how to stop veiled chams from laying infertile eggs

[Frenchie4858]

Hello I had two veiled female chams...each close to a year old. They began to lay infertile eggs.. One of them who was a really small girl laid 2 batchs pretty close to each other...about 30. The last batch was really hard on her..she didn't recover from it and died today. Vet could do nothing, I tried. I am pretty upset about it, and miss her greatly. My other girl is twice her size and weight and just laid her first clutch a few weeks ago. She had been in a glass walled enclosure with a screened lid. The one who died had been in a screen walled enclosure. The larger one did not lay eggs till I moved her to a larger screened enclosure. I had seen once where someone had mentioned how to change some factors in feeding and environment to keep them from laying eggs. What would they be? Please help I would be devastated to lose my other veiled, Podo. Jack

 

[jannb]

Keep them cooler and only feed them every 2 to 3 days. Check out this link below. Jann
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html

 

[NewOwner]

Sorry About Your late chameleon

Read the above site, and you should be fine

 

[sandrachameleon]

Sorry to hear you lost one of your chameleons Were you able to find out what went wrong?

To reduce or stop a mature female from cycling infertile eggs, restrict her diet and keep the basking temperature several degrees lower that for a male and dont let her see a male.

 

[Frenchie4858]

Kodo, my cham who died

Hello, the vet said it was too many eggs too quick. they gave her a injection of calcium hoping it would help. But she was too weak for it to help. It was the first time besides having to move them for cage cleaning that I was able to holdeither of them. Both too territorial to be held or picked up without gloves. But at least she was held and loved towards her end. I put her back in her home to pass to be in territory she know. I will try toi restrict feedings to Podo my other female to see if it helps. She only started laying eggs once I gave her a screen enclosure. which I thought would be cooler in temp for her. I feed her every other day, but will change it to every two days now...but hate to see her hungry. Would veggies be okay instead of insects? She does like to eat her plants...which are fertilizer and insecticide free from a herp store that sells them. Jack

 

[sandrachameleon]

She needs the insects, but giving her veggies/leafy greens is a good plan in addition. She wont be hungry or starved on a restricted diet. Rather she will maintain a healthy weight that does not encourage egg production or production of too many eggs.

The screen cage will have had nothing to do with her being egg bound. Usually this is a result of a husbandry issue or physical problem.