Holy cow!!!

[jfulcher]

Ok, so I'm not perfect... I've kept my jacks together the whole time I've had them cuz I bought them that way. They live in a gigantic cage with plenty of separating plants and hidey areas where they can be alone. But ok this is he reason I'm here, my Jackson's are around 8mos old... And I think she's 3mos or less into her pregnancy. She's getting fatter and fatter. And I just looked up on wiki how long gestation is, and I was wondering is it REALLY FIVE TO SEVEN MONTHS!? And can they really have thirty babies!? Idk if they're really 8mos or a year+ I bought them at ken the bug guys shop, and he believes they r wild caught, as most you buy from shops here in Arizona are... If her tummy is growing as the months grow, is she indeed pregnant or just fat? I don't overfeed them... I feed them an amount they can consume in a reasonable time. And the male eats more than her until today when she gobbled up five huge roaches!!!

 

[nightanole]

I feed them an amount they can consume in a reasonable time.

Thats a good plan. And yes chams have loooooooong gestation times. Even with eggs, some record holder panthers were hatching in the 5th trimester

 

[carol5208]

you know they give live birth right? Here are some facts for you taken from Chameleon Care Sheets on this website. If you didn't(or don't want for the future)want babies, you should have not housed them together. If she is not pregnant now and you do not want to have to be responsible for a bunch of babies, I would separate them now.
Female Jackson's Chameleons


Egg Laying & Breeding
Interestingly Jackson's chameleons do not lay eggs but are viviparous (give birth to live young) after a 6-9 month gestation! Since they do not lay eggs a laying bin does not need to be provided. They can however drop "slugs", which are the membranes and yolk around an egg was never fertilized. A single breeding may produce several clutches from the same pairing due to sperm retention by the female. A few weeks before giving birth the female will usually have decreased appetite or stop eating and become restless. Average clutch size is 7-30 young. The young are born amongst leaves and branches wrapped in a membrane that they need to break open once born. Neonates should be immediately removed from the cage with the mother as predation on the young has been known to occur. The males are born with small nubs where their horns will grow in the future. Babies reach sexual maturity at about 9 months of age.

 

[jfulcher]

I DO want babies which is why they r housed together. And she never has flashed him warning colors or anything.

 

[pssh]

Okay, well it is important that you separate them before she has her babies or the male may eat them or he may stress her out enough to cause some serious health issues.

 

[carol5208]

oh, it sounded as if you were not prepared for babies or wanted them. I know I would not want to raise 30 babies! Good luck!