Egg laying???

[tigermaniac22311]

I have a 5 month female veiled. How big should my egg laying sand pit be? And how old before they start laying eggs?

 

[Elizadolots]

I'm so glad you are preparing for this in advance. There's some calculation for size, but I don't remember it. I think it's 1 1/2 times her length (including tail) in both directions, but might well be wrong. It needs to be pretty deep. I've seen people say everything from 8 to 12 inches. I would say it's better to err on the side of bigger rather than smaller.

From what I understand, 5 months would be young, but when it happens depends on a lot of things and I've seen people say their 6 month old was gravid, so, like I said, best to be prepared!

 

[ghettomike]

There are some adjustments that can be made to female husbandry to try to avoid a female from laying infertile clutches or at least making them smaller. read this blog as it explains what can be done. http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html

 

[joshua n janet]

I have a 5 month female veiled. How big should my egg laying sand pit be? And how old before they start laying eggs?

dont breed her till she at least 10 months old. i did a mistake and bred mine now when she 8 months old and its not as safe as it would be if she was older and bigger

 

[tigermaniac22311]

I have no intention of breeding her. Not enough time and money to purchase a male. Thanks for the advice. Also, what is the ratio of sand to soil?

 

[Elizadolots]

Some people use 50/50, some people use straight sand. You might need to play with it a bit to see what can hold a tunnel best while retaining moisture.