Is she ready to start laying?

NvC Dex

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So two weeks ago I got a female chameleon and I asked if she was developing eggs inside of her. Since I have gotten her, I noticed that she has gotten bigger (will be posting pics) my she hasn't crawled at the bottom of her enclosure but I have been putting her in her laying bin every two to three days. I don't want her getting egg bound. She eats roughly 7 superworms and 4-5 wax worms every couple days. Roughly how long does it take till female veileds are ready to lay. Top picture is when i got her and bottom picture was 2 days ago.
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If not mated itshard to tell when the female will lay. I don't recommend putting her in and out of her bin...its stressful. I would recommend having an opaque container at least 12" deep by 12" by 8" full of moistened washed playsand in her cage so she has a place to dig to show you when she is ready to lay the eggs. If/when she starts digging you can move here to the bigger bin. When she's digging don't let her see you watching her or it might make her stop digging and can lead to eggbinding.
 
When you see her start climbing around non stop or when she slow down her feeding ,that is usually a sign that she is getting ready to lay the eggs soon,you can try to put some towels drape it down on covering her cage if she is ready to lay just to give her more privacy for not being nervous watching over her shoulder:)
 
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Normally, it should be approx. 4 months between two layings. 2 months for recovery and the other 2 for the new clutch. So if you know the last time she layed, this might help to determine the time. But she looks huge so I'd say she's close...
 
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