Female Spaying...?

[clumsyjellyfish]

To start off, I don't even have a female; just a question. To my understanding, some people spay their females to prevent possible future egg binding, etc. But 1st: Does a spayed female still need the same cage temperature/humidity levels as an unspayed? And at what age can they be spayed at? Thanks in advance!!

 

[jannb]

Surgery is very hard on a female and I would not recommend it just to spay them. In the past two of my females had to have surgery because they had eggs they could not lay and both were spayed also during the surgery. One survived for two weeks and the other is still with me over a year and a half post surgery. I would also like to add that one of the top reptile vets in the country if not the world preformed the surgery on both my girls.

 

[alphakenc]

I never had a spay female ,Im guessing its like castrate a male on the reproduction 101....I will belive by lowering the temperature in the non spay female cage will slow down her eggs production but NOT completely,humidity should stay within the requirements on the specific female chams needs...like panther...veiled....etc..etc
And I do know it will cost alot to jus spaying a female as far as the vet clinic goes,the best thing to do is try figure out why does a female cham need to be spay in the first place then consult with several chameleon specialist vets and hear what are their opinions then proceed from there,but one thing I DO know that I can tell u is ,if Im the female chams,I will never let myself to get spay,just because I love the babies chamies n pleasure of conceive very very much,and that is "if Im a female cham"

 

[clumsyjellyfish]

Thanks I've heard both sides (spay or don't spay) and I've heard that it's more beneficial tipsy and that it's more beneficial not to spay. I guess it all comes down to the opinion of the owner and the individual cham. I most likely would not spay a female if I were to get one, but I was just wondering. Thanks for the help @jannb and @alphakenc

 

[alphakenc]

Thanks I've heard both sides (spay or don't spay) and I've heard that it's more beneficial tipsy and that it's more beneficial not to spay. I guess it all comes down to the opinion of the owner and the individual cham. I most likely would not spay a female if I were to get one, but I was just wondering. Thanks for the help @jannb and @alphakenc

You are more than welcome and I know u are a smart woman,Im just sharing my thoughts with u,Im glad u like jannb n my answer

 

[Chachi]

To start off, I don't even have a female; just a question. To my understanding, some people spay their females to prevent possible future egg binding, etc. But 1st: Does a spayed female still need the same cage temperature/humidity levels as an unspayed? And at what age can they be spayed at? Thanks in advance!!

I had to have my veiled cham spayed. My vet told me straight up, she could die. But we discussed it at length and knew that she absolutely would die if not. So, we did it. I was scared all day while she was at the hospital. I would never have put her through a life threatening event like that by choice. My vet also told me, even if she survived the procedure, there is no guarantee that she will eat, drink or move her bowels. These 3 were other hurdles. It's 6-8 weeks posts surgical and im still nervous cause her tummy looks funny. I hope she is gonna be ok. My thought: do it only if her life is in jeopardy .

 

[Lathis]

There was recently a conversation about this exact topic:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/spaying.149849/

 

[Chachi]

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There was recently a conversation about this exact topic:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/spaying.149849/

Yes, that was me. And definitely she is better now. But I'm still scared. Even tho she is doing good and actually just started wanting to climb, I worry about her weight now and her tummy feels squishy...I am doing what you and Bob said with my panthers because it really does take a lot out of the female to lay 45 eggs.

 

[MissMichaelaH]

My female Vieled became egg bound in february. She had produced around 50 eggs and would not lay. During surgery it was decided to spay her for her own health due to the large amount and positioning of the eggs. She did fantastic afterwards. Recovered so well and became so healthy. However he wasn't able to remove all the tissue completely. And I've come home to a small bundle of eggs. I will be going to the vets tomorrow to get her checked out.
I've heard of good and bad sides of spaying. I think it should be a last resort. It can be difficult worrying about egg binding happening but if you take the correct precautions it would be safer not to do so.