Female cycles - how long between gravid/laying/receptive

drcrossfire

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I was hoping that everyone could share the average times they have experienced for the following:

Date of mating (turning gravid) to laying eggs
&
Laying eggs to turning receptive

And if applicable, time between first clutch and second in a double clutch

Please indicate the species of chameleon and if possible, approximate age and whether or not the clutches were fertile.

I'm curious to know if fertile clutches will vary gravid/receptive timings vs infertile

Thanks in advance for your input!
 
Female panthers in my experience will lay within 30 days of mating but I have had as little as 2 weeks and as long as 45 days for a first fertile clutch. Typical age as long as they have good size is 9 to 12 months before breeding. Next clutch is usually laid between 2 and 3 months later and I have noticed that the 3rd clutch comes a little sooner after that and is usually not completely fertile. I have had some fertile eggs come from the 3rd clutch but have never had a 100% hatch rate. Infertile clutches will follow but hopefully not too often as I have had with some females. I have seen where the female will lay an infertile clutch on a cycle of around 60 days for at least 2 clutches after being mated but had one do this for a year. She took extra care but she live another 2 years after that before dying of a prolapse. After the 2 or 3 quick infertiles they should slow down and be less frequent. Just my experience.
 
Lily my female veiled copulated around the End of February, first week of march

She laid her eggs on April 6th.

It took her 3 full days to make a decision on what hole she wanted to use.


She produced 38, so far known fertile, eggs.

She has been showing signs of being gravid again, but her gravid colors have not stuck around as long as they did the first time.
 
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