Chameleon about to lay eggs?

[jjjj]

Hey! first time asking a question.
So, my female veiled chameleon is about 6 months old. I've found her pacing at the bottom of her terrarium for the past couple of weeks. She is very healthy; a beautiful green color, no signs of bone disease, she climbs very well, she's in a 40 gallon mesh terrarium with a ton of places to hide as well as a couple live plants for humidity.

We mist the cage at least twice a day using luke-warm water as well as a dripping system that is refilled once a day.

We dust her food with calcium and d3 as needed.

I've included a laying-bin at the bottom of her terrarium, but she always seems uninterested, even when I've shown it to her and put her inside it. I heard that chameleons dislike the color red, and it happens to be red, could that be a problem?

I'm just wondering what's going on. She has not gained much weight, but her appetite has diminished some...

Thanks!

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the forums. I would not use a red laying bin. Some chameleons do not like red. Please post a photo of her.

Below I have a few links that you might find useful.

General care: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html
Female care: http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html
Egg laying and the laying bin: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html
Making a laying bin video: https://www.chameleonforums.com/laying-bin-set-up-educational-video-77225/