Gravid female behaviour

Jingi

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Okay, hi!
So, my female is gravid over-month already, she refused food 3 days in row. I am thinking she may be getting ready to lay her eggs, one problem I have is that; she keep scratching her glass door/window (one and only way out of her cage), which inducates she wants out, for a walk or a sunbathe. She moved to middle ground of her cage and seem to ignore laying bin I put in her cage.
Should I start worrying yet (even more) or just keep an eye out?
  • Your Chameleon - veiled female, 5 month
  • Handling - if she wants come out, she does, so handling is not regular
  • Feeding - crickets, 5 to 6 a day up until now
  • Supplements - Reptivite with D3 twice a month and normal calcium every other day.
  • Watering - I spray her cage around 10 times a day for whole spray bottle and I don´t see her drink so often.
  • Fecal Description - It is normal colours and shape. And she hasn´t been checked yet for parasites.
  • History - Got her from a breeder, very nice and trustworthy guy (I have some reports from trustworthy people)

Cage Info:
  • Cage Type - Made from a closet, seem to be about 60x30x180 centimetres
  • Lighting - Heat lamp and UVB 5 lamp
  • Temperature - Basking spot is around 35 Celsius and lowest area is 20-25 Celsius
  • Humidity - Humidity is around 80
  • Plants - Phycus plants
  • Placement - It is not near window or door, I would say just enough. And no ventilation.
  • Location - Europe, Czech republic.
 
These are the three most recent pics, I can get more when I return home.
 

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UPDATE:
So, I came back home to find Zuzka has already dug some holes. I rushed and panicked a little bit, because new and better substrate I had planned to use for laying bin, hasn´t arrived yet. *sigh* So, I improvised and made Zuzka a bigged laying place, you may say, which is now in quiet and calm place, my room, which is best place to have her :/
These are some pics, what do you think?
 

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Don't let her see you watching her while she's digging.
The light should not be inside the screen. She might burn herself on it. You don't want the laying area to be too hot either IMHO.
 
Don't let her see you watching her while she's digging.
The light should not be inside the screen. She might burn herself on it. You don't want the laying area to be too hot either IMHO.
I´ll make sure she won´t see me.
I´ll check tempeture, thank you for the heads up
 
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