Is my chameleon pregnant?

[LukeTheLizard]

Hi guys so I was wondering if my veiled chameleon is pregnant. She has been showing some signs of being pregnant such as going to the bottom of her cage and digging in the corners,not eating much, being grumpier than usual, and getting a little fatter.(she may be getting fatter cuz she isn’t fully grown) tell me what you think!

 

[Prince of Duval]

Looks like it. Do you have a lay bin set up?

 

[LukeTheLizard]

Here’s another one:

 

[LukeTheLizard]

I’m currently setting it up. Should I use sand or dirt?

 

[Beman]

You need to swap out that red heat bulb as well and replace it with a regular incandescent bulb.

This will give you more info about egg laying and a lay bin
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/egg-laying-and-the-laying-bin.345/

 

[LukeTheLizard]

Ya am planning to switch that out,I heard that colored bulbs are bad.
thank you!

 

[LukeTheLizard]

Would a regular light bulb work or do I need to get a special one?

 

[jannb]

I’m currently setting it up. Should I use sand or dirt?

She’s a pretty girl! Either will be ok but I mix it. Make sure it will hold a tunnel and not cave in on her. I dig a hole for them with a spoon. To make sure it’s good. Here’s a video about making a laying bin.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/laying-bin-set-up-educational-video.77225/

 

[Beman]

Would a regular light bulb work or do I need to get a special one?

Just a regular incandescent bulb for her. (make sure it is not an LED bulb) Red bulbs are bad for their eyes.

 

[LukeTheLizard]

Thank you guys so much!

 

[LukeTheLizard]

And you are sure she is pregnant?

 

[Ruthless]

And you are sure she is pregnant?

If she is or isn’t either way she needs a lay bin and you will find out soon enough. Also you need to have a visual barrier around the bottom 1/3 of her enclosure giving her privacy and security.

 

[LukeTheLizard]

Ok will do! How can I tell if she has laid eggs?

 

[kinyonga]

Here's how it should go...
Provide her with an opaque bin at least 12" X 12" X 10" deep filled with washed playsand that is just moist enough to hold a tunnel. Make sure she can get to it.

She may dig several test holes but should set le on one and dig it until she's happy with it. Do not let her see you watching her once she starts digging. She will then turn around butt down in the hole and lay her eggs. It's will likely be in the evening. She may stay in the hole all night. When she's done she should fill the hole in and tamp it down and return to the branches thin and hungry and thirsty.

If it doesn't go like this and she sits low in the cage, sleeps during the day and is lethargic...it means she may be eggbound or heading towards it and needs a vet ASAP.

Hope this helps.

 

[saradoggy10]

She's so chonky I love pregnant chameleons

 

[LukeTheLizard]

Ok I will do that! Lol I love chunky chams too!?

 

[LukeTheLizard]

And btw I haven’t seen her ever sleeping during the day so I don’t think she’s eggbound yet, but I will hurry up and do it so she doenst become eggbound!

 

[LukeTheLizard]

And is it okay if I use dirt instead of play sand?

 

[kinyonga]

I use playsand because they seem to accept it better than dirt/soil/etc.

 

[LukeTheLizard]

But they will still use dirt/soil?q