Planning for the future .....
Ahahaha it's ok. I also have a female veiled with 43 eggs from her......and kinyogia thanks that helps
I'd love to follow along with your experiences with the little babies.
That's okay - I appreciate you caring about her and I value your input. She means a lot to me. I am happy to say she is THRIVING since I've taken her under my wing. She was severely dehydrated and I solved that within a few hours. Then my concern was why she wasn't eating. I decided to give her a week to see if I would get any positive results. I took suggestions and used my own judgment.
I tried feeding her every day. I put silkies and butterworms on her vines. I let a cricket jump in her enclosure. She didn't care. I decided after 3 days to try feeding her with a syringe with a mix of 2 crix, 2 butterworms, some pedialyte, water and a bit of cal w/ d3 and multivitamin. I sprayed her with water and when she started drinking, I would let drops fall on her tongue and she took to it quite well. I tried leaving her alone for 2 days to reduce stress. I only went in to shower her and attempt feeding twice a day. She was basking a lot for about two more days. Then, about 2 days ago, I put a cricket in and lone behold! Out the corner of my eye, I see her chomping down on the cricket!!!!! Triumph! Today she had 6 crickets and I dusted one with multivitamin and 2 with cal/d3. I'm going to ease off on the supplements, I know, but I'm just trying to give her a nutritional base so she can continue to get stronger. She looks great - I'm extremely pleased with her progress. I will continue to take care of her as I do every day and hope that she gets stronger with each day that passes.
As for the pet store, that would be my brother in laws store. I take care of the chameleons, as well as other reptiles/mammals there, minus the snakes.. that would be his department of expertise.
He has no interest in taking her in for sale unless she shows a solid recovery. He used to breed chams and has given me a lot of guidance alongside the knowledge I've learned on these forums. I asked him if he wanted to take the cham initially because I knew I was not seasoned with chams that were under the weather. But since I'm on mat leave and I'm home with my two children in the meantime, he thought it might be better if I tried caring for her. I could give her the attention she needed. He couldn't.
But perhaps you are right ... since I don't know what the issue with her is/was, it might not be an ideal female to breed with. She was definitely not taken care of properly as she was really dehydrated. It could be nothing .. but it could be something. If she does make a full recovery and is suitable for selling, I will make sure to tell the buyer her health history and to be weary if interested in the possibility of breeding.
Who knows .. I might just keep her. She's realllly growing on me. I almost cried when she ate her first cricket. What a come back she has made ... I am hopeful.
WOW!!! Cool cages! and cool chams i saw you thread
Yeah everyone show us your pictures
