Nicodemayo
Avid Member
Theyre veileds, you can pretty much put them in the fridge and they'll hatch... lol not really but im gonna throw out a ballpark guess and say they'll hatch in 9.5-10 months
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Trace
Captain Awesome
It may work but is it natural? Is it good for the long term health of the babies?
Five and a half months sounds alot better than 9 to 10.
Wow. Just wow.
Trace
BocaJan
New Member
You sure wouldn't expect a pregnant human mother to deliver her baby that early just because she was tired of waiting. I say do it like nature does it. It would have to make for healthier babies.
PS. Sorry, I meant to include the posts by ciafardo4
Todnedo
Avid Member
I built this incubator out of acrylic and an aquarium heater.
The first year I set the temp. at 75 and the eggs hatched after 7 months.
This year I added a temp. controller so I could raise the temp. at the end of the incubation period but the eggs hatched after 6 months before I could raise the temp.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/att...iy-incubator-incubator-005-desktop-resolution
https://www.chameleonforums.com/att...iy-incubator-incubator-007-desktop-resolution
https://www.chameleonforums.com/att...iy-incubator-incubator-004-desktop-resolution
https://www.chameleonforums.com/att...iy-incubator-incubator-010-desktop-resolution
The first year I set the temp. at 75 and the eggs hatched after 7 months.
This year I added a temp. controller so I could raise the temp. at the end of the incubation period but the eggs hatched after 6 months before I could raise the temp.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/att...iy-incubator-incubator-005-desktop-resolution
https://www.chameleonforums.com/att...iy-incubator-incubator-007-desktop-resolution
https://www.chameleonforums.com/att...iy-incubator-incubator-004-desktop-resolution
https://www.chameleonforums.com/att...iy-incubator-incubator-010-desktop-resolution
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ciafardo 4
New Member
The diapause is there so that the eggs in the wild will hatch when food is abundant and weather is optimal. In captivity every day is the same and food is always provided so there's no need for it . Im sure research should be done to compare life span growth rate and overall health of the animal.
Nicodemayo
Avid Member
Todnedo, thats really cool. Chris Carter of Clean Line Chameleons had a similar setup i believe except that each clutch was placed in a shoe box sterlite and the eggs were floated on water.
Todnedo
Avid Member
This is the temp. controller I used.
http://www.rancoetc.com/ranco-etc211000000-stage-p-105.html?osCsid=79f29fdb0d9814b1c99dc3c386be3c6e
I got an old water fountain from work and used the compresser and freon tank for cooling the water temp. down. So I can set the incubator for any temp. hot or cold. Just incase my Parsonii decide to breed.
http://www.rancoetc.com/ranco-etc211000000-stage-p-105.html?osCsid=79f29fdb0d9814b1c99dc3c386be3c6e
I got an old water fountain from work and used the compresser and freon tank for cooling the water temp. down. So I can set the incubator for any temp. hot or cold. Just incase my Parsonii decide to breed.
