Female Chameleon

[Uvagohoos]

Hello, I am bringing home my female chameleon today and thought I was 100 percent ready. Then I read an article that said females must be kept on temperatures less than males. Is this true? I have 2x2x4 cage ready for the chameleon (I did section it off to start) I had planned to keep the basking spot at 95-100 but I am now being told females chameleons should only be kept in the low eighties is this true... thanks for any help

 

[jannb]

Yes, that's true and male veileds should have a basking spot in the high 80's. Male panthers in the mid 80's. You control the temps with the wattage of basking light that you use and you can also move the light up higher off the cage to make it cooler. Here's some info that you might find helpful.
General care: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html
Female care: http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html
Egg laying and the laying bin: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html
How to make a laying bin: https://www.chameleonforums.com/laying-bin-set-up-educational-video-77225/
More chameleon info: https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/chameleons/

 

[Uvagohoos]

Okay thank you, I'll try just moving the light up a little

 

[Uvagohoos]

Actually I still have a few more questions.

1. I know that you have said females should be fed less, how much should they be fed

2. When should I place the egg laying bin in their cage

3. If a female lays eggs without being mated can they be fertile (I'm almost certain they can't but might as well ask)

 

[Uvagohoos]

Any help would be appreciated thanks

 

[jannb]

Actually I still have a few more questions.

1. I know that you have said females should be fed less, how much should they be fed

2. When should I place the egg laying bin in their cage

3. If a female lays eggs without being mated can they be fertile (I'm almost certain they can't but might as well ask)

How old are your chameleons? Young ones will eat more than adults.

I recommend keeping a laying bin in the enclosure at all times after 4 to 5 months old.

Females lay infertile eggs with out a male even being around.

 

[Uvagohoos]

Okay so this chameleon is three months old so it is eating crickets that are slightly larger than pinhead crickets.

Okay I'll do that. Although I do have a ficus tree in the cage and that is obviously in soil so would that work as one egg bin? I'd plan to add another one but I don't want it to be too tall so I plan to only make it a 14x14x14.

Yea I didn't think they could I just asked it cause I figured why not

 

[kinyonga]

Until they are sexually mature you don't have to feed them less IMHO.

The idea of watching how much you feed them and in keeping their temperatures slightly lower is to make sure that they don't lay large infertile clutches.

When she reaches sexually maturity she should get mustardy yellow splotches on her Btw.

 

[Uvagohoos]

Okay this makes sense thanks for your help.

 

[jannb]

Okay so this chameleon is three months old so it is eating crickets that are slightly larger than pinhead crickets.

Okay I'll do that. Although I do have a ficus tree in the cage and that is obviously in soil so would that work as one egg bin? I'd plan to add another one but I don't want it to be too tall so I plan to only make it a 14x14x14.

Yea I didn't think they could I just asked it cause I figured why not

I've had them lay in a plant before instead of the laying bin and it was way to much work on the female digging through all the roots. I now cover the tops of the plants with screen and large river rocks and furnish them an official laying bin.

 

[Uvagohoos]

Okay thanks