female chameleons
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chameleoman
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first off how old are they?
what species and we need some more details?
what species and we need some more details?
KarmaChameleon1337
Avid Member
Yes.. and if you're new to chameleons you shouldn't start breeding. You might end up having to buy thousands of feeders.
chameleoman
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take your time with everything trust me on that i lost females do to my stupidness and i regret evr trying to breed at being such and amatuer i wont even get into that....... but anyways take your time and eventually youll get it im trying in about 6 months when my female gets to be about a year
Olimpia
Biologist & Ecologist
As far as your questions go, yes, they will most likely breed. And you will choose a female the same way you pick a male - you shop around at responsible, trust-worthy breeders for a male/lineage you like or that will compliment that of your male and select a healthy individual.
However, females take more work than males. You have to keep their temperatures and food intake steady and lower than that of your male, and if/when she lays all sorts of things could be wrong. It's stressful to have a female! But also very rewarding, I love my panther girl, she's just the prettiest little thing.
Be prepared to not make a dime back when breeding though. You will go through HUNDREDS of crickets to feed the babies in a week, and thousands a month. Most small time breeders never make any of their investment back. Also, it'll be harder to sell the females so you'll probably have to house them longer, which is more money.
There are things to consider, make sure you look into it a lot before you try. It isn't like breeding two geckos together, which have 2 eggs at a time - they may have 20-30+ eggs at a time!
However, females take more work than males. You have to keep their temperatures and food intake steady and lower than that of your male, and if/when she lays all sorts of things could be wrong. It's stressful to have a female! But also very rewarding, I love my panther girl, she's just the prettiest little thing.
Be prepared to not make a dime back when breeding though. You will go through HUNDREDS of crickets to feed the babies in a week, and thousands a month. Most small time breeders never make any of their investment back. Also, it'll be harder to sell the females so you'll probably have to house them longer, which is more money.
There are things to consider, make sure you look into it a lot before you try. It isn't like breeding two geckos together, which have 2 eggs at a time - they may have 20-30+ eggs at a time!
