Laying eggs right now help!!!

CaptainMorgantown

CaptainMorgantown

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My MBD cham is laying eggs. I just got home and there are two in the tank. I have no idea what to do and i am freaking out. I have no idea what to do. Can someone please call me or something I can't let her die right now and I have no idea how she is going to make it through this. PM me and I will give you my number.
 
She needs a place to lay them. A deep container with moist sand or sand dirt mix. it needs to be wet enough to hold a tunnel.

it should be about 10-12 deep 8-10 inches across.

make a very deep starter hole for her tunnel towards the bottom slight angle. Hopefully she will use that hole and not dig her own.

butt side will be in the hole when laying- she needs privacy or she may just stop digging or laying.

here is a more in depth link
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html
 
She can't walk or anything, I don't know if she would be able to dig and will become more stressed out. I feel like I'm screwed no matter what I do at this point. If she has already laid two, do you think she will lay the rest? How can I tell when she is becoming egg bound if she is just laying there?
 
You dig her hole and put her in it or by it and hopefully she will use it. If she digs she may break bones. Hopefully she will lay. Are you currently giving her liquid calcium.
 
I was going to get some after my last class of the day, and I just stopped home before it to pick up my computer, and when I checked in on her there were eggs beside of her. I will have it in a few hours though.
 
So after I get the egg laying box set up, do I put a light or anything on her? Do I put a lid on it? How long do I leave her there?

All of these questions I'm asking about for her condition. I've read what to do for healthy one, but I'm not sure what to do here :(
 
You could put the basking light to shine in there to keep her warm. After you get it set up I would aim her to the hole head a wee bit in. Then Go away from her if you can hang a sheet in front with a peep hole so you can check on her but you are blocked from her view
 
You don't need to put a lid on there, and there's no real need to put a basking lamp, but you can if it makes you feel better. Just don't put it too low, you don't want the bin getting uncomfortably warm.

If you still need/want help, I'll be on skype if you want to chat back and forth. I'm Olimpiamartinotti
 
Olimpia said:
You don't need to put a lid on there, and there's no real need to put a basking lamp, but you can if it makes you feel better. Just don't put it too low, you don't want the bin getting uncomfortably warm.

If you still need/want help, I'll be on skype if you want to chat back and forth. I'm Olimpiamartinotti
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ya i use a basking lamp with a measly 10 watt bulb so its just light no heat, that way if night falls i can leave it on and let her do a contineus dig..i have the same issue as of now my female in in her bin, i created a tunnel a few times in the same spot then refilled it with loose soil, then re-dug a small starter hole that way if she digs she will follow the softer stuff and hopfully not break anybones..mine has slight mbd, and i have already contacted a local vet that specializes in exotics (and chameleons) and have contacted them regarding "oxytocin shots" its not the cheapest, but if my female doesent lay today or tomarrow, shes going in...
 
has anyone really put a lid on the bin with the cham in there:eek:


That is a great idea with the loose soil! best of luck to you and your girl too.
 
Do get the calcium and give her some in small doses like Kinyonga said in the other post. Calcium helps with the larger muscle groups as well as bone and it will prob help her with the abdominal contractions she needs to move and extract the eggs.

We have had older ladies just drop their eggs in their cage with no ill effect to the mom. Even when their trusty laying bin was right there next to them. (We have 2 retired females that still produce eggs.)

The good news is that your girl is getting the eggs out. That is an accomplishment in itself and will save her.
 
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Hey everyone, it was a long night, but she got through it alive. She laid 13 eggs altogether, ate three butterworms, then promptly fell asleep before I even turned the light out on her. She seemed fine after she got done, but I won't really know how she is until tomorrow. Also, her vent looked a bit weird when I put her back in her tank, so I will also have to check up on that as well.
 
That's very good news. It really wouldn't surprise me if her vent was a bit off after that. Tissue takes time to rebound from things like that.(trust me)
 
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