories on this board of females as young as 4 months laying eggs, so at 7 months it has to be considered a possibility.
 
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.


Pictures are helpful
 
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - female veiled about 7 months been in my care since she was 6 weeks old
Handling - once a month
Feeding - silkworms aobut 5 jumbos
Supplements - rep-cal without d3 every feeding multivitamins 2x a month and d3 2x month
Watering - misting 3 times a day for about 5 minutes
Fecal Description - black poo white urate never tested
History - no history


Cage Info:
Cage Type - all screen Lx15 Wx10 Hx25
Lighting - new arcadia d3 uvb and 75 watt house bulb but it doesnt really admit any heat out
Temperature - 75-80 i use a temp gun
Humidity - i dont know what my humidity levels are i need to get a guage at the super show this weekend
Plants - no live plants
Placement - on a stand in my room not next to any windows
Location -
Current Problem -i think she has eggs:confused::eek:
 
just weighed her she's 53grams can you breed a female veiled even though she doesnt have her colors? because ive seen post and pics where they dont even have there colors and there like 5 months old?
 
Eggs are entirely possible and I think you need to proceed from that assumption. Make sure she has a laying bin in the cage.

I can't really speak to the "is it okay to breed her?" question. Hopefully someone with experience in this will chime in.
 
@chameleoman: what exactly do you mean by her "female colors"? Females are generally bland, it is the males that get their nice colors...? or am I misunderstanding you

As for your cham....you have almost everything right, but her cage is a bit small for her imo.

An adult female should be housed in 18x18x36 tall; granted she is at a borderline age, but the transition should happen any day now. Also, with only 25Height, it is going to be a little difficult putting a laying bin at "ground level" that is also sufficiently deep to attract her to lay in it. Also make sure it is big enough that she can comfortable climb into it, move/dig around in...this might also be tricky given your shallow depth...



At quick glance, I would say keep doing everything as you are, but move her to a properly large cage and give her a nice big laying bin and she should do ok.


Also, 75W in a 25" tall tank and you have no heat output (75-80 basking)? Something is wrong here....
 
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