Laying eggs

[Tlandress7]

It’s been a day and I still haven’t seen her eat

 

[Tlandress7]

Leave her alone, she will eat when she is ready.

Should I be worried that she still hasn’t eaten

 

[Brodybreaux25]

Should I be worried that she still hasn’t eaten

Tomorrow evening, is she at least up off the nest yet?

 

[Tlandress7]

Tomorrow evening, is she at least up off the nest yet?

Yes she’s out of her nest

 

[Tlandress7]

Tomorrow evening, is she at least up off the nest yet?

So she laid her eggs on Monday and she still hasn’t eaten anything, I even got some hornworms today and still nothing, she’s drinking just not eating

 

[Brodybreaux25]

Time for a vet visit.

In the mean time try to get her to gape at you and when she does stick a bug in her mouth.

 

[Tlandress7]

Time for a vet visit.

In the mean time try to get her to gape at you and when she does stick a bug in her mouth.

I too her to the vet the day before she laid her eggs (Sunday) because It’s been a while since she used her tongue, the vet told me that it was because she was getting too cold at night and I needed a black light. I have one now but there hasn’t been any progress

 

[Tlandress7]

Time for a vet visit.

In the mean time try to get her to gape at you and when she does stick a bug in her mouth.

It looks like she just defecated, the white part is almost like mesh and the tan part is real soft as well. It looks more like a blob than anything

 

[ERKleRose]

I too her to the vet the day before she laid her eggs (Sunday) because It’s been a while since she used her tongue, the vet told me that it was because she was getting too cold at night and I needed a black light. I have one now but there hasn’t been any progress

Don’t use a black light. If it gets below 60*F (I think), use a ceramic heat emitter. I don’t think being too cold relates to tongue function.

 

[Brodybreaux25]

I too her to the vet the day before she laid her eggs (Sunday) because It’s been a while since she used her tongue, the vet told me that it was because she was getting too cold at night and I needed a black light. I have one now but there hasn’t been any progress

Did you mean to say black light or was that a typo?

 

[Tlandress7]

Did you mean to say black light or was that a typo?

No that’s what my vet said, so I bought one from the pet store

 

[Tlandress7]

Did you mean to say black light or was that a typo?

What I bought was a night heat lamp 75 w made by exo terra

 

[ERKleRose]

What I bought was a night heat lamp 75 w made by exo terra

Chams need complete darkness. If it gets below a certain temp (the care sheets here have minimum overnight temp), then get and use a ceramic heat emitter

 

[Tlandress7]

Chams need complete darkness. If it gets below a certain temp (the care sheets here have minimum overnight temp), then get and use a ceramic heat emitter

Well I’m on my way to the vet now, I think she might be sick but I don’t know for sure

 

[ERKleRose]

Well I’m on my way to the vet now, I think she might be sick but I don’t know for sure

Good luck!

 

[Tlandress7]

Good luck!

He told me it was normal for her eating to be unusual around the time she lays eggs, but he said I need to force feed her to get some calories in her

 

[ERKleRose]

He told me it was normal for her eating to be unusual around the time she lays eggs, but he said I need to force feed her to get some calories in her

I'll let @jannb or @Brodybreaux25 answer that

 

[Brodybreaux25]

Yes it’s time. But instead of going straight to the syringe I’d like you to try to get her to gape at you and when she does stick a bug in her mouth. If she won’t cooperate with that then we can talk about real force feeding. Let us know

 

[Tlandress7]

Yes it’s time. But instead of going straight to the syringe I’d like you to try to get her to gape at you and when she does stick a bug in her mouth. If she won’t cooperate with that then we can talk about real force feeding. Let us know

How exactly do I get her to gape at me?

 

[ERKleRose]

How exactly do I get her to gape at me?

Piss her off