Help! Female Chameleon who may have eggs

[LouiseKelly]

I'm worried about my female chamleon she is 13 months old and hasn't laid 1 batch of eggs, i've always had an egg laying bin in there but she's always avoided it, i used to have damp sand in their and recently changed to top soil, but she ignores it walks round the edge of the bin and goes to the floor. I'm really worried, i don't want her to die from being egg bound, i've done everything people have told me, but nothing has happened help?

 

[laurie]

Can you see or feel eggs yet? I had one walk around the rim of her laying bin almost a month before she finally used it. She walked around it after laying to. i have no idea why, but she seemed to like it.

 

[jannb]

What makes you think she has eggs? Has she gained allot of weight? Is she roaming all over the place? Please post a picture of her.

 

[AngieL]

What temperatures do you have at the basking spot and how much do you feed her/what insects do you feed her daily?

If she's not laid eggs or may be that she hasnt produced any. I have heard of females that have been kept to the right schedule and have never laid eggs.

 

[LouiseKelly]

She looks quite big, she used to eat 4 XL locust a day, but now she only eats 2 maybe 3. The temperature of her cage 84 F in the day and 76 F at night.
Here is a picture of her.

 

[AngieL]

Is 84 the ambient temp or the basking spot temp? 1-3 bugs a day is good for a female. She does look big but females can have a tubby looking body anyway.

 

[LouiseKelly]

The ambient temp, she doesn't have a basking spot, I was adviced that they didn't need to have one, okay should I just leave her to it then do you think?

 

[Ulrich]

Actually you do need a basking spot of 85-90 for proper digestion. And a temperature gradient in the cage during the day.

 

[AngieL]

Actually you do need a basking spot of 85-90 for proper digestion. And a temperature gradient in the cage during the day.

Not for females you don't!

No, females don't 'need' a basking spot if you can keep the top of the enclosure in the low 80's. I use a basking spot as its very cold where I live and I can't keep the ambient temps up.

In short, I would just leave her too it and see what she does, but keep a close eye on her for any changes.

 

[jannb]

I don't use basking lights on females as long as I can give them a basking area in the low 80's without one. Also you should only be feeding her every 2 to 3 days. She looks like she might be carrying eggs.

A couple of links for you linked below about females.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/laying-bin-set-up-educational-video-77225/