How do you get veiled "in the mood?"

[rcmike]

Hey everyone, I bred my veiled chameleons a year ago and had no problem getting them to breed. If I showed the male the female he would practically claw himself out of the cage to get to her. Now, a year later, I decided to breed them again. I started showing them each other around Thanksgiving and the female always turns darker and gapes and the male just kinda sits there. Is there anything I can do to get them interested in each other again? Or do I just need to wait and keep trying?

 

[pssh]

Gotta wait til the female is receptive.

 

[rcmike]

Yeah, I get that but how often does that happen? I thought I read once a month but I can't find it anywhere now. I'm not really trying to rush them but just curious how often they are receptive.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[summoner12]

Has she laid a clutch lately? If so, give it a couple of weeks. You'll know she is receptive when she gets little blue bits of color on her body.

If she hasn't laid a clutch since you mated her, then they might be an issue.

 

[rcmike]

She laid a fertile clutch on 2/4/09 after the first and only mating. She was right at a year old then. I have been trying not to overfeed the female so she didn't produce eggs because I didn't want to turn her into a breeding machine and shorten her lifespan. I have been feeding her more in the last month though.

 

[Lancecham]

The female is not receptive and the male knows this. He is not making any advances to her because of that.
As Summoner12 said, when you see blue dots and yellow markings she will be receptive, and then, I am sure tha male will get to business.

 

[rcmike]

Thanks everyone. I guess I was just afraid something was wrong since they were so eager the first time. Tons of info on what to do after they do the deed. Harder to find info on how to get them to do it. I did see the blue dots the first time.

 

[Courtney]

Yeah, I get that but how often does that happen? I thought I read once a month but I can't find it anywhere now. I'm not really trying to rush them but just curious how often they are receptive.

Thanks,
Michael

Humans are receptive once a month silly LOL....but temp, food availability are the key!!

 

[rcmike]

Not sure where I read that. I have a couple of old books that are full of bad info, maybe one of those. I'll continue to feed her good and see what happens.

 

[Pumpkinface]

lower temps, and try different locations. his cage, her cage, sometimes letting them wander your place does the trick. just dont lose them, sometimes they fight when the mating and cham cuddling is done.