Furcifer Campani laying.... any advice appreciated.

[cshells2000]

I have a 1.1 of Furcifer Campani, the female is gravid, but just yesterday she started to lay. Any advice on rearing them or general information, since they are such a new species to be available in this country, would be appreciated. Ive had a Panther chameleon in the past. I have had quite a bit of difficulty finding any care information on this specific species. Thank you for your help.

 

[Chameleonmaster]

is she laying them on the ground or do you have a bucket full of dirt that she laying them in?

 

[cshells2000]

She laid one on the ground, so we put her in a dirt terrarium which she has proceeded to dig her tunnel in. She has been doing this for about an hour, I was planning on leaving her in there all day and taking her out tomorrow, so that she would have enough time to lay the full batch.

 

[Chameleonmaster]

Leave her in the dirt till she is done laying even if that means leaving her over night. Make sure to give plenty of privacy.

 

[cshells2000]

Thanks for the advice, any idea how long it takes for this species eggs to hatch?

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Your going to have to prepare to incubate the eggs. I have not got experience with this species however they require a diapause to hatch. I would send Jurgen or Mario a PM for possible incubation temperatures.

 

[cshells2000]

Do you have their user names available? Thank you

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Do you have their user names available? Thank you

Mario Vermunt (user name Mario Vermunt) who has not been logged on in a long time however is extremely experienced with Fucifer campani. Then Jurgen who is a regular user name Kameleons jvo.