Sonny13
Chameleon Enthusiast
Dear all,
I´m living with a big question mark at the moment. My girl is been living freerange for about 6 weeks now, without problems, 2 escapes and that´s it. She was eating normal, active and urate is all white. Once a week we give her the chance to freely explore and supply her with an escape from her ´enclosure`.
Bottom of the cage is bioactive with a diameter of 24".
Now what´s the problem? Since 4 weeks she has her big girls colours and was still full of appetite when she was fed, within minutes she would eat. Now since 3 days she lost her appetite, so maybe she´s getting close to laying, however she´s in no interest for digging or anything. Even placed an extra laying bin (covered for privacy) with access through a branch from her enclosure, also non interest in it. The only thing she´s interested is leaving the enclosure, 1 hour after lights go on and basking, she´s on the move. She will exit her enclosure and wander through the living room and kitchen, exploring every inch. Sometimes she´s back again in her enclosure, basking for an hour and off she goes again. I´m wondering if this is a case of extreme receptiveness?! I know this phenomena with female dogs, some will take their chance escaping their home, just to find a mating partner. When she´s on the move she always wears her best dress, the most amazing light colours, even when she´s cold. Most of the time I find her on a radiator in front of a window, garden as well street view.
Is this behaviour normal? I´m now a bit afraid, she will hurt herself climbing everything artificial as well as not getting enough UVB and heat. And I need to handle her way too much, because I need to put her back in the enclosure. She´s definitely more agitated, hissing and biting. She has no direct plumpness, maybe just a small pot-belly. 9 out of 10 she doesn´t show her receptive colours inside her enclosure.
Any advise or experience on this?
Her enclosure
Her majesty at the moment, in full innocent
I´m living with a big question mark at the moment. My girl is been living freerange for about 6 weeks now, without problems, 2 escapes and that´s it. She was eating normal, active and urate is all white. Once a week we give her the chance to freely explore and supply her with an escape from her ´enclosure`.
Bottom of the cage is bioactive with a diameter of 24".
Now what´s the problem? Since 4 weeks she has her big girls colours and was still full of appetite when she was fed, within minutes she would eat. Now since 3 days she lost her appetite, so maybe she´s getting close to laying, however she´s in no interest for digging or anything. Even placed an extra laying bin (covered for privacy) with access through a branch from her enclosure, also non interest in it. The only thing she´s interested is leaving the enclosure, 1 hour after lights go on and basking, she´s on the move. She will exit her enclosure and wander through the living room and kitchen, exploring every inch. Sometimes she´s back again in her enclosure, basking for an hour and off she goes again. I´m wondering if this is a case of extreme receptiveness?! I know this phenomena with female dogs, some will take their chance escaping their home, just to find a mating partner. When she´s on the move she always wears her best dress, the most amazing light colours, even when she´s cold. Most of the time I find her on a radiator in front of a window, garden as well street view.
Is this behaviour normal? I´m now a bit afraid, she will hurt herself climbing everything artificial as well as not getting enough UVB and heat. And I need to handle her way too much, because I need to put her back in the enclosure. She´s definitely more agitated, hissing and biting. She has no direct plumpness, maybe just a small pot-belly. 9 out of 10 she doesn´t show her receptive colours inside her enclosure.
Any advise or experience on this?
Her enclosure
Her majesty at the moment, in full innocent
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