Female has been hiding and swollen belly

Freyja

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Hi, I'm going to take her to the vet tomorrow and see whats going on but I wanted to ask on here just so I can get maybe a general idea.
Shes been hiding a lot lately in the leaves of her plant only coming out to eat. today I saw that shes kind of lethargic and her belly is swollen. it looks like her legs are too so im hoping its not gout? I'm also hoping shes not eggboud but shes shown no signs of wanting to lay.
I attached some pictures of what she looks like right now (theyre not that great i know)


Your Chameleon - Veiled, about 6 months
Handling - only to take her outside about once a week, shes not the nicest
Feeding - Gut loaded crickets (around 15) and a light dusting every week.
Supplements - rep cal + D3
Watering - i use a dripper plus heavy misting about 2/3 times a day
Fecal Description - White urate, black/dark brown poop
History - i got her in feb., she used to be nice and not so much anymore, otherwise shes been ok. eats a lot of the leaves from the new pothos i got.
 

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Take her to the vet, but I don't think her legs are swollen. Maybe she is carrying eggs...
Take an x-ray!
 
She looks VERY gravid to me. That may also partly explain the change in her behavior. She may be looking for a place to dig into soil to lay her clutch.
 
i just put a sand box in right now, she was laying in the soil of the plant this morning and i think she dug a little hole so now im waiting for her to go to the sand. id put her in the sand but shes hidden in the leaves so i cant get her

she looks much better this morning but shes still acting a little weird, keeping her hydrated as much as i can in the event she is going to lay her clutch.
 
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