Baby veileds

[chameleon guy]

When veileds are born how big are they? Also what can you feed them? I heard fruit flies where good.

 

[kinyonga]

Here are some sitting on people's fingers just to give you and idea...
http://www.reptiletrader.co.uk/uploads/RT03525_1.jpg
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=...y8CpCQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=3&ct=image

You can feed them fruit flies but I have always used pinhead crickets since they are easier to get where I live.

 

[Lancecham]

I just measured one of mine that was born today. 3 inches including the tail. Fruit flies and pinhead crickets work well for baby veileds.

Lance

 

[chameleon guy]

awesome. But if left around the parents do they eat the babies?

 

[Brad Ramsey]

awesome. But if left around the parents do they eat the babies?

Yes.

-Brad

 

[laurie]

My babies started hatching on 3/15/09. The first one is shedding and he won't be 4 weeks until Sunday. They grow like weeds, he is twice the size of one born a couple of days ago, and yes my eggs are Still hatching. Congrats on your babies or are they still expected babies??

 

[chameleon guy]

I'm not expecting any but I hope so in the future. There is a very slim chance I will get a male veiled this summer.

 

[chameleon guy]

Yes.

-Brad

That is crazy! Do they only do it because they are hungry?

 

[Brad Ramsey]

That is crazy! Do they only do it because they are hungry?

There is no relationship between a veiled parent and it's offspring. The hatchling is a little green moving thing .... aka: food.
In their natural environment hatchlings stay down in the tall grasses and low shrubs and don't often encounter adults. If one ventures too high though, or an adult makes it's way down, the baby is fair game and a nice source of calcium and preformed vitamin A

-Brad

 

[chameleon guy]

At least in captivity the babies are safe.

 

[kinyonga]

Here's an example....don't watch if you are squeamish...maybe its parent...maybe not....but the same species....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9c3O4QZwqY&feature=related

 

[chameleon guy]

Nooo!!! How did the baby run so fast?

 

[chameleon guy]

Also wanted to know if my female is healthy enough to breed. Don't pay attention to her back that was because the poor old gal took a 2ft fall when she was about four inches. Either that or that's how she was.

 

[Miss Lily]

Here's an example....don't watch if you are squeamish...maybe its parent...maybe not....but the same species....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9c3O4QZwqY&feature=related

I still can't watch that all the way through. Way too gross!

 

[laurie]

I still can't watch that all the way through. Way too gross!

I didn't even start to watch, I took the warning to heart.

 

[jannb]

Also wanted to know if my female is healthy enough to breed. Don't pay attention to her back that was because the poor old gal took a 2ft fall when she was about four inches. Either that or that's how she was.

I would not breed her since she has a back problem.

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Here's an example....don't watch if you are squeamish...maybe its parent...maybe not....but the same species....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9c3O4QZwqY&feature=related

Exactly the film I was thinking of regarding this thread but I didn't have the link saved anywhere.
Thanks for posting it Lynda!

-Brad

 

[kinyonga]

I bookmark too many things and then I can't find them when I want them. I need to organize everything in some "program" one of these days! Too bad the poor little thing stopped running away from the big one. It might have escaped.

 

[chameleon guy]

I would not breed her since she has a back problem.

Would the back problem pass on to her offspring? Would it be hard on her body to produce babies? because to me she is the most beautiful cham and would have wonderful babies if given the chance.