djfishygillz
Avid Member
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Ambilobe panther chameleon, female, 2 and a half years old, roughly 5 months
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
once a day to weigh her and monitor her progress of growth while pregnant, only for a quick minute
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
dubia, blue bottles, superworms, she eats about 4 or 5 every other day, gut load is flukers diet with fresh greens and citrus fruits for the roaches. pretty much good stuff
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
i dust them every time with calcium as she is pregnant and doesn't always eat them right off the bat, i use a lot of different products to get all the benefits and am informed on proper supplementing
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
mist king, 3 to 4 times a day for about 3-4 minutes, she drinks on occasion
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
good looking poops
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
she is a big girl and this would have been her first laying... over 100 grams and she put on 15 grams since being mated
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
caging is good
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
lighting is good
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
top is roughly 87 at its hottest tops and 70-74 at the bottom and maybe a 5 to 10 degree drop at night
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
humidity is good due to mist king
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
potho umbrellas nothing out of the ordinary
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
garage, low traffic, cage is about 5 feet up at its highest point
Location - Where are you geographically located?
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
She was mated october 13 and now is lifeless and struggling to breath, i know it would have been soon for her to be laying but she is clearly going soon and sadly im not going to go to a vet and spend 500 dollars to run a few test to tell me she is still going to die.
My main concern is should I actually open her up and try to at least save the eggs once she is totally gone. Trust me I am doing everything possible to save her but I want to know if there is any chance to save the eggs even though their only 21 days in the making could they still be saved?
please help and address my main topic of the eggs and not criticize everything about my chameleon care because I know she has proper housing, supplementing, ect.
Thanks
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Ambilobe panther chameleon, female, 2 and a half years old, roughly 5 months
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
once a day to weigh her and monitor her progress of growth while pregnant, only for a quick minute
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
dubia, blue bottles, superworms, she eats about 4 or 5 every other day, gut load is flukers diet with fresh greens and citrus fruits for the roaches. pretty much good stuff
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
i dust them every time with calcium as she is pregnant and doesn't always eat them right off the bat, i use a lot of different products to get all the benefits and am informed on proper supplementing
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
mist king, 3 to 4 times a day for about 3-4 minutes, she drinks on occasion
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
good looking poops
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
she is a big girl and this would have been her first laying... over 100 grams and she put on 15 grams since being mated
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
caging is good
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
lighting is good
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
top is roughly 87 at its hottest tops and 70-74 at the bottom and maybe a 5 to 10 degree drop at night
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
humidity is good due to mist king
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
potho umbrellas nothing out of the ordinary
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
garage, low traffic, cage is about 5 feet up at its highest point
Location - Where are you geographically located?
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
She was mated october 13 and now is lifeless and struggling to breath, i know it would have been soon for her to be laying but she is clearly going soon and sadly im not going to go to a vet and spend 500 dollars to run a few test to tell me she is still going to die.
My main concern is should I actually open her up and try to at least save the eggs once she is totally gone. Trust me I am doing everything possible to save her but I want to know if there is any chance to save the eggs even though their only 21 days in the making could they still be saved?
please help and address my main topic of the eggs and not criticize everything about my chameleon care because I know she has proper housing, supplementing, ect.
Thanks
