female wont lay

[bradley]

My female veled has been gravid for nearly 7 weeks now. She is carrying possible fertiles but i dont know as fertiles would come from retained sperm. She is moving around looking for nestingsites but hasnt dug or anything. She is defiantely gravid as you can see the eggs. She has layed eggs before and usually lays at around 30 days. What has happened and is there a way i can make her lay. Oh and her cage is covered

 

[Miss Lily]

You could try offering her a second laying tub if there's room for it. With Lily and her enormous clutches, by the time I coul see the eggs in her she was about 10 days away from laying. She also dug randomly for 3 days before she was happy with the site. Just make sure that the medium is moist enough for her.

 

[bradley]

im going to try the trash can methos by bassically putting her with a load of sand

 

[bradley]

anyone else

 

[laurie]

Get ready as she can have fertile eggs from retained sperm. Is this following her laying fertile eggs recently? I haven't did veileds in a couple of years so my brain isn't working, but my books are so I will go look up the info and get back to you.

 

[bradley]

she layed some infetiles from a mating a few months back i then showed her to thae male around 8 weeks ago and she showed gravid colours and you could see eggs. The eggs can be seen more now but i want to know why has it taken her so long to lay

 

[gad58y]

hi bradley
with retained sperm you will never know when she will lay her eggs,you just have to wait.just make sure she is eating and drinking well before she lays.
how big is your laying bucket/bin and what substrate are you using?
have you tried digging a test hole for her?


graeme

 

[bradley]

her laying bin is about 12 inches deep and full of moist sand. I have currently put her in a big bucket with sand at the bottom with a pant and perch to see if she will dig

 

[fluxlizard]

Trash can a good idea- it provides privacy.

Get rid of the sand. Go get some dirt from your backyard or someplace where pesticides and fertilizer are not used. I don't know what the soil is like where you live but here in the eastern us, most dirt will already be the proper consistancy and moisture for laying eggs. This kind of soil smells natural and feels natural to them- you will have a better response for nesting than sand.

Fill a big trash can about 50% full of the dirt, add a couple branches to climb on, toss some dead leaves lightly over the surface of the soil- these will provide a natural cover that she will appreciate. you can also put an old piece of wood or a potted plant on top of the soil and start to dig out a tunnel for her about 3 fingers wide and about as deep as your fingers- angle it slightly down under the piece of wood or pot so the bottom of the pot or piece of wood forms a ceiling for the beginnings of the tunnel- this is also appreciated by most chameleons. Large dead roots and things sunk partway into the soil serve a similar purpose and some females respond better to these things.

 

[gad58y]

hi bradley
i use a mix of exo-earth/playsand for my laying substrate,the eco-earth make the substrate look dark/dirty,which i think helps.


graeme