Cameroon Mountain Chameleon laying

[Ironlung]

At the moment our cham is laying her eggs. I took a sneak peek into the bucket and saw what looks like tiny eggs, much smaller than veiled eggs. They are a different species but are they supposed to be that small? When she's finished I can upload pics. I've searched the net for incubation temps, but I was wondering if anyone had experience with this species' eggs? It says that anywhere from 70-90 degrees should be fine. Any input is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Champhibians]

I have never worked with them before. But I have worked with some chameleons that are close to them. And the eggs are much smaller than veileds. I would keep the temps at around 70 not over 80.

 

[kinyonga]

Assuming this is the species you are referring to here is a bit of information...
http://www.adcham.com/html/taxonomy/species/chmontium.html

 

[Ironlung]

She finished laying her eggs and there is a total of 7 eggs. Hopefully in March or April we will have 7 beautiful new babies to care for. Here is a picture of the eggs(the picture was aken with my camera phone). Can't wait to see these little guys/girls running around. Thanks for the advice and input.

 

[Kent67]

The montane cham species from Cameroon have much shorter incubation times with longer gestation. When laid the eggs/embryos should already be showing some development. When I hatched Ch. (T.) montium the incubation time was very short. Only about four months. I'd start monitoring those eggs closely by mid-January.

 

[Trace]

Congrats on the eggs. What are you using for an incubation medium?

 

[Ironlung]

We are using a shoebox. We bought a incubator but since they can be kept at room temperature we decided not to use it.

 

[Dean Pulcini]

Hatching Montium

I kept them at 72 and should hatch out in about 4 to 5 months or somewhere in between. I also used moist vermiculite as with most montane a constant temperature works best. I hatched these out a while back. This is what he ended up looking like.

 

[Trace]

I think you misunderstood my question; are you using vermiculite as a substrate in your egg container? It looks like sand or dirt to me.

 

[Ironlung]

Sorry Trace I did misunderstand your question. It is vermiculite. The quality of the picture isn't great, that might explain why it might looks like dirt.

 

[Justin Carl]

Monty need some love!
I'm glad to hear he is still doing well, Sean.

Congrats on the eggs!
You don't see a lot of captive bred Monitums.

 

[bosco]

I kept them at 72 and should hatch out in about 4 to 5 months or somewhere in between. I also used moist vermiculite as with most montane a constant temperature works best. I hatched these out a while back. This is what he ended up looking like.

Hey Dean,
some keepers told me the best way for Cameroon species is 22-24°C during the day and 18°C/night. What do you think?