Cute but worrisome problem!

Covington8950

New Member
I should've posted this sooner in case anyone can respond in time. My veiled is possibly gravid (growing belly but hasn't stopped eating yet) and she fell asleep while free-ranging today! Normally I let her crawl out of her cage when I get home from work. It gives me time to clean her cage. It was later than normal that she was free-roaming today and I thought she was behaving weirdly because she wasn't trying to climb up everything in sight (maybe another symptom of her being gravid?). Within minutes, she had backed up against my balcony door and shut her eyes. She woke up when I got down on the ground to get her, but didn't move. She's a really heavy sleeper normally. I didn't want to stress her out by picking her up. She just looked sooo darn cute cuddled up on the floor like that. I inched my hand closer and even got a finger up under her chin without her caring at all (not normal for my timid cham) and she did something even cuter! She fell asleep with my finger under her chin! I was too much of a baby to disturb her, so I moved my finger without waking her up and I've left her there. My bedroom is very safe, nothing toxic or edible within her reach, but I know it's not wise to leave her there. I normally wake up around the same time as her; should I just get up early and see if I can move her as soon as she wakes up? My guess is no; I will probably have to wake her up and move her to her cage tonight. Sorry nacho (my cham); don't hate me!
 
They don't always stop eating before laying eggs. Does she have a place to dig? Has you breed her? What are her basking temps? and how much are you feeding her?
This could be very serious.
 
Last edited:
safely in cage now

They don't always stop eating before laying eggs. Does she have a place to dig? Has you breed her? What are her basking temps? and how much are you feeding her?
This could be very serious.

She's got a huge egg-laying bin filled w/damp sand which she ignores most of the time. But I've seen her walk across it so I know she knows how to get in it. I usually feed her 7 medium crickets every other day (dusted every other feeding) and right now she's got superworms as snacks. She gets lots of hardy greens, carrots and sweet potatoes. Her basking temp is pretty steady around 90 degrees F. I've never bred her.
 
She's got a huge egg-laying bin filled w/damp sand which she ignores most of the time. But I've seen her walk across it so I know she knows how to get in it. I usually feed her 7 medium crickets every other day (dusted every other feeding) and right now she's got superworms as snacks. She gets lots of hardy greens, carrots and sweet potatoes. Her basking temp is pretty steady around 90 degrees F. I've never bred her.

She's way to hot. Bring her down to 80, 81 tops. Be careful with the superworm snacks, they are fating.
 
Was she mated?

How long has the egglaying site been in her cage?

Lethargy, sitting on the floor of the cage can be signs of impending eggbinding. If she continues this I would get her to the vets.
 
Back
Top Bottom