I have eggs! Now what?

cowchick

cowchick

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YAAAAAAAA! Fiona laid them in a small 20 gallon aquarium packed with triplemix...she laid them right in the corner so you can see them and covered back up.

Do I take her out?

Do I get an incubator or do I put a heating pad under it?

I need help...read up lots and I've seen good step by step procedures, but was wondering what worked best for others? THanks
 
Were you expecting these eggs?? You should have been totally ready before breeding even begun. You obviously knew she was ready to lay, as you did your part with the soil, so why not incubator ready?
 
you don't really need a incubator but just a few plastic shoe box containers or cookware containers and a closet shelf space and start incubating... put the in perlite or vermaculite ad a little water to moisten and your set.
 
Question-if the eggs need to stay in relative darkness over this long period of time, does everyone have dark undisturbed closets that they can put eggs in? I don't have any such closets.
 
Chameleontario...I didn't think she'd have the eggs this soon. I was told when I purchased her she wasn't pregnant and she was always so loving with her mate and they were housed in an incredibly too small exposure together...which is all against odds! I separated her just earlier this week, and I was too caught up with taking care of her mate and going to the vet to realize she was actually laying eggs this soon! Only having these guys for two months didn't help me be prepared either!

Why do I feel as if people think I'm an idiot here...I just love how friendly people have been to me...NOT! Thanks to those that have been nice enough and helpful, I do appreciate it.

I'm guessing the short answer is to get the eggs into incubator ASAP? I am a Horse Nutrition Consultant, so I will go to one of my feed store tomorrow and purchase a chicken incubator. I wanted to know if this was appropriate or if I should order the one on the link given...I just didn't know how much time I had.

Vertex...I wanted to add that was an awesome and very well detailed article...thank you sooooo much!
 
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Cowchick,

Most people I know who breed veileds don't utilize an incubator at all.
If you have a drawer or closet where they could live (as described before) in vermiculite and where the temps are in the mid 70's they should be fine.
There have been some experiments with different temps and hatch rates...etc. and incubating this way seems to produce good results.
Be sure when you move the eggs to not turn them ... set them the same side up as they were when layed.
You should know, I have not bred any chams ...so take my advice with a grain of salt or for whatever it's worth.
Good luck with them! You've certainly been thrown in quickly, haven't you:)

-Brad
 
cowchick said:
Chameleontario...I didn't think she'd have the eggs this soon. I was told when I purchased her she wasn't pregnant and she was always so loving with her mate and they were housed in an incredibly too small exposure together...which is all against odds! I separated her just earlier this week, and I was too caught up with taking care of her mate and going to the vet to realize she was actually laying eggs this soon! Only having these guys for two months didn't help me be prepared either!

Why do I feel as if people think I'm an idiot here...I just love how friendly people have been to me...NOT! Thanks to those that have been nice enough and helpful, I do appreciate it.

I'm guessing the short answer is to get the eggs into incubator ASAP? I am a Horse Nutrition Consultant, so I will go to one of my feed store tomorrow and purchase a chicken incubator. I wanted to know if this was appropriate or if I should order the one on the link given...I just didn't know how much time I had.

Vertex...I wanted to add that was an awesome and very well detailed article...thank you sooooo much!
Click to expand...

I wouldnt recommend a bird egg incubator. The heat is too high in most cases for reptile eggs. I'd go with the above method and just use vermiculite. It's the simple solution. I didn't mean to sound rude before. Sorry if I did.
 
Thanks guys...much appreciated. I have used a few containers with lids and vermiculate. I ended up with 77 eggs...I just hope they are fertilized! They are soooooooo tiny, I was shaking moving them so as not to rotate any! I have placed her back in the small aquarium till I can get them both new bigger ones...she was NOT a happy camper and Shrek tried to climb out and jump all over her! How do I know when I put the two back together to breed again? Shrek snuck away and climbed ontop of her and I had to pry him off...think he got a little worked up too soon!:eek:
 
She needs many months to recover. 77 eggs! That is a huge amount! You may want to think about how much food she is taking down as it is related to clutch size. I would even keep them from seeing each other as it causes undue stress on them both. Hopefully you will get your new cages soon and they will be happy campers and you can relax from all of the chameleon stress you have had lately!
 
Holy cow........77 eggs......thats a lot. Hopefully all of them are fertilized and you will have an army when they hatched.... they will possibly eat till you bankrupt.:D
 
Yeah 77 talk about having a few cage problems now..... You better look into Poh's diy baby cages...
 
Ya...I was a little shocked at that many eggs...cause it's her first time and she was bought with the old owner saying she didn't think she was pregnant! Up until the last week they were living in that same silly little exoterra (18X18X24)! Good thing I found this forum and all your help!:D

So I'm struggling to get her to eat crickets now...although she's drinking wonderfully! She's pretty pissed right now though...she used to like being held, but now I can't even get 6" from her without hissing! I have partitioned her off and she's basking and such well...but any tricks on getting her to eat? Should I try silkworms?

Julirs...how is food related to number of eggs? She was only ever fed superworms...so was that the cause of this super clutch size? Is she always going to be prone to huge clutch numbers now?

Ok...now fertilization questions. When and how will I know whether they are fertilized? Will they start dying off? So many questions...I will need help!
 
I would try to get her to eat crickets and silkwoms-variety is always good. It is not what but how much-overfed females often produce larger clutches, and fat chameleons are not healthy chameleons.
 
After a female laid eggs, she will usually went on basking for a few hours. She won't start feeding maybe for 1-2 days. Mine usually feed the day after she laid. Just make sure you keep her well nurished.....gutload your cricket with tons of green, potatoes, carrots etc etc....Silkworms and hornworms are nice feeder too. They have soft body and very nutritious. I don't really like big hornworms...they are scary.. they bite and spit...when handled. Yet Veiled Chameleon loves them...they are like boneless fried chicken to them... juicy!!! Wait...Ren...what DIY baby cage ? LOL....i call it the baby bin ...here is the reference of the cage for babies

http://www.chameleonnews.com/babyexperience.html
 
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