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Your Chameleon - Female veiled chameleon 1 yr, has been in my care for about 4 months
Handling - I hold her for about 10 min everyday, then I let her roam around or sit in her little tree for an hour or more.
You want to not be removing her while she is gravid. She will need to stay in her space so that she finds the lay bin and starts digging. By taking her out she will look for other places to lay which is not what you want right now.
Feeding - Crickets, about 5-6 a day, usually after 4 but on weekends I feed her around 11 and then again at 15 or 18. I give the crickets carrots or cucumber.
You will want to reduce her feeding amounts when she gets through laying this clutch. She should be eating 3 days a week with 3-4 feeders each feeding. Gutload needs to be expanded on see image for proper gutloading. So you will feed her well the week after feeding but then she must be taken down in amounts.
Supplements - Reptimineral C which has vitamins and calcium
Please post a picture of the label of your supplements. I need to know exactly what it is so I can tell you if it is correct or not.
They should be getting a plain calcium without D3 at all feedings and then 2 times a month say the 1st and the 15th you would give a multivitamin that has calcium with D3 and Vitamin A in it. Reptivite with D3 or repashy calcium plus LoD are two good multivitamins that work for this. Supplements being correct and UVB are extremely important when it comes to females and laying without issues.
Watering - Spray bottle with filtered water. Everyday multiple times and I spray a little longer after I see water droplets on her plants.
Make sure you are misting long enough. It can take a full two minutes for them to start drinking. Automatic misting systems like the mistking are good for this because it takes you out of the equation and runs on a timer.
Fecal Description - Orangey and white for one part and the other is brown. She has not been tested for parasites.
The urate portion should not be more than 50% orange. The more white it is the more hydrated she is.
History - She used to live in a small terrarium
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Glass cage with net top. 90 h 60 w 50 d.
This is on the small side. You want 24x24x48 inches tall for an adult veiled.
Lighting - I Lights on at 7 to 9 lights off is at 20 or 20:30.
Lights should be on a 12 hour cycle. 12 hours on and then 12 hours total darkness. No night time heat lights. no red lights these are bad for their eyes. I also am not seeing the correct UVB lighting. You want a linear T5HO fixture with a 5.0 or 6% uvb bulb. This should run the width of the enclosure and she should have vines running 8-9 inches below this for proper UVB exposure. Without the correct UVB lighting she is high risk for Metabolic bone disease. Look into the Arcadia Pro T5 with the 6% bulb this is typically available in Europe. Correcting the UVB is first priority.
Temperature - Temp is around 30 Celsius now it is 26 C
This is going to be too hot for a female. With females we control clutch size by limiting food intake and reducing basking temps. Basking temp for a female should be 26 C. The ambient temp of the cage should be 21-22 C.
Humidity - Last time I checked it said 90%
This is a bit high for daytime. Daytime you are looking for a humidity level of 30-50% max. It can spike after a misting session but should fall back to these levels. At night when lights are off and temps are below 20 C you can have higher humidity.
Plants - using Monstera and a fern plant of some kind.
The log at the bottom can be removed this is not something a chameleon will need. I would pull out the rope as well. They can get their nails caught up in it and tear them out. See veiled tested plant image below.
Placement - In corner at about 150 from floor to light
Location - Europe
Female info:
Feed 3 days a week with 3-4 feeders each feeding . You want them to be on this schedule by the time they are 9-10 months old.
You will not ever want basking to be over 78-80 for her. Very important for females because as she ages she needs this temp no higher at basking to help control the amount of eggs she produces. The hotter the temp they more their metabolism speeds up so we have to keep the temp lower since we are doing lower food intake.
A lay bin should be added as a permanent fixture by the time they are 6 months old so they get used to it and it does not cause stress.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/laying-bin-set-up-educational-video.77225/
