Chameleon is fat

[bradley]

My female veiled chameleon is really fat at her botttomn end even when she tries to flatten herself and yesterday im sure i saw the outline of an egg but she isnt showing gravid colouration. Ill try and get some pics of her but can u tell me what you think.

 

[Miss Lily]

Yes, photos would help. My Lily never showed gravid coloration with either of her infertile clutches. I understand that if she had seen a male then she would have displayed the classic black/dark green with yellow splodges coloration to ward him off. I don't think that they always show this when gravid. Lily stayed the same colour always, becoming brighter when receptive.

 

[bradley]

she did become a bit brighter. this clutch should be fertile because i just took my female out from my male. I once see him try to mate her but they didnt connect. She has been spotty and a darker green bits of orange but no yellow

 

[bradley]

View attachment 12477 here is the picture of her and her lumps

 

[bradley]

This is another picView attachment 12478

 

[Minihuey]

aww she is chubby.

 

[chameleon guy]

Maybe. Are those green markings new? Is she hanging around the bottom of her cage often? If you said yes to both of these then you should probably put an egg-laying bin in there.

 

[bradley]

the green markings are rather new but she is a timmed chameelon so hasnt been hanging around the bottm of the cage

 

[TreelionsUK]

Do you have a male?? if she spots him she'll soon let you know if she is gravid

 

[bradley]

I do have a male and i put him in with her and she went dark and started gaping but she did do that before.

 

[Lancecham]

It is possible then that she has developed some eggs or she is not ready to breed yet

 

[chameleon guy]

If she is under a year old do not breed her. If she is do not because that is to young and can rob her of her calcium and lower her life-span.

 

[bradley]

She has calcium with every meal